Meet the Director and Executive Staff

The director of the Department of Natural Resources is appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate. Our director and executive staff are responsible for the following:

• Manage the policy and operations of the department through its five divisions
• Improve efficiencies through strategic planning
• Ensure public participation through the decision-making process to make certain the department follows federal and state regulations. 

The director serves as the trustee for natural resource damages in Missouri, the state historic preservation officer and chair of the State Interagency Council for Outdoor Recreation. The director also serves as a member of the Soil and Water Districts Commission and the Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund Board of Trustees. The department director or designee represents Missouri on three water resources organizations: the Interstate Council on Water Policy, the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee and the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association.