Administrative Leadership
Director Mary Mertz
Director of the Department of Natural Resources
Steven Gray
Assistant Director of the Department of Natural Resources
Mindy Bankey
Assistant Director of the Department of Natural Resources
Brittney Colvin
Deputy Director of the Department of Natural Resources
Damian Sikora
Chief Legal Counsel for the Department of Natural Resources
Ryan Frazee
Chief Financial Officer
Danielle Vandegriff
Chief Legislative Officer
Sarah Wickham
Chief, Office of Communications
Doug Young
Chief, Law Enforcement
Jeff Swan
Chief Information Officer
Toni Brokaw-Farmer
Chief, Human Resources
Steve Van Fossen
Chief, General Services
Scudder Mackey
Chief, Office of Coastal Management
Jeremy Wenner
Chief, Division of Engineering
Dan Balser
Chief, Division of Forestry
D. Mark Jones
State Geologist, Division of Geological Survey
Dave Crow
Chief, Mineral Resources Management
Jeff Johnson
Chief, Natural Areas & Preserves
Eric Vendel
Chief, Oil and Gas Resources Management
Glen Cobb
Chief, Ohio State Parks & Watercraft
John Kessler, P.E.
Chief, Office of Real Estate and Land Management
Dena C. Barnhouse
Chief, Water Resources
Kendra Wecker
Chief, Division of Wildlife