Main Office Telephone: 202-482-4981
For general inquiries, please contact OLIA's Director, Kaitlyn Montan.
For inquires related to Tribal Relations, Intergovernmental Affairs, or one of NOAA's Line Offices, see
below for contact information and portfolio summaries.
Leadership
Kaitlyn Montan
Director
Kaitlyn.Montan@noaa.gov
Vacant
Deputy Director
Meredith Cameron
Chief of Staff
Meredith.Cameron@noaa.gov
Intergovernmental Affairs & Tribal Relations
Andrea (Annie) Daly
Legislative Policy Advisor
Tel: 771-474-9938
Andrea.Daly@noaa.gov
- Intergovernmental Affairs - state, county, and community-level outreach.
Becky Cruz Lizama
NOAA Senior Tribal Liaison
Tel: 202-482-0809
Becky.Lizama@noaa.gov
- Tribal Relations - consultations, communication, and outreach.
Katrina Jacuk
NOAA Senior Tribal Liaison
Tel: 202-360-5649
Katrina.Jacuk@noaa.gov
- Tribal Relations - consultations, communication, and outreach.
Marine and Aviation Operations
Liam Burke
Congressional Affairs Specialist
Tel: 202-482-3259
Liam.Burke@noaa.gov
Atmospheric Team
Matthew Borgia
Congressional Affairs Specialist
Tel: 202-482-4981
Matthew.Borgia@noaa.gov
- National Weather Service (NWS) – all weather-related issues, including: hurricanes & tropical storms; tornadoes & severe storms; winter storms; fire weather; space weather; tsunamis; and forecasts, warnings, alerts, and outlooks.
Mackenzie Solomon
Congressional Affairs Specialist
Tel. 202-525-9059
Mackenzie.Solomon@noaa.gov
- Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) – including climate science, ocean exploration and research, ocean acidification, air quality research, invasive species, and drought research, including NIDIS, Cooperative Institutes and UxS
Christopher (Topher) Holmes
Congressional Affairs Specialist
Tel: 202-482-2272
Christopher.Holmes@noaa.gov
- National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) – satellite issues and data, including GOES, POES and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS); Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), including NOAA-wide data and information issues.
Fisheries Team
Julie Steinberg
Congressional Affairs Specialist (Detail)
Tel: 202-317-2362
Julie.Steinberg@noaa.gov
- National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) – West Coast and Pacific Islands Regions. Protected Species and International fisheries. North Atlantic Right Whales.
Amber Fandel
Congressional Affairs Specialist
Tel: 202-527-3028
Amber.Fandel@noaa.gov
- National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) – South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and Alaska Regions. Aquaculture; Sustainable Fisheries; and Enforcement. Offshore Wind
D'amy Steward
Knauss Sea Grant Fellow
Tel: 202-768-3774
Damy.Steward@noaa.gov
- National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) – Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Great Lakes Regions. Habitat and Science & Technology
Gina Mason
Congressional Affairs Specialist
Tel: 301-427-8666
Gina.Mason@noaa.gov
- National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) – South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and Alaska Regions. Aquaculture; Sustainable Fisheries; and Enforcement. Offshore Wind
Jack Polentes
Congressional Affairs Specialist
Jack.Polentes@noaa.gov
- National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) – Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Great Lakes Regions. Habitat and Science & Technology
Oceans Team
Joanna Peth
Congressional Affairs Specialist (detail)
Tel: 202-482-5111
Joanna.Peth@noaa.gov
- National Ocean Service (NOS) - including National Marine Sanctuaries, National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS), Digital Coast, coastal zone management, coral reef conservation, coastal and estuarine land conservation, and marine protected areas.
Michael Jarvis
Congressional Affairs Specialist
Tel: 202-482-3595
Michael.Jarvis@noaa.gov
- National Ocean Service (NOS) – including mapping and charting, geodesy, oil spill response, natural resource damage assessment and restoration, marine debris, harmful algal blooms, hypoxia, operational oceanographic products and services, and integrated ocean observing system.
Legislative Team
Katheryn Patterson
Legislative Affairs Specialist
Tel: 202-875-3478
Katheryn.Patterson@noaa.gov
- Congressional testimony, Questions for the Record (QFRs), hearing transcripts, Legislative Referral Memorandums (LRMs), presidential proclamations, views letters, and enrolled bill letters.
Velna L. Bullock
Legislative Affairs Analyst
Tel: 202-482-5833
Velna.L.Bullock@noaa.gov
- Congressional Events Report, mandated Congressional Reports, Legislative Referral Memorandums (LRMs), NOAA's Membership Outreach Database (MOD), NOAA grants, Records Liaison Officer, and special legislative projects.
Administrative Team
Jenell Wildgoose
Administrative Support Assistant
Tel: 202-482-4981
Jenell.C.Wildgoose@noaa.gov
- Executive correspondence, procurement, and administrative support for Legislative Affairs.
Fellows and Scholars
D'amy Steward
2024 Knauss Sea Grant Fellow
Tel: 202-768-3774
Damy.Steward@noaa.gov
- Office of Education, NOAA in the Caribbean, Arctic, and NOAA's Regional Collaboration Network.