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Camille Calimlim Touton was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 4, 2021, as the 24th commissioner for the Bureau of Reclamation. 

Commissioner Touton returned to the Department of the Interior in January with the Biden-Harris Administration as Reclamation’s deputy commissioner, se ... (Read More →)

Roque Sánchez is the Bureau of Reclamation's Deputy Commissioner. In this role, Sánchez oversees Reclamation’s internal and external relations strategies with Congress and the American public to increase awareness and under ... (Read More →)

David Palumbo is the Bureau of Reclamation's Deputy Commissioner of Operations. In that role he has leadership accountability for the environmentally and economically sound delivery of water and power to the 17 western states served by Reclamation.

David oversees operations in Reclamati ... (Read More →)

Grayford F. Payne serves as the Deputy Commissioner for policy, administration and budget, and as the chief financial officer, in the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation. He has been a member of the Senior Executive Service since 2005 and oversees all aspects of Reclamation’s nearl ... (Read More →)

Beth Hughes-Brown was named as the director of the Office of Program and Budget on Sept. 9, 2024. The Office is responsible for an annual budget of over $3 billion in appropriated funds for the 5,400+ employee Bureau of Reclamation. 

The Office formulates and recommends to the Commissi ... (Read More →)

David Raff, Ph.D., PE, was named Chief Engineer on May 28, 2020. Reclamation is a preeminent engineering organization with world-wide recognition for excellence in engineering and science. As the Chief Engineer, Dr. Raff will direct Reclamation's engineering and scientific programs in Technical S ... (Read More →)

Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton selected Katie Bartojay as the director of Reclamation's Technical Service Center in Denver, Colorado on July 25, 2024. The Technical Service Center provides cutting-edge solutions to water and power resource challenges for Reclamation an ... (Read More →)

Chris Beardsley was named as director policy and programs on May 18, 2020. He is responsible for planning and executing the following divisions: Security, Safety and Emergency Management, Environmental Compliance, Reclamation Law Administration, and Design, Estimating and Construction Oversight.< ... (Read More →)

Miguel Rocha was named director, Dam Safety and Infrastructure on June 3, 2024. He is responsible for the safety and reliability of Reclamation's diverse infras ... (Read More →)

Heidi Morrow was named the Director Mission Support Organization on January 18, 2022.

The Mission Support Organization is in Denver, Colorado. It is responsible for a broad range of administrative programs including financial management, property management, acquisition management, and ... (Read More →)

Karla Smiley serves as the Associate Chief Information Officer for the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation.  She has been a member of the Senior Executive Service since 2012 and oversees all aspects of Reclamation’s nearly $166M information management and technology portfolio. As ... (Read More →)

Brent C. Esplin is the regional director for the Missouri Basin (Interior Region 5) and Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas Gulf (Interior Region 6), which collectively are the largest and most ecologically diverse regions in Reclamation.

Esplin began this position June 21, 2020. He provides lead ... (Read More →)

Jaci Gould is the Regional Director of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Basin Region. 

With more than 30 years of experience with Reclamation, Jaci leads over 800 employees in the region, which encompasses the last 700 miles of the Colorado River to the Mexican border, so ... (Read More →)

Karl Stock is the regional director for the California-Great Basin Region.

Stock leads the management, development and protection of water and related resources in the region, including one of the nation’s largest and most complex water projects, the Central Valley Project. He ... (Read More →)

Jennifer was named as the regional director for the Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region on May 9. Please see the news release for more information.

Wayne G. Pullan is the Bureau of Reclamation’s Upper Colorado Basin Regional Director who has more than 26 years of Reclamation experience. Pullan oversees a variety of water and hydropower projects in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. 

As Regional Director, ... (Read More →)

Robert "Bob" Pike was named the Design, Estimating and Construction Oversight and Dam Safety Officer on Nov 10, 2021. ... (Read More →)

Michael Pulskamp as the senior advisor for hydropower and electric reliability compliance officer on Sept. 9, 2024. He will provide strategic vision and direction for Reclamation's hydropower operations. Pulskamp will also lead intergovernmental initiatives and regulatory compliance associated wi ... (Read More →)

Levi Brekke, Ph.D., P.E., is the senior advisor for research and development. Levi provides executive oversight of all aspects of the research and development office and data management activities for Reclamation’s workforce.

Prior to this position, Brekke was named the R&D Office P ... (Read More →)

Rob Manning is the Bureau of Reclamation’s director of communications. In this role he is responsible for developing proactive strategies to integrate the bureau’s national strategic communications and engagement efforts of four offices, including public affairs, congressional affairs, Freedom of ... (Read More →)

Mat Maucieri is the Bureau of Reclamation’s senior advisor for operations. In this role he is the principal management advisor to the Deputy Commissioner for operations and guides Reclamation’s water and power policy priorities to shape regional programs and address critical water scarcity issues ... (Read More →)

Sean Torpey is the Bureau of Reclamation’s senior advisor for policy and administration in the Commissioner’s Office. In this role he is the principal management advisor to the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner and ensures that bureau-wide policy and administrative initiatives are aligned with ... (Read More →)