October 3, 2014

On October 3, Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Sally Jewell named Jennifer Gimbel, who currently serves as Deputy Commissioner for External and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Bureau of Reclamation, to be Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science. Ms. Gimbel will lead the Office of Water and Science, taking over the role vacated by former Assistant Secretary Anne Castle. The announcement came in tandem with two other appointments: Kristen Sarri will become Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Management & Budget, taking over responsibilities previously held by Rhea Suh when she was Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, and Estevan Lopez will become Principal Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, taking over from Acting Commissioner Lowell Pimley.

Sources: E&E News, U.S. Department of the Interior 

Updated 11/4/14