Current and Former Directors and Acting Directors

Following is a list of Office of Surface Mining Directors and Acting Directors. These Directors and Acting Directors have served in these positions since the Office of Surface Mining was etablished in 1977.

Director	Title	Starting Date	Ending Date	Months in Office
Walter Heine	Director¹	March 11, 1978	January 19, 1981	34
Paul Reeves	Acting Director	January 20, 1981	May 19, 1981	4
Andy Bailey	Acting Director	May 20, 1981	July 28, 1981	2
Richard Harris	Director¹	July 29, 1981	March 15, 1984	32
Lisle Reed	Acting Director	March 16, 1984	August 18, 1984	5
John Ward	Acting Director	August 19, 1984	April 24, 1985	8
Jed Christensen	Director¹	April 25, 1985	March 20, 1988	35
Robert Gentile	Acting Director	March 21, 1988	November, 1988	8
Robert Gentile	Director²	November, 1988	July 31, 1989	8
Harry Snyder	Director¹	August 2, 1989	January 20, 1993	41
Hord Tipton	Acting Director	January 21, 1993	November 14, 1993	10
Ann Shields	Acting Director	November 15, 1993	March 10, 1994	4
Robert Uram	Director¹	March 10, 1994	September 16, 1996	30
Kay Henry	Acting Director	September 16, 1996	August 3, 1997	11
Kathy Karpen	Director¹	August 4, 1997	April 10, 2000	32
Kay Henry	Acting Director	April 10, 2000	January 20, 2001	9
Glenda Owens	Acting Director	January 22, 2001	February 11, 2002	13
Jeffrey Jarrett	Director¹	February 12, 2002	January 2, 2006	59
Brent Wahlquist	Director¹	August 2007	Present

1. Confirmed by the Senate
2. Recess appointment