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3D Elevation Federal Interagency Coordinating Committee Roster

The 3DE-FICC is composed of the following members (or their designees):  

Agency

Type

Name

Organization/Sub-Unit

Position

Army 

Principal           

David Finnegan 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

 

Department of Homeland Security   

Principal 

Nicholas (Nick) A. Shufro 

Federal Emergency Management Administration - Risk Analysis, Planning & Information Directorate 

Assistant Administrator (Acting) 

Department of Homeland Security   

Deputy 

Luis Rodriquez 

Federal Emergency Management Administration - Engineering and Modeling Division for Risk Management Directorate 

Division Director  

Department of Commerce  

Principal 

Rachael Dempsey 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Ocean Service 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Navigation, Observations, and Positioning 

Department of Commerce  

Deputy 

Kelley Uhlig 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Ocean Service 

Special Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Navigation, Observations, and Positioning 

Department of Interior  

Principal 

Annalise Blum 

Water and Science 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, 3DE-FICC Chair  

Department of Interior  

Deputy 

Jason Steinmetz  

Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Emergency Management 

Director 

Department of Interior  

Principal 

Ray Sauvajot 

National Park Service - Natural Resource Stewardship and Science 

Associate Director 

Department of Interior  

Deputy 

Cliff McCreedy 

 

Science Applications Coordinator 

Department of Interior  

Deputy 

Robert Casias 

Bureau of Land Management - National Operations Center 

Associate Director 

Department of Interior  

Deputy 

Levi Brekke 

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 

Senior Advisor for Research & Development 

Department of Interior  

Deputy 

David Carter 

Chief Information Office 

Geospatial Information Officer 

Department of Interior  

Deputy 

Mark Chase 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Natural Resources Program Center 

Director 

Department of Interior  

Deputy 

Darcee Killpack 

U.S. Geological Survey - Core Science Systems 

Acting Associate Director 

Department of Energy 

 

TBD 

 

 

Department of Transportation 

 

TBD 

 

 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Principal 

Steve Lennartz  

Office of Mission Support 

Deputy Geospatial Information Officer 

Federal Communication Commission 

 

TBD 

 

 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration  

Principal 

Benjamin Phillips 

Earth Science Division 

Earth Surface & Interior Focus Area Lead 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration  

Deputy 

Gerald Bawden 

Earth Science Division 

Earth Surface and Interior Program Scientist 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration  

Deputy 

Bryan Blair 

Goddard Space Flight Center Geodesy and Geophysics Laboratory 

Laser Remote Sensing Instrument Lead Engineer 

National Science Foundation  

Principal 

Dr. Dena Smith-Nufio 

Earth Sciences 

Division Director 

Office of Management and Budget  

Principal 

Kyle Connors 

Natural Resource Programs 

Program Examiner 

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy  

Principal 

Kristin Ludwig, Ph.D.  

Resilience Science & Technology 

Assistant Director  

U.S. Department of Agriculture  

Principal 

Dr. Michael (Mike) Cosh 

Research, Education, and Economics (REE) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) 

Research Hydrologist 

U.S. Department of Agriculture  

Deputy 

Lisa Delmonico 

U.S. Forest Service Geospatial Office 

Geospatial Information Officer 

U.S. Department of Agriculture  

Deputy 

Collin McCormick 

Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, Geospatial Enterprise Operations Branch Information Solutions Division 

Geospatial Technology Coordination and Project Execution Section Chief 

U.S. Department of Agriculture  

Deputy 

Travis Rome 

Natural Resources Conservation Service 

Geospatial Information Officer