U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright Announces Key Senior Staff Appointments

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright announced key appointments to the Department’s senior leadership team, naming experienced professionals who will lead efforts to advance President Trump’s energy agenda.   

“President Trump has outlined a bold and ambitious agenda for restoring American energy dominance, and this exceptional team of leaders will be essential to delivering that agenda in this critical moment,” Secretary Wright said. “Energy is essential to everything we do, and I look forward to working together to remove barriers to innovation, cut red tape and pursue common sense solutions for unleashing our energy potential. The American people deserve nothing less.”

Key senior staff appointments include:

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Office of the Secretary

Alexander Fitzsimmons, Chief of Staff

Audrey Barrios, Advisor to the Secretary

Dana Kopp, Senior Advisor to the Secretary

Conner Prochaska, Senior Advisor

Theodore Garrish, Senior Advisor

John LaValle, White House Liaison

Samuel Fodale, Deputy White House Liaison

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Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure

Steven Winberg, Acting Secretary

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Office of Public Affairs

Andrea Woods, Deputy Director

Ben Dietderich, Press Secretary and Chief Spokesperson

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Office of Management

Ashley Hebert, Director, Scheduling and Advance

Isabelle Lamanna, Director of Scheduling

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Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Joshua Jones, Senior Advisor

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Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations

Curt Coccodrilli, Senior Advisor

Cathleen Tripodi, Executive Director

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Office of Science

Christian Newton, Chief of Staff

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Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Charles Smith, Director

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Loan Programs Office

John Sneed, Director

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Grid Deployment Office

Joseph Alexander, Chief of Staff

Christina Francone, Senior Advisor

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Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Shawn Affolter, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary

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Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management

Tala Goudarzi, Princip

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al Deputy Assistant Secretary 

Kevin Tatulyan, Chief of Staff

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Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Louis Hrkman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 

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Assistant Secretary for Electricity

Catherine Jereza, Senior Advisor

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Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management

Roger Jarrell, Senior Advisor

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Assistant Secretary for International Affairs

William Joyce, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary

Andrew Rapp, Senior Advisor

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State And Community Energy Programs

Eric Mahroum, Director

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