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Staff Directory

Office of Polar Programs  (GEO/OPP)

Phone: (703) 292-8030 | Fax: (703) 292-9081 | Room: W 7100 | Website

Office of Polar Programs list
Acting Office Director
Jean C Allen
(703) 292-8783 W 7231 jcallen@nsf.gov
Senior Advisor
Scot Anthony Arnold
(703) 292-2559 W 7156 SARNOLD@nsf.gov
ANG Liaison
Graham William Boutz
W 7182 gboutz@nsf.gov
Program Analyst
Kimiko S. Bowens-Knox
(703) 292-7402 OFFSITE kbowens@nsf.gov
Student Trainee (Administrative)
Jared Chadwick
(703) 292-7134 W 7206A jchadwic@nsf.gov
Communications Specialist
Sara R. Eckert
OFFSITE seckert@nsf.gov
Lead Communications Specialist
Teresa A. Edillon
(703) 292-7521 W 7245 tedillon@nsf.gov
Administrative Officer
Pawnee C. Maiden
(703) 292-8030 W 7219 pmaiden@nsf.gov
Senior Advisor, Environment
Polly A. Penhale
(703) 292-8033 W 7247 ppenhale@nsf.gov
Strategic Policy Advisor
Paul Sheppard
(703) 292-7451 W 7236 psheppar@nsf.gov
Program Specialist
Karen E Sloane
(703) 292-4576 W 7254D ksloane@nsf.gov
DoD Liaison
Scott Stenger
W 7159 sstenger@nsf.gov
Science Policy Advisor
Nancy S. Sung
(703) 292-2306 W 7148 nsung@nsf.gov
Environmental Program Manager
Andrew Titmus
(703) 292-4479 W 7154 atitmus@nsf.gov
Science Analyst
Beverly J Walker
(703) 292-2614 W 7226 bwalker@nsf.gov

Section for Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics  (GEO/OPP/AIL)

Phone: (703) 292-8032 | Fax: (703) 292-9080

Section for Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics list
Section Head
Stephanie Short
(703) 292-2155 W 7146 sashort@nsf.gov
Antarctic Research Support Manager
Jessie L Crain
(703) 292-7457 W 7126 jlcrain@nsf.gov
Program Specialist
Carlena A. Fooks
(703) 292-7446 W 7236B cfooks@nsf.gov
USAP Planning Manager
Michael Orlando Gencarelli
(703) 292-7419 W 7127 mgencare@nsf.gov
Program Manager for Transportation
William S Gregory
(703) 292-2940 W 7135 wgregory@nsf.gov
Program Manager, AIL Operations
Carla Haroz
(703) 292-8009 W 7147 charoz@nsf.gov
McMurdo Station Manager, Winter
Erin James Heard
(703) 292-8032 N/A eheard@nsf.gov
IT Support & USAP Info. Security Manager
Timothy G. Howard
(703) 292-8032 W 7215 tghoward@nsf.gov
Aviation Program Manager
Gary James
(703) 292-7449 W 7129 gjames@nsf.gov
COR Manager
William Kinser
(703) 292-4593 OFFSITE wkinser@nsf.gov
Chief Program Manager
Margaret Knuth
(703) 292-7418 W 7122 mknuth@nsf.gov
Ocean Projects Manager
Timothy M. McGovern
(703) 292-4248 W 7124 tmcgover@nsf.gov
Facilities Manager
Joseph Carl Miller
W 7100 jcmiller@nsf.gov
USAP Business Manager (Financial)
Tamika D. Perkins
(703) 292-2311 W 7241 tperkins@nsf.gov
ARV Project Manager
Jonathan M Prince
(703) 292-4764 W 7182 jprince@nsf.gov
Accountant / Audit Analyst
Vika Rashchinina
Offsite vrashchi@associates.nsf.gov
Facilities Engineering Projects Manager
Ben Daniel Roth
(703) 292-7857 W 7152 BROTH@nsf.gov
Program Manager for Logistics
Andrew Rowell
(703) 292-8127 W 7178 wrowell@nsf.gov
Technology Development Manager
Patrick D. Smith
(703) 292-8032 W 7251 pdsmith@nsf.gov
McMurdo Station Manager, Summer
Marc Tunstall
(703) 292-2652 N/A mtunstal@nsf.gov

Section for Antarctic Sciences  (GEO/OPP/ANT)

Phone: (703) 292-8033 | Fax: (703) 292-9079

Section for Antarctic Sciences list
Section Head
Sarah L Ruth
(703) 292-8521 W 8255 sruth@nsf.gov
Program Director, Antarctic Organisms & Ecosystems
William G Ambrose
(703) 292-8048 W 7213 wambrose@nsf.gov
Science Assistant
Cody Tanner Barnett
(703) 292-2699 W 7256B cbarnett@nsf.gov
Program Director, Antarctic Glaciology & Southern Ocean Science
Kelly McCarrick Brunt
(703) 292-8457 W 7136 kbrunt@nsf.gov
Program Director, Antarctic Organisms & Ecosystems
Rebecca Gast
(703) 292-2356 W 7153 rgast@nsf.gov
Program Director, Antarctic Earth Science, Geodesy & Geophysics
Michael E. Jackson
(703) 292-8033 OFFSITE mejackso@nsf.gov
Program Specialist
Desiree Marshall
(703) 292-7433 W 7256D demarsha@nsf.gov
Program Director, Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences & Antarctic Instrumentation
Vladimir O. Papitashvili
(703) 292-7425 W 7118 vpapita@nsf.gov
Program Director, Antarctic Oceans and Atmosphere
David F Porter
(703) 292-2930 W 7188 dporter@nsf.gov

Section for Arctic Sciences  (GEO/OPP/ARC)

Phone: (703) 292-8029 | Fax: (703) 292-9082

Section for Arctic Sciences list
Section Head
Jennifer Mercer
(703) 292-7453 W 7142 jmercer@nsf.gov
Program Director, Arctic Natural Sciences
Rainer Amon
(703) 292-7979 W 7134 ramon@nsf.gov
Arctic Research Support and Logistics Project Manager (Contractor)
Lesley Anderson
Remote leanders@associates.nsf.gov
Program Director, Arctic Natural Sciences
Kelly McCarrick Brunt
(703) 292-8457 W 7136 kbrunt@nsf.gov
AAAS FELLOW
Christina Callicott
(703) 292-8749 W 7242A ccallico@nsf.gov
AAAS FELLOW
William Casola
(703) 292-7397 W 7254E wcasola@nsf.gov
Arctic Research Support and Logistics Manager
Renee D. Crain
(703) 292-4482 W 7255 rcrain@nsf.gov
Program Director, Arctic Observing Network
Lauren Culler
(703) 292-8057 W 7244 lculler@nsf.gov
Program Director Arctic Observing Network
Roberto Delgado
(703) 292-2397 W 7246 robdelga@nsf.gov
Arctic Research Support and Logistics Project Controls Manager (Contractor)
Gary Eells
Remote geells@associates.nsf.gov
Program Director, Arctic Social Sciences
Liam Frink
W 7116 lfrink@nsf.gov
Science Assistant
Kayla A Hubbard
(703) 292-4643 W 8254A kayhubba@nsf.gov
Arctic Research Support and Logistics Project Controls Manager (Contractor)
Monte Ingram
Remote mingram@associates.nsf.gov
Arctic Research Support and Logistics Program Analyst
Linda M. Izzard
(703) 292-7430 W 7236A lizzard@nsf.gov
Arctic Research Support and Logistics Project Manager (Contractor)
Randy Olsen
Remote rolsen@associates.nsf.gov
Arctic Research Support and Logistics Manager
Frank R. Rack
(703) 292-2684 W 7132 frack@nsf.gov
Arctic Research Support and Logistics Manager
Alfredo Joaquin Riera
(703) 292-2130 W 7184 ariera@nsf.gov
Arctic Research Support and Logistics Manager
Kate Elizabeth Ruck
(703) 292-8051 W 7249 kruck@nsf.gov
Arctic Research Support and Logistics Project Manager (Contractor)
Katy Smith
Remote catsmith@associates.nsf.gov
Program Director, Arctic Natural Sciences
Marc Stieglitz
(703) 292-4354 OFFSITE mstiegli@nsf.gov
Program Director, Arctic System Sciences and Arctic Research Coordination and Policy Support
Colleen Strawhacker
(703) 292-7432 W 7157 colstraw@nsf.gov

Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) 



Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) list
Program Director
Roberto Delgado
(703) 292-2397 W 7246 robdelga@nsf.gov

Safety and Occupational Health  (GEO/OPP/SOH)

Phone: (703) 292-8031 | Fax: (703) 292-9081

Safety and Occupational Health list
Field Safety Manager (Contractor)
Kimberly Derry
Remote kderry@associates.nsf.gov
Safety & Occupational Health Officer/Senior Advisor for Safety and Medical
Jon M Fentress
(703) 292-7477 W 7253 jfentres@nsf.gov
Safety & Occupational Health Manager
Elicia K. Liles
(703) 292-4852 W 7189 eliles@nsf.gov
Safety & Occupational Health Manager
Christian A. Nelson
(703) 292-7364 W 7137 chnelson@nsf.gov
Dive Safety Manager (Contractor)
Robert Robbins
(303) 588-1391 Remote rrobbins@associates.nsf.gov