Dave Russ
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| Title/Position | Regional Executive |
| Department | Northeast Region |
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Dr. David P. Russ is the Regional Executive for the Northeast in the U.S. Geological Survey. He is located at the USGS National Center headquarters in Reston, Virginia. A geologist by training, he leads 15 USGS science centers in the Mid-Atlantic and New England region. These Centers conduct a broad range of geologic, biologic, and hydrologic investigations and studies. In his current position as NE Regional Executive, Dr. Russ serves as the executive leader of the USGS Chesapeake Bay program and he leads USGS participation on the Northeast Regional Ocean Council and the Mid-Atlantic Region Council for the Ocean. He is overseeing the development of an interagency plan to study the effects of Marcellus Shale gas production on the environment and he is the national coordinator in the USGS for hydrofracture-related research and studies.
