Land Tenure Contacts

as of August 2024

Alaska State Office

Tom Schonberger  - Land Tenure Lead
222 W. 7th Ave., #13
Anchorage, AK 99513-7504
phone: 907-271-5677
email: tschonberger@blm.gov

Brittany Templeton - Withdrawals Lead
222 W. 7th Ave., #13
Anchorage, AK 99513-7504
phone: 907-271-4214
email: btempleton@blm.gov

Arizona State Office

Mike Ouellett – Withdrawals (and acting Land Tenure) Lead
One N Central Avenue, Suite 800
Phoenix, AZ 85004
phone: 602-417-9561
email: mouellett@blm.gov

California State Office

Deanne Kidd
2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-1623 
Sacramento, CA 95825  
phone: 916-978-4337
email: dykidd@blm.gov

Tim McCain - Disposals
2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-1623 
Sacramento, CA 95825  
phone: 916-972-7849
email: tmccain@blm.gov

Vacant - Withdrawals

Colorado State Office

Ashton Johnston – Land Tenure Lead (Acquisitions, Disposals, Exchanges, R&PPs)
Denver Federal Center, Building 40 
PO Box 151029 Lakewood, CO 80215 
phone: 970-244-3028
email: ajohnston@blm.gov

Jennifer Jardine – Withdrawal Lead
Denver Federal Center, Building 40 
PO Box 151029 Lakewood, CO 80215
phone: 970-880-0338
email: jjardine@blm.gov

Eastern State Office | all states east of and adjacent to the Mississippi River 

Gretchen Ward – Land Tenure Lead 
5275 Leesburg Pike
Suite 102-A
Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703-558-7761
Email: gward@blm.gov

Robert Evans – LWCF
5275 Leesburg Pike
Suite 102-A
Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703-558-7762
Email: r35evans@blm.gov

Idaho State Office

Christine Sloand
1387 S. Vinnell Way 
Boise, ID 83709-1657  
desk: 208-373-3897 – Desk
cell: 208-908-3368 – Cell 
email: csloand@blm.gov

Melissa Davis
4350 S. Cliffs Way
Pocatello, ID 83201
Cell: 208-281-8700
Email: melissadavis@blm.gov

Montana/Dakota State Office

Seth Jackson
5001 Southgate Drive
Billings, MT 59101  
phone: 406-896-5052
email: sajackson@blm.gov 

Nevada State Office

Alan Shepherd
1340 Financial Blvd.
Reno, NV 89502
phone: 775-861-6767 - Office
email: ashepher@blm.gov 

New Mexico State Office (including Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas)

Adam Mora
301 Dinosaur Trail
Santa Fe, NM87508
phone: 505-954-2199
email: amora@blm.gov

Oregon/Washington State Office

Daniel Ford
1220 SW 3rd Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
phone: 971-294-0427
email: dkford@blm.gov

Brandon Sikes
1220 SW 3rd Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
phone: 541-618-2286
email: bsikes@blm.gov

Utah State Office

Teresa Burke
440 W. 200 S., Suite 500
Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1345
phone: 435-865-3066 - Desk
email: tsburke@blm.gov

Kenneth (Brandon) Johnson
440 W. 200 S., Suite 500
Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1345
desk: 435-644-1278 
cell: 435-819-0016 (preferred)
email: kbjohnso@blm.gov

Mary Higgins (Withdrawals)
440 W. 200 S., Suite 500
Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1345
phone: 801-539-4105
email: mhiggins@blm.gov

Wyoming State Office (including Nebraska)

Sarah Naranjo
5353 Yellowstone Road
Cheyenne, WY 82009
Phone: 307-775-6189
email: snaranjo@blm.gov

BLM Headquarters (HQ-350)

Branch Chief, Land Tenure 

Dara Glass
phone: 760-668-3460
email: djglass@blm.gov

Acquisitions, including LWCF and FLTFA

Erica Pionke
cell: 202-570-2624
email: epionke@blm.gov (preferred)

Exchanges

John Sullivan
cell: 208-809-0535
email: jsullivan@blm.gov

Withdrawals

Heather Daniels
cell: 916-978-4674
hdaniels@blm.gov

Military Withdrawals & Military Liaison

Brenda Wilhight
phone: 204-50-0043
email: bwilhigh@blm.gov

R&PP Act, Film permits, Leases, Easements

Susie Greenhalgh
phone: 202-302-4288 
email: lgreenhalgh@blm.gov

Sales

Pamela Ridley
phone: 202-853-0522
email: pridley@blm.gov