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NOS Leadership

Get to know our team

Browse biographies of our leadership team.

NOS Leadership

Nicole LeBoeuf


NOS Assistant Administrator

National Ocean Service
Assistant Administrator

Biography | Photo

Paul Scholz


NOS Deputy Assistant Administrator

National Ocean Service
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management

Biography | Photo

Rachael A. Dempsey


NOS Deputy Assistant Administrator

National Ocean Service
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Navigation, Observations, and Positioning

Biography | Photo


Staff Leadership

Chief of Staff

Rebecca Holyoke, Ph.D.

Senior Advisor for Coastal Inundation and Resilience

Mark Osler

EEO and Diversity Programs Manager

Michelle A. Slade

Management and Budget Office

Cherish K. Johnson

Information Management Office

Lemuel Thomas

 

 


Program Office Leadership

Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services

Marian Westley, Ph.D.

National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

Sean Corson

Office of Coast Survey

RDML Benjamin Evans

Office for Coastal Management

Jeffrey Payne, Ph.D.

National Geodetic Survey

Juliana Blackwell

Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

John Armor

Office of Response and Restoration

Scott Lundgren

U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Program

Carl Gouldman

 

 

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