Executive Champions

An Executive NGDA Theme Champion is a member of the Senior Executive Service or senior level individual that is appointed by the Agency SAOGI. Executive Champions act as a promoter for the theme to assure that it is supported at that level and seek the resources required to effectively develop and manage the theme. Executive Champions provide high-level sponsorship, visibility, and support for the NGDA Theme and intervenes as necessary to facilitate communication among high-level stakeholders.

NGDA Executive Champions

Theme Community	Theme Executive Champion	Title	Email Address	Abbreviation
Theme Community	Theme Executive Champion	Title	Email Address	Abbreviation	Department-Agency
Address	To be determined			DOT	U.S. Department of Transportation
Address	Deirdre D. Bishop, Co-Champion	Chief, Geography Division	deirdre.dalpiaz.bishop@census.gov	DOC	U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
Biodiversity and Ecosystems	Thomas Tod Dabolt	Geospatial Information Officer	thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov	DOI	U.S. Department of the Interior
Cadastre*	Thomas Tod Dabolt	Geospatial Information Officer	thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov	DOI	U.S. Department of the Interior
Climate and Weather	Tom R. Karl	Director, National Climatic Data Center	thomas.R.Karl@noaa.gov	DOC-NOAA	U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Cultural Resources	Joy Beasley	Acting Associate Director, Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science	joy_beasley@nps.gov	DOI-NPS	U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Elevation*	Dr. Michael Tischler, Co-Champion	Director of National Geospatial Program	mtischler@usgs.gov	DOI-USGS	U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S.Geological Survey
Elevation*	Rear Admiral Shepard 'Shep' Smith, Co-Champion	Director, Office of Coast Survey	shep.smith@noaa.gov	DOC-NOAA	U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Geodetic Control*	Juliana Blackwell	Director, National Geodetic Survey	juliana.blackwell@noaa.gov	DOC-NOAA	U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Geology	Thomas Tod Dabolt	Geospatial Information Officer	thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov	DOI	U.S. Department of the Interior
Governmental Units, and Administrative and Statistical Boundaries*	Deirdre D. Bishop	Chief, Geography Division	deirdre.dalpiaz.bishop@census.gov	DOC	U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
Imagery*	Thomas Tod Dabolt, Co-Champion	Geospatial Information Officer	thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov	DOI	U.S. Department of the Interior
Imagery*	Everett Hinkley, Co-Champion	Acting Geospatial Information Officer	ehinkley@fs.fed.us	USDA	U.S. Department of Agriculture
Land Use - Land Cover	Everett Hinkley, Co-Champion	Acting Geospatial Information Officer	ehinkley@fs.fed.us	USDA	U.S. Department of Agriculture
Land Use - Land Cover	Thomas Tod Dabolt, Co-Champion	Geospatial Information Officer	thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov	DOI	U.S. Department of the Interior
Real Property	To be determined			GSA	U.S. General Services Administration
Soils	Everett Hinkley	Acting Geospatial Information Officer	ehinkley@fs.fed.us	USDA	U.S. Department of Agriculture
Transportation*	To be determined			DOT	U.S. Department of Transportation
Utilities	Thomas Tod Dabolt	Geospatial Information Officer	thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov	DOI	U.S. Department of the Interior
Water - Inland*	Thomas Tod Dabolt	Geospatial Information Officer	thomas_dabolt@ios.doi.gov	DOI	U.S. Department of the Interior
Water - Oceans and Coasts*	Zach Goldstein, Co-Champion	Chief Information Officer	zachary.goldstein@noaa.gov	DOC-NOAA	U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Water - Oceans and Coasts*	Tony LaVoi, Co-Champion		tony.lavoi@noaa.gov	DOC-NOAA	U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

*Framework Theme: The framework themes of NGDA data are those that are produced and used by most organizations. Various surveys indicate that they are required by a majority of users, form a critical foundation for the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), and have widespread usefulness. A cooperative approach to producing and sharing these common data benefits most organizations that use geographic data.

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NGDA Executive Champions

Updated December 13, 2018