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.
- 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
- Deputy Director, Policy and Programs
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Nada Wolff Culver
Deputy Director, Policy and ProgramsNada Wolff Culver is the Deputy Director of Policy and Programs. 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. - 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 public lands and minerals in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
- 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.
