Human Resources Contacts

Fire & Aviation Directorate
Branch of Human Resources

3833 South Development Avenue, MS-1700

Boise, Idaho 83705-5354

blm_fa_nifc_vacancies@blm.gov

208- 387-5523

Employee

Contact Information

Function/Lead

Kimberly Darnall 

Human Resources Officer

208-387-5510 (w)

kdarnall@blm.gov

Program Direction/ HR Policy/ Workforce Planning/ PMC Member/ Medical Standards Program/ 3R’s Program

Jason Lopez

Human Resources Specialist (Employee Relations)

208-387-5565 (w)
802-671-9746 (c)

jlopez@blm.gov

Primary FA BLM, BIA, FWS & NPS Employee Relations/ Personnel Security & HSPD-12/ Performance Management/ Telework/ Awards / Restored Annual Leave/ Fitness Reimbursement

Alexandria Garcia

Human Resources Specialist (Employee Relations)

505-803-2151 (c)
aegarcia@blm.gov

Primary OLES Employee Relations/ Personnel Security & HSPD-12/ Performance Management/ Telework/ Awards / Restored Annual Leave/ Professional Liability Insurance

INTERNAL RECRUITMENT SECTION (BIA, BLM-FA, FWS, & NPS)

Barbara Nunes 

Supervisory Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5518 (w)

bnunes@blm.gov

Internal Recruitment FA Staffing Supervisor/ DEU Program Lead/ Position Management/ PMC Member/ SOAR Liaison / Org Charts / FPPS SPOC/ Program Oversight / Staffing for Temporary Fire Positions / Pathways Coordinator

Johanna Ostling

Administrative Support Assistant

208-387-5587 (w)

jostling@blm.gov

Admin Support for HR Branch/ QuickTime Administrator/ Concur Travel/ DTS/ Service Year Awards/ BLM Administrative Support Basewide

Human Resources Specialists

Janell Henderson

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5299 (w)

jkhenderson@blm.gov

Special Retirement Work Histories/ Processing QA / Retirements & Benefits (BIA, FWS, NPS) / OWCP Compensation Coordinator – FWS

Hattie Moore

Human Resources Specialist 

208-387-5516 (w)

hemoore@blm.gov

Staffing / Classification / Processing QA / Special Retirement Review & Coordination / FPPS SPOC / eOPF Administrator - NPS, BLM FA200-221, FA250

Tiffany Roberts

Human Resources Specialist

208-387- 5966 (w)

troberts@blm.gov

Staffing / Processing QA / Special Retirement Work Histories / Retirements & Benefits (BIA, FWS, NPS) – BLM FA300-324, FA700

Loretta Sandoval

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5543 (w)

lsandoval@blm.gov

Staffing / Classification / Processing QA / Special Retirement Review & Coordination – BLM FA240-244, FA262, FA330-333, FA500-510

Rudi Shelton

Human Resources Specialist

208-387- 5559 (w)

rshelton@blm.gov

Staffing / Classification/ Processing QA / Special Retirement Review & Coordination – BIA, BLM FA100-140, FA400-410, FA600

Human Resources Assistants

Angela Egizi

Human Resources Assistant

208-387-5926 (w)

aegizi@blm.gov

Temp Seasonal Recruitment/ Processing / DOI Access/ Onboarding/ eOPF / FPPS SPOC backup / OWCP Compensation Coordinator - BLM FA200-221, FA250, FA321, FA400-410

Loretta Grubaugh

Human Resources Assistant

208-387-5982 (w)

lgrubaugh@blm.gov 

Temp Seasonal Recruitment/ Processing/ DOI Access/ Onboarding/ eOPF/ OWCP Compensation Coordinator - FWS, BLM FA240-244, FA600, FA700

Alejandra (Alé) Hernandez

Human Resources Assistant

208-387-5442 (w)

ahernandez@blm.gov

Temp Seasonal Recruitment/ Processing/ DOI Access/ Onboarding/ eOPF/ OWCP Compensation Coordinator / QuickTime Administrator backup - NPS, BLM FA262, FA330-333

Shawna McDaniel

Human Resources Assistant

208-387-5579 (w)

smcdaniel@blm.gov

Temp Seasonal Recruitment / Processing / DOI Access / Onboarding / eOPF / OWCP Compensation Coordinator – BIA, BLM FA100-140, FA500-510

Emily Vetsch

Human Resources Assistant

208-387-5320 (w)

evetsch@blm.gov 

OLES Processing / DOI Access / Onboarding / eOPF / OWCP Compensation Coordinator – OLES, FA300, FA320, FA322-324 

Vacant

Student HR Assistant

208-387-XXXX (w)
 

eOPF Scanning/ Filing/ Administration

EXTERNAL RECRUITMENT SECTION

Program Oversight for BLM Permanent FIRE & HQ120 LE JOBS

blm_fa_nifc_hr_external@blm.gov

Vacant

Supervisory Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5577 (w)

xxxxxxx@blm.gov

External Team Recruitment & Staffing Supervisor/ Program Oversight for Centralized BLM Fire & Law Enforcement (HQ120) Jobs / Policy & Procedures Development / General Fire & LE

Staffing & Recruitment / Secondary Qualifications Reviewer / DOI IFPM Representative / Veteran Liaison / National Equity Diversity, & Inclusion Team Member / Classification (backup)

AK, AZ, BLM Central Recruitment, CO, MT, NM, NV, OLES, OR/WA, UT, & WY

Vacant

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-xxxx (w)

Senior HR Specialist - POC for BLM State Staffing & Recruitment / Special Retirement Work Histories / RI20-124 Requests / Review & Coordination / Back-up for FPPS Action Reviews/LGAP / Standard Job Analysis Development 

Catherine (Melissa) Preston

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5514 (w)

cpreston@blm.gov 

Senior HR Specialist - POC for BLM UT & WY Staffing & Recruitment / Primary Fire Recruitment POC for Multi-State Centralized Group Recruitment / Review & Coordination / Standard Job Analysis Development 

Lyndsay Elles

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5942 (w)

lelles@blm.gov

Senior HR Specialist - POC for BLM OR/WA & UT Staffing & Recruitment / Fire Recruitment POC for Multi-State Centralized Group Recruitment / Review & Coordination / Standard Job Analysis Development 

Bart Tramer

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5532(w)

btramer@blm.gov

Senior HR Specialist - Primary POC for OLES Staffing & Recruitment / Review & Coordination / Standard Job Analysis Development / Back-up for Special Retirement Work Histories / RI20-124 Requests 

Tonya Tucker

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5332 (w)

ttucker@blm.gov 

Senior HR Specialist - Primary POC for BLM MT Staffing & Recruitment / Assists with Team Workload Review & Coordination / Standard Job Analysis Development / Back-up for Special Retirement Work Histories / RI20-124 Requests

Vacant
Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5322 (w)

HR Specialist – POC for BLM State Staffing & Recruitment / Backup for Special Retirement Work Histories and RI20-124 Requests / Assists with Standard Job Analysis Development

Lane Gaylord

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5956 (w)

lgaylord@blm.gov  

HR Specialist - Primary POC for CO & NV Staffing & Recruitment / Backup for Special Retirement Work Histories and RI20-124 Requests / Assists with Standard Job Analysis Development

Katherine Hays

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5534 (w)

khays@blm.gov

HR Specialist - Primary POC for NM Staffing & Recruitment / Backup for Special Retirement Work Histories and RI20-124 Requests / Assists with Standard Job Analysis Development

Brendan McCarthy

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5927 (w)

bmccarthy@blm.gov

HR Specialist - Primary POC for BLM AK Staffing & Recruitment / Back-up for Special Retirement Work Histories / RI20-124 Requests / Assists with Standard Job Analysis Development

Brandon Richards

Human Resources Specialist

208-387-5509 (w)

brichards@blm.gov

HR Specialist - OLES Processing & Onboarding (Transitioning out of OLES) / Primary POC for BLM AZ Staffing & Recruitment / Back-up for Special Retirement Work Histories / RI20-124 Requests / Assists with Standard Job Analysis Development

Emily Vetsch

Human Resources Assistant

208-387-5557

evetsch@blm.gov

OLES Processing / DOI Access / Onboarding / eOPF / OWCP Compensation Coordinator – OLES, FA300, FA320, FA322-324