Organizational Meeting

House Natural Resources Committee
1324 Longworth

01/22/2025 at 02:00PM

Organizational meeting to consider the Committee Rules, the Committee Authorization and Oversight Plan, and to appoint Committee staff.

The Committee has amended the rule relating to subpoena authority to include a provision providing for notice to the Minority for any subpoena issued pursuant to Committee Rule 4(d)(1).

Republican staff:

  • Vivian Moeglein, staff director
  • Chris Marklund, deputy staff director
  • Sophia Varnasidis, director of legislative operations
  • Tom Connally, chief counsel
  • William David, deputy chief counsel
  • Madeline Kelley, director of member services
  • Ilene Clauson, director of operations
  • Rebekah Hoshiko, communications director
  • Rob MacGregor, staff director, Energy and Mineral Resources
  • Aniela Butler, staff director, National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
  • Ken Degenfelder, staff director, Indigenous Peoples of the United States
  • Annick Miller, staff director, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
  • Michelle Lane, staff director, Oversight & Investigations

Democratic staff:

  • Ana Unruh Cohen, chief of staff
  • Mary Hurrell, deputy chief of staff and communications director
  • Morgan McCue, legislative director
  • Christian Hollowell, director of member services
  • Rachel Jones, legislative operations manager
  • Maria Oparil, deputy parliamentarian
  • Sebastian Pons, digital manager
  • Bobby Ahern, staff director, Indian Affairs