Theme Leads provide interdepartmental leadership and coordination at the NGDA Theme level. Each lead coordinates and oversees the strategic planning and implementation of the NGDA Theme, manages the Annual Report process, and develops funding recommendations. In addition, Leads works with FGDC Coordination Group (CG) to identify dataset development priorities, chairs the corresponding Thematic Subcommittee, and works across agency lines to engage with Federal and non-Federal stakeholders.
Theme Leads
| Theme Community | Theme Lead - Co-Lead | Email Address | Abbreviation | Department-Agency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theme Community | Theme Lead - Co-Lead | Email Address | Abbreviation | Department-Agency | |
| Address | Lynda Liptrap- Co-Lead | lynda.a.liptrap@census.gov | DOC-Census | U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau | |
| Address | Steve Lewis- Co-Lead | steve.lewis@dot.gov | DOT-CIO | U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Chief Information Officer | |
| Biodiversity and Ecosystems | Marcia McNiff | mmcniff@usgs.gov | DOI-USGS | U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Cadastre | Dominica VanKoten | dvankote@blm.gov | DOI-BLM | U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management | |
| Climate and Weather | Kari Sheets | kari.sheets@noaa.gov | DOC-NOAA | U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | |
| Cultural Resources | Deidre McCarthy | deidre_mccarthy@nps.gov | DOI-NPS | U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service | |
| Elevation | Diane Eldridge- Co-Lead | deldridge@usgs.gov | DOI-USGS | U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Elevation | Ashley Chappell- Co-Lead | ashley.chappell@noaa.gov | DOC-NOAA | U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | |
| Geodetic Control | Daniel Roman | dan.roman@noaa.gov | DOC-NOAA | U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | |
| Geology | Dave Soller- Co-Lead | drsoller@usgs.gov | DOI-USGS | U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Geology | Paul Godfriaux- Co-Lead | paul.godfriaux@boem.gov | DOI-BOEM | U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | |
| Governmental Units, and Administrative and Statistical Boundaries | Dierdre Bevington-Attardi | Dierdre.Bevington.Attardi@census.gov | DOC-Census | U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau | |
| Imagery | John Mootz- Co-Lead | John.Mootz@slc.usda.gov | USDA-FSA | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency | |
| Imagery | Gregory Snyder- Co-Lead | gsnyder@usgs.gov | DOI-USGS | U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Land Use - Land Cover | Brad Reed- Co-Lead | reed@usgs.gov | DOI-USGS | U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Land Use - Land Cover | Greg Reams- Co-Lead | greams@fs.fed.us | USDA-USFS | U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service | |
| Real Property | Aluanda R. Drain | aluanda.drain@gsa.gov | GSA | U.S. General Services Administration, Office of Government-wide Policy | |
| Soils | Drew Kinney | drew.kinney@tx.usda.gov | USDA-NRCS | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service | |
| Transportation | Derald Dudley | derald.dudley@dot.gov | DOT-BTS | U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics | |
| Utilities | Offshore Utilities - Jeff Harris- Co-Lead | jeff.harris@bsee.gov | DOI-BSEE | U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement | |
| Utilities | Terrestrial Utilities - TBD- Co-Lead | Terrestrial Utilities | |||
| Water - Inland | Megan Lang- Co-Lead | megan_lang@fws.gov | DOI-FWS | U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | |
| Water - Inland | Rebecca Anderson | rdanderson@usgs.gov | DOI-USGS | U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Water - Oceans and Coasts | Patrick Keown | patrick.keown@noaa.gov | DOC-NOAA | U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |