The official website of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council

Council Members

Chair
Department of Agriculture
Sonny Perdue
Secretary

 

State of Alabama
Kay Ivey
Governor

Designee:
Chris Blankenship
Commissioner, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

State of Florida
Rick Scott
Governor

Designee:
Herschel T. Vinyard Jr.
Former Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection

State of Louisiana
John Bel Edwards
Governor

Designee:
Johnny Bradberry
Chair
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

State of Mississippi
Phil Bryant
Governor

Designee:
Gary Rikard
Executive Director
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality

State of Texas
Greg Abbott
Governor

Designee:
Toby Baker
Commissioner
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality  

 

Department of the Army
Ryan D. McCarthy
Acting Secretary

Department of Commerce
Wilbur Ross
Secretary

Designee:
Paul Doremus
Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Conservation and Management

Environmental Protection Agency 
Scott Pruitt
Administrator

Department of Homeland Security 
Elaine Duke
Acting Secretary

Designee: 
Admiral Charles Michel

Department of the Interior
Ryan Zinke
Secretary

Designee:
Mary Josie Blanchard
Director, Gulf of Mexico Restoration 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks