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 November 2013)
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 |
2014 |
|
Anthony Kirincich* |
Secretary |
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
NEAC |
2013 |
|
Fei Chai |
Director |
University of Maine |
NEAC |
2015 |
|
James O’Donnell |
Director |
University of Connecticut |
NEAC |
2015 |
|
Jonathan Pennock |
Director |
University of New Hampshire |
NEAC |
2014 |
|
Peter Smith |
Vice President |
Emeritus, Bedford Institute of Oceanography |
NEAC |
2015 |
|
Steve Lohrenz |
Director |
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth |
NEAC |
2013 |
|
Bruce Carlisle |
Director |
Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management |
NROC |
2015 |
|
Chris Nash** |
Director |
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services |
NROC |
2013 |
|
Linda Mercer** |
Treasurer |
Maine Department of Marine Resources |
NROC |
2015 |
|
Malcolm Spaulding |
President |
Emeritus, University of Rhode Island |
NROC |
2013 |
|
Matt Lyman** |
Director |
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |
NROC |
2014 |
| Curtis Bohlen | Director | Casco Bay Estuary Partnership | (Other) | 2016 |
|
Blaine Grimes |
Director |
Gulf of Maine Research Institute |
(Other) |
2015 |
| Robert Stankelis | Director | Narragansett Bay Research Reserve | (Other) | 2016 |
|
Cheryl Zimmerman |
Director |
FarSounder, Inc. |
SeaGrant |
2013 |
|
Christine Tilburg* |
Director |
Gulf of Maine Ecosystem Indicator Partnership |
SeaGrant |
2014 |
|
Dave Casoni |
Director |
Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association |
SeaGrant |
2015 |
|
Marianne Molchan |
Director |
Molchan Marine, Inc |
SeaGrant |
2013 |
|
Michael Szemerda |
Director |
Cooke Aquaculture, Inc. |
SeaGrant |
2015 |
|
Robert Araujo |
Director |
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation |
SeaGrant |
2014 |
|
Jon Hare |
Non-voting |
NOAA/Northeast Fisheries Science Center |
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|
Mel Cote |
Non-voting |
Environmental Protection Agency |
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|
Andrew Thomas |
Alternate |
University of Maine |
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|
Aleck Wang |
Alternate |
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
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|
Avijit Gangopadhya |
Alternate |
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth |
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|
Betsy Nicholson |
Alternate Non-Voting |
NOAA/Northeast Fisheries Science Center |
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|
Doug Vandermark |
Alternate |
University of New Hampshire |
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|
Matt Nixon |
Alternate |
Maine Coastal Programs |
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|
Ted Diers |
Alternate |
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services |
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|
Steve Withrow |
Alternate |
FarSounder, Inc. |
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