The Board of Directors, established with appointments from the New England Sea Grant Programs, the Northeast Regional Ocean Council, and the Northeast Academic Consortium, governs the work of the regional association. The board's first meeting was held November 13, 2008. The NERACOOS Bylaws were adopted in November 2008.
NERACOOS Board of Directors (as of December 2015)
Bold indicates member of the Executive Committee *Indicates member of the Nominating Committee **Indicates member of the Finance Committee
|
Board Member |
|
Institution |
Appointed by |
Term Expiration |
|
Alfred Hanson |
Director |
Emeritus, University of Rhode Island |
NEAC |
2017 |
|
Anthony Kirincich* |
Secretary |
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
NEAC |
2016 |
|
David Townsend |
Director |
University of Maine |
NEAC |
2018 |
|
Michael Whitney |
Director |
University of Connecticut |
NEAC |
2018 |
| Joe Salisbury | Director | University of New Hampshire | NEAC | 2017 |
|
Peter Smith |
Vice President |
Emeritus, Bedford Institute of Oceanography |
NEAC |
2016 |
|
Steve Lohrenz** |
President |
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth |
NEAC |
2016 |
|
Todd Callaghan |
Director |
Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management |
NROC |
2018 |
|
Steve Couture** |
Director |
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services |
NROC |
2016 |
|
Matt Lyman** |
Treasurer |
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |
NROC |
2017 |
| Carl Wilson | Director | Maine Department of Marine Resources | NROC | 2018 |
| Janet Freedman | Director | Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council | NROC | 2018 |
| Curtis Bohlen | Director | Casco Bay Estuary Partnership | (Other) | 2016 |
|
Andy Pershing |
Director |
Gulf of Maine Research Institute |
(Other) |
2018 |
| Paul Stacey | Director | Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve | (Other) | 2016 |
|
Steve Withrow* |
Director |
Marine and Oceanographic Technology Network |
|
2016 |
|
Sooky Sawyer |
Director |
Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association |
|
2018 |
|
Justin Manley |
Director |
Teledyne Technologies |
|
2016 |
|
Tom Taylor |
Director |
Cooke Aquaculture, Inc. |
|
2018 |
|
John Conway |
Director |
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation |
|
2017 |
|
Nicole Bartlett |
Non-voting |
NOAA/Northeast Fisheries Science Center |
||
|
Mel Cote |
Non-voting |
U.S. EPA Region 1 |
||
|
Andrew Thomas |
Alternate |
University of Maine |
||
|
Aleck Wang |
Alternate |
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
||
| Blaine Grimes | Alternate | Gulf of Maine Research Institute | ||
| Dave Hebert | Alternate | Bedford Institute of Oceanography | ||
|
Avijit Gangopadhya |
Alternate |
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth |
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| Matt Liebman | Alernate Non-Voting | U.S. EPA Region 1 | ||
|
Paula Fratantoni |
Alternate Non-Voting |
NOAA/Northeast Fisheries Science Center |
||
|
Doug Vandermark |
Alternate |
University of New Hampshire |
||
| Beth Casoni | Alternate | Massachusetts Lobstermens Association | ||
|
Ted Diers |
Alternate |
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services |
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Executive Committee
Finance Committee
Nominating Committee
August 12-13, 2008
November 13, 2008
August 31, 2009
February 20, 2009
May 13, 2009
November 13, 2009
February 8, 2010
May 3, 2010
August 23, 2010
November 29, 2010
February 24, 2011
May 10, 2011
August 16, 2011
November 28, 2011
February 8, 2012
May 9, 2012
August 22, 2012
December 4, 2012
February 13, 2013
May 8, 2013
August 21, 2013
December 4, 2013
February 19, 2014
May 29, 2014
August 21, 2014
December 3, 2014
February 24, 2015
May 20, 2015
August 19, 2015
December 9, 2015