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NOS Leadership

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Browse biographies of our leadership team.

NOS Leadership

Nicole LeBoeuf

NOS Assistant Administrator

National Ocean Service
Assistant Administrator

Biography | Photo

Rachael A. Dempsey

NOS Deputy Assistant Administrator

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

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management (Acting)

Biography | Photo

Staff Leadership

Chief of Staff

Rebecca Holyoke, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor for Coastal Inundation and Resilience

Mark Osler
Performing the duties of
Management and Budget Office

Merriam Norris

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

RDML Benjamin Evans (Acting)

Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

John Armor
Office of Response and Restoration

Sean Corson (Acting)

U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Program

Jeffrey Payne, Ph.D. (Acting)

 

 

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