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National Heritage Areas Program Office


Interested in learning more about the National Heritage Areas Program? Please contact the program office in Washington, DC. or a regional office.

Tracy O'toole
National Heritage Area Program Manager
Phone: 202-809-4124

1849 C Street, NW
Mail Stop 7508
Washington, DC, 20240

Elizabeth Vehmeyer
Assistant National Coordinator
Phone: 202-3540-2215

Main Interior Building
1849 C Street, NW
Mail Stop 7508
Washington, DC 20240

Region 1

(CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV)

Erik Kreusch
National Heritage Areas, Northeast Regional Coordinator
Phone: 215-597-5814

Northeast Regional Office
1234 Market Street
20th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Region 2

(AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, US Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico)

Elisa Kunz
National Heritage Areas, Southeast Regional Coordinator
Phone: 404-507-5821

Southeast Regional Office
100 Alabama St. SW
1924 Building, 5th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303

Regions 3, 4, and 5

(AR, IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

Chris Stein
National Heritage Areas, Midwest Regional Coordinator
Phone: 715-557-0125

Midwest Regional Office
601 Riverfront Drive
Omaha, NE 68102-4226

Regions 6, 7, 8, and 10

(AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT, WY)

Alexandra "Alex" Hernandez
National Heritage Areas, Intermountain Regional Coordinator
Phone: 303-969-2846

P.O. Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225-0287

Regions 9 and 11

(AK, OR, and WA)

Patrick Lewis
National Heritage Areas, Pacific Regional Coordinator
Phone: 907-422-0546

P.O. Box 1727
Seward, AK 99664

Last updated: November 1, 2024