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Fire & Aviation Directorate
			Branch of Human Resources
3833 South Development Avenue, MS-1700
Boise, Idaho 83705-5354
blm_fa_nifc_vacancies@blm.gov
208- 387-5523Employee
Contact Information
Function/LeadCindy Pogue
Human Resources Officer
208-387-5320 (w)
208-386-0606 (c)
cpogue@blm.gov
Program Direction/ HR Policy/ Workforce Planning/ PMC Member/ Medical Standards Program/ 3R’s ProgramJason Lopez
Human Resources Specialist (Employee Relations)
208-387-5565 (w)
			802-671-9746 (c)
jlopez@blm.gov
Primary FA BLM, BIA, FWS & NPS Employee Relations/ Personnel Security & HSPD-12/ Performance Management/ Telework/ Awards / Restored Annual Leave/ Fitness ReimbursementAlexandria Garcia
			Human Resources Specialist (Employee Relations)
505-803-2151 (c)aegarcia@blm.gov
Primary OLES Employee Relations/ Personnel Security & HSPD-12/ Performance Management/ Telework/ Awards / Restored Annual Leave/ Professional Liability InsuranceINTERNAL RECRUITMENT SECTION (BIA, BLM-FA, FWS, & NPS)Kimberly Darnall
Supervisory Human Resources Specialist
208-387-5510 (w)
kdarnall@blm.gov
Internal Recruitment FA Staffing Supervisor/ DEU Program Lead/ Position Management/ PMC Member/ SOAR Liaison / Org Charts / FPPS SPOC/ Program Oversight / Staffing for Temporary Fire PositionsJohanna OstlingAdministrative Support Assistant
208-387-5587 (w)
jostling@blm.gov
QuickTime Timekeeper Lead /Concur Travel /DTS/SYA Awards/ Front Desk Administration Duties/BLM Administrative Support BasewideHuman Resources SpecialistsBarbara Nunes
Human Resources Specialist
208-387-5518 (w)
bnunes@blm.gov
Staffing / Classification / Processing QA / Special Retirement / Review & Coordination / FPPS SPOC / Pathways Coordinator – Training Development - NPS, BLM FA 200-221, FA 250Loretta Sandoval
Human Resources Specialist
208-387-5543 (w)
lsandoval@blm.gov
Staffing / Classification / Processing QA / Special Retirement Review & Coordination – BLM FA 240-244, FA 262, FA330-333, FA500-510Rudi Shelton
Human Resources Specialist
208-387- 5559 (w)
lstowell@blm.gov
Staffing/ Classification/ Special Retirement Review & Coordination – BIA, BLM FA 100-140, FA 400-410, FA 600Michael Harrison
Human Resources Specialist
208-387- 5517 (w)
rshelton@blm.gov
Staffing / Special Retirement Work Histories / Retirements (BIA, FWS, NPS) / eOPF Admin – BLM FA 300-324, FA 700Hattie Moore
Human Resources Specialist
208-387-5516 (w)
hemoore@blm.gov
Special Retirement Work Histories/ eOPF Administration
			Retirements (BIA, FWS, NPS) / OWCP Compensation Coordinator – FWSHuman Resources AssistantsAngela Egizi
Human Resources Assistant
208-387-5926 (w)
aegizi@blm.gov
Temp Seasonal Recruitment/ Processing / DOI Access/ Onboarding/ eOPF / OWCP Compensation Coordinator –
			All NPS, BLM FA 100-140 FA 240-244, FA 262Shawna McDaniel
Human Resources Assistant
208-387-5579 (w)
smcdaniel@blm.gov
Temp Seasonal Recruitment / Processing / DOI Access / Onboarding / eOPF / OWCP Compensation Coordinator – All BIA, BLM FA 200-221, FA 250, FA 400-410, FA-600, FA-700, FA-500-510Carissa Vialpando
Human Resources Assistant
208-387-5936 (w)ccvialpando@blm.gov
Temp Seasonal Recruitment/ Processing/ DOI Access/ Onboarding/ eOPF/ FPPS SPOC / OWCP Compensation Coordinator –All FWS, BLM FA 300-333Vacant
Student HR Assistant
208-387-XXXX (w)
eOPF Scanning/ Filing/ Administration
EXTERNAL RECRUITMENT SECTION
Program Oversight for BLM Permanent FIRE & HQ120 LE JOBS
blm_fa_nifc_hr_external@blm.govAshanti Kay Sloan
Supervisory Human Resources Specialist
208-387-5577 (w)
208-869-7330 (c)
aksloan@blm.gov
External Team Recruitment & Staffing Supervisor/ Program Oversight for Centralized BLM Fire & Law Enforcement (HQ120) Jobs / Policy & Procedures Development / General Fire & LE
Staffing & Recruitment / Secondary Qualifications Reviewer / DOI IFPM Representative / Veteran Liaison / National Equity Diversity, & Inclusion Team Member / Classification (backup)TEAM 1
AK, AZ, BLM Central Recruitment, NM, MT, OLES, WYAndrea Everhart
Lead Human Resources Specialist
208-387-5517 (w)
aeverhart@blm.gov
POC for Staffing & Recruitment team assignments / Special Retirement Work Histories / RI20-124 Requests /
Assists with Team Workload Review & Coordination / Primary POC for Professional Series / BLM Bureau-Wide Fire Recruitment/ Back-up for FPPS Action Reviews/LGAP / Special Retirement Work Histories / RI20-124 Requests / Standard Job Analysis DevelopmentSuzanne Kass
			Human Resources Specialist
208-387-5322 (w)
skass@blm.gov
As assigned, WG & GS-11 & below Staffing & Recruitment for team requests / Backup for Special Retirement Work Histories and RI20-124 RequestsCatherine (Melissa) Preston
Human Resources Specialist
208-387-5514 (w)
cpreston@blm.gov
Primary POC for NM, WY Staffing & Recruitment / Primary Fire Recruitment POC for Multi-State Centralized Group Recruitment / As assigned, Staffing & Recruitment for general team requests / Standard Job Analysis DevelopmentLyndsay Elles
Human Resources Specialist
208-387-5942 (w)
lelles@blm.gov
OR/WA, WG & GS-12 & below Staffing & Recruitment for team requests / DOI FIRES HRIS - Team data reportingBrandon Richards
Human Resources Specialist
208-387-5509 (w)
brichards@blm.gov
Processing / Onboarding / Assists with Recruitment Case file close-out / eOPF/ eQIP / When licensed: As assigned, Initiate USAS JOA drafts/ As assigned, WG & GS-11 & below for team requests / Back-up for Special Retirement Work Histories / RI20-124 RequestsTEAM 2
CO, NV, OR/WA, UTMirian Cook
Lead Human Resources Specialist
208-387-5534 (w)
mycook@blm.gov
POC for Staffing & Recruitment team assignments / Special Retirement Work Histories / RI20-124 Requests / Assists with Team Workload Review & Coordination / Primary POC for OLES Recruitment (GS-14 & above), Processing & Onboarding / Standard Job Analysis Development / eOPF / HRIS - Team data reportingBart Tramer
			Human Resources Specialist
208-387-5532(w)
btramer@blm.gov
As assigned, WG & GS-12 & below for team requests / Primary POC for OLES Recruitment / Back-up for Special Retirement Work Histories / RI20-124 RequestsBrendan McCarthy
			Human Resources Specialist
208-387-5927 (w)
bmccarthy@blm.gov
When licensed: As assigned, Initiate USAS JOA drafts/ As assigned, WG & GS-11 & below for team requests / Back-up for Special Retirement Work Histories / RI20-124/ Timesheets (back-up)Lane Gaylord
Human Resources Specialist
208-387-5956 (w)
lgaylord@blm.gov
Primary POC for CO Staffing & Recruitment / As assigned, Staffing & Recruitment for general team requests / Backup for Special Retirement Work Histories and RI20-124 Requests / Standard Job Analysis DevelopmentVacant
Human Resources Specialist
208-387-5553 (w)
Primary POC for UT Staffing & Recruitment / As assigned, Staffing & Recruitment for general team requests / Backup for  Special Retirement Work Histories and RI20-124 Requests / Standard Job Analysis DevelopmentDOI FIRES SECTION
Nationwide Temporary Seasonal Recruitment BIA, BLM, FWS, & NPS
blm_fa_fires@blm.gov
888-364-6234Marilyn Richardson
Supervisory Human Resources Specialist
208-387-5952 (w)
mrichardson@blm.gov
DOI FIRES Program Manager / Program Oversight / Recruitment for Temporary Fire PositionsYesenia Ramirez-Gil
Human Resources Specialist
208-387-5953 (w)
yramirezgil@blm.gov
DOI FIRES Program / Recruitment for Temporary Fire PositionsColleen Finley
Human Resources Specialist
208-387-5937 (w)
cfinley@blm.gov
DOI FIRES Program / Recruitment for Temporary Fire PositionsVACANT
Human Resources Specialist
208-387-XXXX (w)
DOI FIRES Program / Recruitment for Temporary Fire PositionsMariha Gage
Human Resources Specialist 
			(Sept-May)
208-387-5313 (w)
mgage@blm.gov
DOI FIRES Program / Recruitment for Temporary Fire PositionsHailey Reyna
Human Resources Specialist
			(Sept-May)
208-387-5561 (w)
hreyna@blm.gov
DOI FIRES Program / Recruitment for Temporary Fire PositionsTimothy (Charlie) Loewen
Human Resources Assistant
			(Oct-Feb)
208-387-5939 (w)
tloewen@blm.gov
DOI FIRES Support / Recruitment for Temporary Fire PositionsTiffany Roberts
Human Resource Assistant
208-387-5966 (w)
troberts@blm.gov
DOI FIRES Support / Recruitment for Temporary Fire PositionsThomas Riley
Human Resource Assistant
208-387-5981 (w)
triley@blm.gov
DOI FIRES Support / Recruitment for Temporary Fire PositionsAlyssa O’Nan
Human Resource Assistant
208-387-5950 (w)
aonan@blm.gov
DOI FIRES Support / Recruitment for Temporary Fire PositionsAlejandra (Ale) Hernandez
Human Resource Assistant
208-387-5442 (w)
ahernandez@blm.gov
DOI FIRES Support / Recruitment for Temporary Fire PositionsKatie Blankenship
Human Resource Assistant
208-387-5504 (w)
kblankenship@blm.gov
DOI FIRES Support / Recruitment for Temporary Fire PositionsLoretta Grubaugh
Human Resource Assistant
208-387-5982 (w)
lgrubaugh@blm.gov
DOI FIRES Support / Recruitment for Temporary Fire Positions
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