Administrative
The Gila River Basin Native Fishes Conservation Program (Program) is directed and administered by Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), in cooperation with the Arizona and New Mexico Departments of Game and Fish. Two committees, represented by all four agencies, were created to address technical and policy matters of the Program. The Technical Committee is comprised of biologists (1 per agency) that oversee project solicitation, evaluation, and recommendations for implementation. Non-voting members to the Technical Committee also include one representative each from the Southwest Region U.S. Forest Service and Arizona and New Mexico Bureau of Land Management. The Policy Committee gives guidance to the Technical Committee, approves or rejects recommended projects, and deals with policy and political issues that may arise during implementation of the Program. The Policy Committee is comprised of agency representatives (one per agency, but typically not the same person on the Technical Committee). The Policy Committee meets annually to review and approve project proposals, where consensus among the four parties is the goal. If a consensus cannot be reach, Reclamation and the USFWS will make the final decision on project implementation as the Program is a federally-funded program resulting from Endangered Species Act Section 7.
Policy Committee
| Name | Agency | Address | Contact Information |
| Dominic Graziani | U. S. Bureau of Reclamation | 6150 W Thunderbird Rd. Glendale, AZ 85306 |
Phone: 623-773-6250 Email: dgraziani@usbr.gov |
| Heather Whitlaw | U. S. Fish and Wildife Service | 9828 North 31st Avenue, #C3 Phoenix, AZ 85051 |
Phone: 602-242-0210 Email: Heather_Whitlaw@fws.gov |
| Julie Carter | Arizona Game and Fish Department | 5000 West Carefree Highway Phoenix, AZ 85086 |
Phone: 623-236-7576 Email: JCarter@azgfd.gov |
| Kirk Patten | New Mexico Department of Game and Fish | 1 Wildlife Way Santa Fe, NM 87507 |
Phone: 505-476-8055 Email: Kirk.Patten@state.nm.us |
Technical Committee
| Name | Agency | Address | Contact Information |
| Kent Mosher | U. S. Bureau of Reclamation | 6150 W Thunderbird Rd. Glendale, AZ 85306 |
Phone: 623-773-6256 Email: KMosher@usbr.gov |
| Scott Richardson | U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 201 North Bonita, Suite 141 Tucson, AZ 85745 |
Phone: 520-670-6150 Email: Scott_Richardson@fws.gov |
| Brian Hickerson | Arizona Game and Fish Department | 5000 West Carefree Highway Phoenix, AZ 85086 |
Phone: 623-236-7675 Email: BHickerson@azgfd.gov |
| Jill Wick | New Mexico Department of Game and Fish | 1 Wildlife Way Santa Fe, NM 87507 |
Email: Jill.Wick@dgf.nm.gov |
Affiliate Members
| Name | Agency | Address | Contact Information |
| Yvette Paroz | U. S. Forest Service - Southwest Region | 333 Broadway Blvd. SE Albuquerque, NM 87102 |
Phone: 505-842-3228 Email: YMParoz@fs.fed.us |
| Tim Frey | Bureau of Land Manaement - New Mexico | 1800 Marquess Las Cruces, NM 88054 |
Phone: 575-525-4373 Email: TCFrey@blm.gov |
| Heidi Blasius | Bureau of Land Management - Safford Field Office | 711 South 14th Avenue Safford, AZ 85546 |
Phone: 928-348-4427 Email: HBlasius@blm.gov |
Primary administration of the Gila River Basin Native Fishes Conservation Program is overseen by Reclamation and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Information regarding the Program’s partners, annual budgets and work plans, and meetings and workshops can be found on the corresponding sub-pages of this website. For additional information on the Gila River Basin Native Fishes Conservation Program, please contact the following individuals:
| Kent Mosher U. S. Bureau of Reclamation Fish Biologist 6150 W Thunderbird Rd. Glendale, AZ 85306 Phone: 623-773-6256 Email: KMosher@usbr.gov |
Elizabeth (Betsy) Grube U. S. Bureau of Reclamation Fish Biologist 6150 W Thunderbird Rd. Glendale, AZ 85306 Phone: 623-773-6252 Email: EGrube@usbr.gov |
