Southwestern Division Office of Public Affairs

The Southwestern Division Public Affairs Office fulfills the Army’s obligation to keep the American people informed, and helps to establish the conditions that lead to confidence in America’s Army, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Southwestern Division and our Districts.  We do this by communicating transparently and strategically about our people  and activities that  show  our ability  to provide enduring value to our Nation through our civil works and military mission programs and projects.  Our activities encompass the functional areas of Command Information (information for our employees), Public Information, and Community Relations.

DoD Principles of Information

Timely and accurate information will be made available so that the public, Congress, and the news media may assess and understand the facts about national security, defense strategy, and on-going joint and unilateral operations.

Requests for information from organizations and private citizens will be answered in a timely manner. In carrying out this policy, the following principles of information apply:

 • Information will be made fully available, consistent with statutory requirements, unless its release is precluded by current and valid security classification. The provisions of the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act will be complied with in both letter and spirit.

• A free flow of general and military information will be made available, without censorship or propaganda, to the men and women of the Armed Forces and their family members.

• Information will not be classified or otherwise withheld to protect the government from criticism or embarrassment.

• Information will be withheld only when disclosure would adversely affect national and operations security or threaten the safety or privacy of the men and women of the Armed Forces.

• The Department's obligation to provide the public with information on its major programs and operations may require detailed public affairs planning and coordination within the Department and with other government agencies. The sole purpose of such activity is to expedite the flow of information to the public; propaganda or publicity designed to sway or direct public opinion will not be included in Department of Defense public affairs programs.


Contact Us

SWD Public Affairs

Email:  ceswd-pa@usace.army.mil

Mary Grunert
Chief, Public Affairs  (214) 460-1772

Ed Rivera
Regional Public Affairs Specialist (469) 487-7025

Yolanda Gilson
Regional Outreach Coordinator      (469) 487-7016

District PAO Contacts

Richard Bumgardner, Chief, Public Affairs
Fort Worth District
(817) 886-1312

Neil Murphy, Chief, Public Affairs
Galveston District
(409) 766-3005

Jay Townsend, Chief, Public Affairs
Little Rock District
(501) 324-5551

Sara Goodeyon, Acting Chief, Public Affairs
Tulsa District
(918) 669-7342