BGN Membership Directory

United States Board on Geographic Names

Chair: John Hébert
Library of Congress

Vice Chairman: William Logan
Department of Homeland Security

Executive Secretary: Lou Yost
U.S. Geological Survey

Administrative Assistant: Vacant
U.S. Geological Survey

Executive Secretary for Domestic Names

Lou Yost
U.S. Geological Survey
523 National Center
Reston, VA 20192-0523
Phone/fax: (703) 648-4552 / (703) 648-4549
E-mail: lyost@usgs.gov
Appointed: DNC June 2006
Full Board June 2006

Executive Secretary for Foreign Names

Trent Palmer
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency - PR
4600 Sangamore Road
Bethesda, MD 20816-5003
Phone: (301) 227-1407
E-mail: Trent.C.Palmer@nga.mil
Appointed: Full Board November 2009

Members and Deputy Members

October 2009
(Appointed Every Two Years)

Agriculture Department (Domestic Names)

Member:

Elizabeth K. (Betsy) Kanalley
USDA Forest Service

Deputy Members:

Richard Sowa
USDA Forest Service

Susan DeLost
USDA Forest Service

 

Central Intelligence Agency (Foreign Names)

Member:

R. David Wert

Deputy Members:

Ingert J. Kuzych

Ann L. Loomis

Commerce Department (Domestic Names and Foreign Names)

Member:

Curtis C. Loy
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Deputy Members:

Michael R. Fournier
Bureau of the Census

Andrew Flora
Bureau of the Census

Nancy G. Schechtman
Bureau of the Census

Meredith Westington
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Department of Defense (Foreign Names)

Member:

Darma L. Bennett
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Deputy Members:

Marcus W. Allsup
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Steven Hunter
Defense Intelligence Agency

Deborah C. Tatarinchik

Nancy Blyler
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Douglas Caldwell
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Government Printing Office (Domestic Names)

Member:

Tony N. Gilbert
Government Printing Office

Department of Homeland Security (Domestic Names)

Member:

William Logan
U.S. Coast Guard

Deputy Member:

Eric Berman
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Interior Department (Domestic Names)

Member:

Mark DeMulder
U.S. Geological Survey

Deputy Members:

Bernard C. (Chick) Fagan
National Park Service

Lee Fleming
Bureau of Indian Affairs

Robert (Bob) Bewley
Bureau of Land Management

Douglas L. Vandegraft
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Jon Campbell
U.S. Geological Survey

Library of Congress (Domestic Names and Foreign Names)

Member:

John R. Hébert
Library of Congress

Deputy Members:

Robert M. Hiatt
Library of Congress

Peter Roudik
Library of Congress

Postal Service (Domestic Names)

Member:

Ruth Jones
U.S. Postal Service

Deputy Member:

Gail L. Milton
U.S. Postal Service

State Department (Foreign Names)

Member:

Leo I. Dillon
Department of State

Deputy Members:

Raymond Milefsky
Department of State

David H. Linthicum
Department of State

Advisory Committees:

Antarctic Names (ACAN)

Jerry L. Mullins, Chair
U.S. Geological Survey

Members:

Mark Rockmore
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Scott Borg
National Science Foundation

Robert Bindschadler
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (retired)

George Troop
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Raymond Arnaudo
Department of State

Advisors:

Pete Bermel

Secretary:

Roger L. Payne
U.S. Geological Survey
523 National Center
Reston, Virginia 20192
rpayne@usgs.gov

Undersea Features (ACUF)

Gerard (Gerry) J. Walter, Chair
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Members:

Norman Z. Cherkis
Naval Research Laboratory (retired)

Susan Russell-Robinson
U.S. Geological Survey

Alexander (Sandy) Shor
University of Hawaii

Albert E. (Skip) Theberge, Jr.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Meredith Westington
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Secretary:

Trent Palmer
NGA - PR
4600 Sangamore Road
Bethesda, MD 20816-5003
Phone/fax: (301) 227-1407 / (301) 227-1587
E-mail: Trent.C.Palmer@nga.mil

Extra-Terrestrial Features

Chair - vacant

Jenny Blue, Acting Secretary
U.S. Geological Survey