Leadership
The BLM's national and state leaders bring a combination of innovation and experience to the organization. Together, leaders and employees work side-by-side daily to manage the public lands as working landscapes that support a greater America. Our multiple-use mandate ensures healthy, productive public lands for current and future generations. Learn more about the BLM's top leadership below.
Headquarters Leadership
- Director
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Tracy Stone-Manning
BLM Director
In September 2021, Tracy Stone-Manning was confirmed as the 19th Director of the Bureau of Land Management. Tracy Stone-Manning has spent her career devoted to public service and conservation, bringing people
- Principal Deputy Director
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Nada Wolff Culver
Principal Deputy DirectorNada Wolff Culver is the Principal Deputy Director. Nada most recently served as the Vice President, Public Lands and Senior Policy Counsel at the National Audubon Society. - Deputy Director, Operations
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Michael D. Nedd
Deputy Director, OperationsAs Deputy Director for Operations, Mike Nedd oversees the BLM’s daily activities and initiatives and more than 9,000 employees, located mostly in the western states. - Director for Law Enforcement and Security
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Jason O’Neal
Director of the Office of Law Enforcement and SecurityJason O’Neal became the BLM’s Director of the Office of Law Enforcement and Security in May 2022. - Director of Office of Civil Rights
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La Shon Cole
Director of the Office of Civil RightsLa Shon D. Cole joined the BLM in December 2020 as the Director of the Office of Civil Rights. - Director of National Operations Center
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Tom Workman
Director of National Operations CenterTom Workman became BLM’s Director for the National Operations Center in October 2022. - Assistant Director for Fire and Aviation at the National Interagency Fire Center
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Grant Beebe
Assistant Director for Fire and Aviation at the National Interagency Fire CenterGrant Beebe became the BLM’s Assistant Director for Fire and Aviation in February 2020 - Assistant Director for Resources and Planning
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Sharif Branham
Assistant Director of Resources and PlanningIn October 2023, Sharif Branham comes to BLM as the Assistant Director for Resources and Planning. Over the previous four years, he served as Director of the Strategic Support Services
- Assistant Director for Energy, Minerals, and Realty Management
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Ben Gruber
Acting Assistant Director for Energy, Minerals, and Realty ManagementBen Gruber is the Acting Assistant Director for Energy, Minerals, and Realty Management. Prior to assuming this role, he served as the Deputy Assistant Director overseeing the BLM’s energy, minerals
- Assistant Director for National Conservation Lands and Community Partnerships
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Thomas Heinlein
Assistant Director for National Conservation Lands and Community PartnershipsTom Heinlein became the Assistant Director for National Conservation Lands and Community Partnerships in March 2023. - Assistant Director for Information Management and Technology
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Jim Rolfes
Assistant Director for Information Management and TechnologyJim Rolfes stepped in as the Assistant Director for Information Management and Technology in September 2022. - Assistant Director for Communications
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Jeff Krauss
Assistant Director for CommunicationsJeff Krauss became Assistant Director for Communications in August 2023. - Assistant Director for Business Management and Administration
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Barbara Eggers
Assistant Director for Business Management and AdministrationBarbara Eggers became the Assistant Director for Business Management and Administration in July 2019.
State Directors
- Alaska State Director
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Steve Cohn
Alaska State DirectorSteve Cohn became the BLM State Director for Alaska in 2022. - Arizona State Director
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Raymond Suazo
BLM Arizona State DirectorRay Suazo became the BLM Arizona State Director in 2012. - California State Director
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Karen Mouritsen
California State DirectorKaren Mouritsen is the BLM’s State Director for California. - Colorado State Director
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Doug Vilsack
BLM Colorado State DirectorDoug Vilsack became the BLM Colorado State Director in August 2022 - Eastern States State Director
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Mitchell Leverette
BLM Eastern States State DirectorMitch Leverette became the BLM’s Eastern States Director after serving as acting Deputy Assistant Director and acting Assistant Director for Energy, Minerals, and Realty Management in the Washington (DC) Office. - Idaho State Director
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Karen Kelleher
BLM Idaho State DirectorAs BLM Idaho State Director, Kelleher oversees approximately 12 million acres of public lands, representing nearly one-fourth of the state's total land area, for multiple uses including livestock grazing, mining, conservation and recreation. - Montana-Dakotas State Director
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Sonya Germann
Montana-Dakotas State DirectorBorn in Montana and raised on a ranch, Germann first went to work for DNRC in 2004 as a part-time staff person in the Forestry Division’s seedling nursery. - Nevada State Director
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Jon Raby
BLM Nevada State DirectorJon Raby is the State Director for the BLM in Nevada. - New Mexico State Director
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Melanie Barnes
BLM New Mexico State DirectorMelanie Barnes is the State Director for the Bureau of Land Management in New Mexico, where she oversees the management of 13.5 million acres of public lands and 42 million
- Oregon-Washington State Director
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Barry Bushue
BLM Oregon-Washington State DirectorBarry Bushue became the BLM’s State Director for Oregon and Washington after working for the Oregon Farm Service Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where he served as the State Executive Director. - Utah State Director
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Greg Sheehan
Utah State DirectorAs BLM's State Director in Utah, Greg Sheehan leads a team that administers nearly 22.9 million acres of public lands, representing about 42% of the state. - Wyoming State Director
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Andrew Archuleta
BLM Wyoming State DirectorAndrew Archuleta is the BLM Wyoming State Director, responsible for overseeing management of the uses and resources on 17.5 million acres of public land and more than 40 million acres of federal mineral estate.
