On Monday, the Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office welcomed back John F. Ruhs for a four-month assignment as Acting State Director.
Ruhs will be acting in place of Nevada State Director Amy Lueders, who is serving as Acting Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning Directorate in the BLM’s Washington, D.C. office.
Lueders started her Washington, D.C., assignment on Monday, April 13, and will return as Nevada State Director after completing a 120-day assignment.
Ruhs, currently the BLM State Director in Eastern States, has an extensive background in Nevada, having served as Ely District Manager and Winnemucca District Fire Management Officer. In addition to his work in Nevada, Ruhs has also served as BLM’s Senior Special Assistant in Washington, D.C., and District Manager of the High Desert District in Wyoming. He has also worked for the BLM in Colorado, Idaho, and Oregon.
“It’s great to be back in Nevada,” said Ruhs. “Working with folks who use and value the land – and strive to keep the range productive and healthy – is the reason I got into land management.”
Nevada Associate Director Marci Todd will fill behind Ruhs as State Director in Eastern States. During Todd’s four-month assignment, two Acting Associate State Directors will serve in sequence. For the first sixty days, the Acting Associate State Director will be Mary DeAguero, Regional Engineer for the Rocky Mountain Region of the U.S. Forest Service. In her 25 years of land management experience, DeAguero has served in various leadership roles, including District Manager for the BLM in Twin Falls, Idaho. Her background includes recreation, range, timber, wilderness, and wildland fire.
For the second sixty days, the Acting Associate State Director will be Ann DeBlasi. Currently the Deputy Assistant Director of the Business, Fiscal and Information Resources Directorate in the BLM’s Washington, D.C. office, DeBlasi has worked in budget, finance and acquisition at the Department of Interior, The President’s Office of Management and Budget, and other Federal and State Agencies. She holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland.
SOURCE: BLM.
