BOISE, Idaho - Regional Director Lorri Lee has selected David Mabe as the new Deputy Regional Director for Natural Resources and External Affairs in Reclamation's Pacific Northwest Region. Mabe started his new position May 29, replacing Tim Personius who retired.
"David will be a great asset to the Reclamation team here in Boise," said Lee. "His level of experience and knowledge about environmental issues in Idaho and throughout the Pacific Northwest will greatly benefit the region's stakeholders, and support Reclamation's mission of delivering water and power in an economically and environmentally sound manner."
For the past 17 years, David has worked for NOAA Fisheries as the Snake River Basin director and at the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality as the administrator of water programs for Idaho.
Before his government service, David worked as a governmental affairs representative in the agriculture, forestry, and oil and gas industries, focusing primarily on environmental and natural resource issues.
Mabe has a bachelor's degree from the University of Idaho in Animal Science & Agribusiness.
Download a photo at http://www.usbr.gov/pn/images/photos/2016/mabe.jpg.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
