Human Resources Contacts

Fire & Aviation Directorate
Branch of Human Resources

3833 South Development Avenue, MS-1700

Boise, Idaho 83705-5354

[email protected]

208- 387-5523

Employee Contact Information Function/Lead

Kimberly Darnall 

Human Resources Officer

208-387-5510 (w)

[email protected]

Program Direction/ HR Policy/ Workforce Planning/ PMC Member/ Medical Standards Program/ 3R’s Program

Jason Lopez

Human Resources Specialist (Employee Relations)

208-387-5565 (w)
802-671-9746 (c)

[email protected]

Primary FA BLM, BIA, FWS & NPS Employee Relations/ Personnel Security & HSPD-12/ Performance Management/ Telework/ Awards / Restored Annual Leave/ Fitness Reimbursement

Alexandria Garcia


Human Resources Specialist (Employee Relations)

505-803-2151 (c)
[email protected]
Primary OLES Employee Relations/ Personnel Security & HSPD-12/ Performance Management/ Telework/ Awards / Restored Annual Leave/ Professional Liability Insurance
INTERNAL RECRUITMENT SECTION (BIA, BLM-FA, FWS, & NPS)

Barbara Nunes 

Supervisory Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5518 (w)

[email protected]

Internal Recruitment FA Staffing Supervisor/ DEU Program Lead/ Position Management/ PMC Member/ SOAR Liaison / Org Charts / FPPS SPOC/ Program Oversight / Staffing for Temporary Fire Positions

Johanna Ostling


Administrative Support Assistant

208-387-5587 (w)

[email protected]

QuickTime Timekeeper Lead /Concur Travel /DTS/SYA Awards/ Front Desk Administration Duties/BLM Administrative Support Basewide
Human Resources Specialists

Hattie Moore

Human Resources Specialist 

208-387-5516 (w)

[email protected]

Staffing / Classification / Processing QA / Special Retirement / Review & Coordination / FPPS SPOC / Pathways Coordinator – Training Development - NPS, BLM FA200-221, FA250

Loretta Sandoval

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5543 (w)

[email protected]

Staffing / Classification / Processing QA / Special Retirement Review & Coordination – BLM FA240-244, FA262, FA330-333, FA500-510

Rudi Shelton

Human Resources Specialist

208-387- 5559 (w)

[email protected]

Staffing/ Classification/ Special Retirement Review & Coordination – BIA, BLM FA100-140, FA400-410, FA600

Tiffany Roberts

Human Resources Specialist

208-387- 5517 (w)

[email protected]

Staffing / Special Retirement Work Histories / Retirements (BIA, FWS, NPS) / eOPF Admin – BLM FA300-324, FA700

Janell Henderson

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5299 (w)

[email protected]

Special Retirement Work Histories/ eOPF Administration
Retirements (BIA, FWS, NPS) / OWCP Compensation Coordinator – FWS
Human Resources Assistants

Angela Egizi

Human Resources Assistant

208-387-5926 (w)

[email protected]

Temp Seasonal Recruitment/ Processing / DOI Access/ Onboarding/ eOPF / OWCP Compensation Coordinator –
All NPS, BLM FA100-140, FA240-244, FA 262

Shawna McDaniel

Human Resources Assistant

208-387-5579 (w)

[email protected]

Temp Seasonal Recruitment / Processing / DOI Access / Onboarding / eOPF / OWCP Compensation Coordinator – 

All BIA, BLM FA200-221, FA250, FA-330-333, FA400-410, FA500-510, FA600, FA700 

Emily (Callahan) Vetsch

Human Resources Assistant

208-387-5557

[email protected]

 

OLES Processing / DOI Access / Onboarding / eOPF – FA300, FA320, FA322-324 

Vacant

Human Resources Assistant

208-387-5936 (w)
xxxxxxx@blm.gov
Temp Seasonal Recruitment/ Processing/ DOI Access/ Onboarding/ eOPF/ FPPS SPOC / OWCP Compensation Coordinator 

Vacant

Student HR Assistant

208-387-XXXX (w)
 

eOPF Scanning/ Filing/ Administration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXTERNAL RECRUITMENT SECTION

Program Oversight for BLM Permanent FIRE & HQ120 LE JOBS

[email protected]

 

Vacant

Supervisory Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5577 (w)

xxxxxxx@blm.gov

 

External Team Recruitment & Staffing Supervisor/ Program Oversight for Centralized BLM Fire & Law Enforcement (HQ120) Jobs / Policy & Procedures Development / General Fire & LE

Staffing & Recruitment / Secondary Qualifications Reviewer / DOI IFPM Representative / Veteran Liaison / National Equity Diversity, & Inclusion Team Member / Classification (backup)

AK, AZ, BLM Central Recruitment, CO, MT, NM, NV, OLES, OR/WA, UT, & WY

Vacant

 

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-xxxx (w)

xxxxxxx@blm.gov

 

Senior HR Specialist - POC for BLM State Staffing & Recruitment / Special Retirement Work Histories / RI20-124 Requests / Review & Coordination / Back-up for FPPS Action Reviews/LGAP / Standard Job Analysis Development 

 

Catherine (Melissa) Preston

 

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5514 (w)

[email protected] 

Senior HR Specialist - POC for BLM UT & WY Staffing & Recruitment / Primary Fire Recruitment POC for Multi-State Centralized Group Recruitment / Review & Coordination / Standard Job Analysis Development 

 

Lyndsay Elles

 

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5942 (w)

[email protected]

Senior HR Specialist - POC for BLM OR/WA & UT Staffing & Recruitment / Fire Recruitment POC for Multi-State Centralized Group Recruitment / Review & Coordination / Standard Job Analysis Development 

 

Bart Tramer


Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5532(w)

[email protected]

Senior HR Specialist - Primary POC for OLES Staffing & Recruitment / Review & Coordination / Standard Job Analysis Development / Back-up for Special Retirement Work Histories / RI20-124 Requests 

 

Tonya Tucker

 

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5332 (w)

[email protected] 

Senior HR Specialist - Primary POC for BLM MT Staffing & Recruitment / Assists with Team Workload Review & Coordination / Standard Job Analysis Development / Back-up for Special Retirement Work Histories / RI20-124 Requests

 

Vacant (vice Kass)
Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5322 (w)

xxxxxxx@blm.gov

 

HR Specialist – POC for BLM State Staffing & Recruitment / Backup for Special Retirement Work Histories and RI20-124 Requests / Assists with Standard Job Analysis Development

Lane Gaylord

 

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5956 (w)

[email protected]  

HR Specialist - Primary POC for CO & NV Staffing & Recruitment / Backup for Special Retirement Work Histories and RI20-124 Requests / Assists with Standard Job Analysis Development

 

Katherine Hays

 

Human Resources Specialist

  

208-387-5534 (w)

[email protected]

 

HR Specialist - Primary POC for NM Staffing & Recruitment / Backup for Special Retirement Work Histories and RI20-124 Requests / Assists with Standard Job Analysis Development

Brendan McCarthy

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5927 (w)

[email protected]

HR Specialist - Primary POC for BLM AK Staffing & Recruitment / Back-up for Special Retirement Work Histories / RI20-124 Requests / Assists with Standard Job Analysis Development

 

Brandon Richards

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5509 (w)

[email protected]

 

HR Specialist - OLES Processing & Onboarding (Transitioning out of OLES) / Primary POC for BLM AZ Staffing & Recruitment / Back-up for Special Retirement Work Histories / RI20-124 Requests / Assists with Standard Job Analysis Development

 

Emily (Callahan) Vetsch

Human Resources Assistant

208-387-5557

[email protected]

 

OLES Processing / DOI Access / Onboarding / eOPF

– FA300, FA320, FA322-324  

DOI FIRES SECTION

Nationwide Temporary Seasonal Recruitment BIA, BLM, FWS, & NPS

[email protected]

888-364-6234

Marilyn Richardson

Supervisory Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5952 (w)

[email protected]

DOI FIRES Program Manager / Program Oversight / Recruitment for Temporary Fire Positions

Yesenia Ramirez-Gil

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5953 (w)

[email protected]

DOI FIRES Program / Recruitment for Temporary Fire Positions

Colleen Finley

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5937 (w)

[email protected]  

DOI FIRES Program / Recruitment for Temporary Fire Positions 

VACANT

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-XXXX (w)

 

DOI FIRES Program / Recruitment for Temporary Fire Positions

Mariha Gage

Human Resources Specialist 
(Sept-May)

208-387-5313 (w)

[email protected]

DOI FIRES Program / Recruitment for Temporary Fire Positions

Hailey Reyna

Human Resources Specialist
(Sept-May)

208-387-5561 (w)

[email protected]

DOI FIRES Program / Recruitment for Temporary Fire Positions

Timothy (Charlie) Loewen

Human Resources Assistant
(Oct-Feb)

208-387-5939 (w)

[email protected]

DOI FIRES Support / Recruitment for Temporary Fire Positions

Tiffany Roberts

Human Resource Assistant

208-387-5966 (w)

[email protected]

DOI FIRES Support / Recruitment for Temporary Fire Positions

Thomas Riley

Human Resource Assistant

208-387-5981 (w)

[email protected]

DOI FIRES Support / Recruitment for Temporary Fire Positions

Alyssa O’Nan

Human Resource Assistant

208-387-5950 (w)

[email protected]

DOI FIRES Support / Recruitment for Temporary Fire Positions

Alejandra (Ale) Hernandez

Human Resource Assistant

208-387-5442 (w)

[email protected]

 

DOI FIRES Support / Recruitment for Temporary Fire Positions

Katie Blankenship

Human Resource Assistant

208-387-5504 (w)

[email protected]

DOI FIRES Support / Recruitment for Temporary Fire Positions

Loretta Grubaugh

Human Resource Assistant

208-387-5982 (w)

[email protected] 

DOI FIRES Support / Recruitment for Temporary Fire Positions