NOAA Headquarters

NOAA Office of Communications

Washington, D.C.

For interviews with NOAA leadership and information on policy issues, budget, and legislation.

* For weather-related questions, requests, please see NOAA's National Weather Service contact list in the section below.

Lori Arguelles, Director

Scott Smullen, Deputy Director

Tom DiLiberto, Public Affairs Specialist

Jasmine Blackwell, Public Affairs Specialist

202-482-6090

NOAA Weather

National Weather Service

National Press Office for Weather

Susan Buchanan, 301-427-9000

Michael Musher, 301-427-9000

Team inbox: NWS.PA@noaa.gov

National Hurricane Center

Tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific

Maria Torres

305-229-4404

NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Prediction

Includes NOAA Climate Prediction Center
Seasonal outlooks, drought, climate prediction, El Nino and La Nina

Erica Grow Cei

202-853-6088

Storm Prediction Center

Norman, Oklahoma.
Severe storms, tornadoes, storm chasing

Keli Pirtle

405-325-6933

Space Weather Prediction Center

Boulder, Colorado.
Solar and geomagnetic storms, solar cycles, auroras

Erica Grow Cei

301-427-9000

NOAA Satellites

National Environmental Satellite and Information Service

Satellite images, satellite operations, environmental data, historical weather and climate data

John Leslie - 301-713-0214

John Bateman - 301-713-9604

NOAA Fisheries

National Marine Fisheries Service

Sustainable fisheries (commercial and recreational fishing), protected resources (whales, dolphins, seals and sea turtles), endangered species, habitat, aquaculture, international fishing and marine mammal issues, seafood inspection, Marine Mammal Protection Act, Magnuson-Stevens Act, Endangered Species Act, law enforcement, and ocean fishing regulations.

Kate Silverstein, 202-603-9651

Team inbox: NMFS.PA@noaa.gov 

Alaska Region

• Alaska Regional Office (Juneau, Alaska)
• Alaska Fisheries Science Center (Seattle)

Jennifer Angelo, 907-321-7032 

Maggie Mooney-Seus, 206-526-4348

Greater Atlantic Region

• Greater Atlantic Regional Office (Gloucester, Massachusetts)
• Northeast Fisheries Science Center (Woods Hole, Massachusetts)

West Coast Region

• West Coast Regional Office
• Northwest Fisheries Science Center (Seattle)
• Southwest Fisheries Science Center (La Jolla, California)

Michael Milstein, 503-231-6268 (Portland, Oregon)

Southeast Region 

• Southeast Regional Office (St. Petersburg, Florida)
• Southeast Fisheries Science Center (Miami)

Allison Garrett, 727-551-5707

Meaghan Emory, 786-909-6079  

Pacific Islands Region 

• Pacific Islands Regional Office (Honolulu)
• Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (Honolulu)

NOAA Ocean & Coasts

National Ocean Service

Coral reefs, coastal resource management, estuarine research reserves, harmful algal blooms, hazardous spill response and restoration, marine protected areas, marine sanctuaries, nautical charts, ocean observing systems, and tides and water levels.

Maureen O'Leary, 202-578-5257

Kim Rodgers, 771-233-3988

Douglas Jessmer, 240-622-9241

Team inbox: oceanservicepress@noaa.gov

NOAA Research

Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

NOAA's research activities related to climate, weather, polar, ocean, and coastal research, tsunamis, ocean acidification, global monitoring and observation.

Monica Allen, 202-379-6693

Alison Gillespie, 202-713-6644

NOAA Ocean Exploration

NOAA's center for activities to explore and better understand the oceans. 

Monica Allen, 202-379-6693

Emily Crum, 843-481-5975

Earth System Research Laboratories

Atmospheric science, climate change, ozone depletion, weather, air quality.

National Severe Storms Laboratory

Weather radar, tornadoes, flash floods, lightning, damaging winds, hail and winter weather.

Keli Pirtle
405-325-6933

(Norman, Oklahoma)

NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations

Office of Marine and Aviation Operations

NOAA ship and aircraft operations.

Jonathan Shannon (Aircraft), 863-267-1867

Keeley Belva (Ships), 240-463-3114

David Hall, (NOAA Corps), 301-427-7761