Steve Tryon Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

❖ Provide leadership for policy development and program oversight for the U.S. Department of the Interior in compliance with most major Federal environmental statutes: NEPA, CERCLA, CWA, SWDA, RCRA, OPA, TSCA, FPA. ❖ Review and approve all environmental impact statements prepared by the Department of the Interior or its bureaus. ❖ Supervise Team Leads in Washington, DC and Regional Environmental Officers in eight regions in support of DOI environmental compliance responsibilities.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

❖ Provide leadership on policy development, program oversight, and budget allocation for all programs in the BLM Resources and Planning Directorate, including: Planning and Decision Support; Range, Riparian, and Forest Management; Fish and Wildlife Conservation; Cultural and Paleontological Resources; Recreation; Wild Horse and Burro Management; and Environmental Quality and Protection. ❖ Supervise 14 direct reports, including seven GS-15 Division Chiefs. Up to 150 employees report to those… Show more ❖ Provide leadership on policy development, program oversight, and budget allocation for all programs in the BLM Resources and Planning Directorate, including: Planning and Decision Support; Range, Riparian, and Forest Management; Fish and Wildlife Conservation; Cultural and Paleontological Resources; Recreation; Wild Horse and Burro Management; and Environmental Quality and Protection. ❖ Supervise 14 direct reports, including seven GS-15 Division Chiefs. Up to 150 employees report to those subordinate supervisors. For those 150 employees, I am the primary manager charged with hiring, promotion, discipline, diversity and inclusion, and health and safety. Show less

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

❖ Manage teams responsible for BLM's operations in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas in the 70-person Field Office. Primary program responsibilities are oil and gas, coal, other solid minerals, lands and realty, and wild horse and burro management. BLM is the mineral manager for all federal agencies and Indian tribes in TX, OK, and KS. During my tenure the office initiated and is completing: a resource management plan revision, an ecoregional assessment, and an office move to Norman, OK.❖ Member… Show more ❖ Manage teams responsible for BLM's operations in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas in the 70-person Field Office. Primary program responsibilities are oil and gas, coal, other solid minerals, lands and realty, and wild horse and burro management. BLM is the mineral manager for all federal agencies and Indian tribes in TX, OK, and KS. During my tenure the office initiated and is completing: a resource management plan revision, an ecoregional assessment, and an office move to Norman, OK.❖ Member of the BLM New Mexico Executive Management Team.❖ Board member of the Playa Lakes Joint Venture and the Great Plains Landscape Conservation Cooperative. ❖ Chairman of BLM’s Southern Great Plains ecoregional assessment management team.❖ Field Manager representative on BLM’s National Science Committee. Show less

Washington, Dc

❖ Briefed the BLM Director and Deputy Directors on issues pertinent to senior management. Provided quality control for reports to Congress, instruction memoranda, honor awards, and briefing materials for the Secretary of the Interior, Assistant Secretaries, and BLM officials. Prepared letters to Congressional and State government officials for signature by the BLM Director. Communicated with Assistant Directorates and BLM States on issues of importance to senior management.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

❖ Supervised a 10-person staff that provided program management for implementation of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA). Land sales under the SNPLMA legislation have made possible more than $3.0 billion in funding for conservation, land acquisition, recreation, fuels treatments, and construction projects on federal and local government lands and facilities - making it the largest program of its kind in the federal government.

Elko, Nv

❖ Served as Associate District Manager and acting District Manager. Primary programs were hardrock mining, range management, and wildland fire management.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

❖ Led a Bureau-wide effort to develop national standards for assessment, inventory, and monitoring of natural resource conditions and trends. Led business process re-engineering teams – including specialists from all BLM states and the National Operations Center - in the areas of vegetation, air, and water resources. Began a process of integrating land health standards, land use planning, and remote imagery on local, regional, and national scales.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

❖ Supervised the 20+ personnel responsible for development and execution of the $2.0 billion annual budget for the Bureau of Land Management. Briefed senior managers of the Bureau, the Department of the Interior, the Office of Management and Budget, and the U.S. Congress on funding and personnel needs for the BLM. Provided quality control for all aspects of budget development and execution.

Was

❖ Organized a ten-person budget development staff that prepared budget requests to the Department of the Interior, the Office of Management and Budget, and the U.S. Congress. Provided quality control for all stages of budget development.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

❖ Provided staff support for development of the National Fire Plan and helped create the organization of the Office of Wildland Fire Coordination within the Department of the Interior. Briefed senior management of the Bureau, the Department, OMB, and the U.S. Congress on funding and personnel needs, and on needed changes to legal authorities to fully implement the National Fire Plan.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

❖ Represented the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on appropriations and budget matters in the Office of the Secretary of the Interior. Formulated budget strategy and guidance for the BLM; drafted legislation and Congressional testimony; briefed staff of Congressional committees and the Office of Management and Budget; and analyzed and evaluated all programs managed by the BLM.

Salem, Or

❖ Served as Associate District Manager and acting District Manager. Primary programs were Oregon & California forestry, riparian, and recreation.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

❖ Prepared the FWS' Budget Estimates and Budget Justifications for submission to OMB and the U.S. Congress. Areas of responsibility included programs to preserve and improve aquatic resources and to conserve international wildlife.

Mais, International Natural Resource Management

Mpa, Natural Resource Management

Bsfs, International Affairs, Economics

B.S. Foreign Service