President's Cabinet

The president's cabinet is composed of the institute’s vice presidents and assistant vice president’s, division directors, general counsel, and director of government affairs and communications. The cabinet's mission is to provide advice and counsel to the president on matters regarding policies, procedures, and strategic planning.

Dr. Stephen G. Wells Dr. Stephen G. Wells
President
Office: 775/673-7311
Office: 702/862-5406
2215 Raggio Parkway
Reno, NV 89512
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Professional Qualifications
Terrence Surles Dr. Terrence "Terry" Surles
Executive Vice President for Research

Office: 775/673-7327
Office: 702/862-5401
2215 Raggio Parkway
Reno, NV 89512
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Ellen Oppenheim Ellen Oppenheim
Interim Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Operations Officer

Office: 775/673-7316
Office: 702/862-5404
2215 Raggio Parkway
Reno, NV 89512
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Russel Kost Russel Kost
Vice President for Development
Office: 702/862-5366
Office: 775/673-7396
755 E. Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89119
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Edward Novak Edward "Ed" Novak
Assistant Vice President of Information Technology, Chief Information Officer
Office: 775/674-7130
2215 Raggio Parkway
Reno, NV 89512
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Peter Ross Peter Ross
Assistant Vice President for Campus Planning and Physical Plant
Office: 775/673-7388
Office: 702/862-5529
2215 Raggio Parkway
Reno, NV 89512
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Steve Salaber Steve Salaber
Assistant Vice President and Controller
Office: 775/673-7480
2215 Raggio Parkway
Reno, NV 89512
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Dr. Marc Pitchford Dr. Marc Pitchford
Executive Director of Division of Atmospheric Sciences
Office: 775/674-7127
Office: 702/862-5432
2215 Raggio Parkway
Reno, NV 89512
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Dr. Paul Verburg Dr. Paul Verburg
Interim Executive Director of Division of Earth Ecosystem Sciences
Office: 775/673-7425
Office: 702/862-5544
2215 Raggio Parkway
Reno, NV 89512
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Dr. Jim Thomas Dr. Jim Thomas
Interim Executive Director of the Division of Hydrologic Sciences

Office: 775/673-7305
Office: 702/862-5475
2215 Raggio Parkway
Reno, NV 89512
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John Albrecht John Albrecht
Legal Counsel: DRI and Nevada System of Higher Education
Office: 775/673-7261
TMCC President's Office
Reno, NV 89512
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Greg Bortolin Greg Bortolin
Director of Communications and Government Affairs
Office: 775/673-7465
Office: 702/862-5409
Cell: 775/741-3648
2215 Raggio Parkway
Reno, NV 89512
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DRI's Research Vessel

Located in Reno, Nevada
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