Marine and Coastal Area-based Management Advisory Committee Members

After a call for nominations, in July 2023 the following 20 non-Federal voting individuals were appointed by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere & NOAA Administrator to be members of the Marine and Coastal Area-based Management Advisory Committee. In alphabetical order:

• Peter Auster, senior research scientist and research professor emeritus, Mystic Aquarium, University of Connecticut
  Area of Representation or Expertise: Natural Science
  Term Length: 2 years

• Linda Behnken, executive director, Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association; Acting Director, Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust
  Area of Representation or Expertise: Ocean Uses and Industry, Commercial Fishing
  Term Length: 4 years

• Jessica Coakley, fishery management specialist, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
  Area of Representation or Expertise: Management, Fisheries
  Term Length: 2 years

• Lela DeVine, Youth Leadership Council Member, EarthEcho International
  Area of Representation or Expertise: Youth-serving Organizations
  Term Length: 2 years

• Anthony Dvarskas, Regional Biodiversity Lead, Offshore North America, Orsted Americas
  Area of Representation or Expertise: Ocean Uses and Industry, Energy
  Term Length: 2 years

• Jenn Eckerle, deputy secretary for oceans and coastal policy, California Natural Resources Agency; executive director, California Ocean Protection Council
  Area of Representation or Expertise: Management, Marine and Coastal resources
  Term Length: 4 years

• Deanna Erickson, reserve director, Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve
  Area of Representation or Expertise: Management, Marine and Coastal Resources
  Term Length: 4 years

• Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, associate professor and senior researcher, Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University
  Area of Representation or Expertise: Natural Science
  Term Length: 4 years

• Martha Guyas, Southeast fisheries policy director, American Sportfishing Association
  Area of Representation or Expertise: Ocean Uses and Industry, Recreational Fishing
  Term Length: 4 years

• Heather Hall, intergovernmental ocean policy manager, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
  Area of Representation or Expertise: Management, Marine and Coastal Resources
  Term Length: 2 years

• Jaime Jahncke, director, California Current Group, Point Blue Conservation Science
  Area of Representation or Expertise: Conservation and Restoration
  Term Length: 2 years

• Amy Kenney, executive director, National Ocean Protection Coalition
  Area of Representation or Expertise: Conservation and Restoration
  Term Length: 4 years

• Aaron Kornbluth, owner, Akorn Environmental Consulting
  Area of Representation or Expertise: Conservation and Restoration
  Term Length: 2 years

• Stephanie Mathes, director of special initiatives, The Corps Network
  Area of Representation or Expertise: Youth-Serving Organization and Jobs
  Term Length: 2 years

• Joseph Oatman, deputy program manager and harvest director, Nez Perce Tribe
  Area of Representation or Expertise: Tribal and Indigenous Communities
  Term Length: 4 years

• Eric Reid, chairman, New England Fisheries Management Council
  Area of Representation or Expertise: Management, Fisheries
  Term Length: 4 years

• Donald Schug, socioeconomic analyst, Northern Economies, Inc
  Area of Representation or Expertise: Social Science
  Term Length: 2 years

• Tracey Smart, senior marine scientist, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources Division
  Area of Representation or Expertise: Natural Science
  Term Length: 2 years

• Peter Stauffer, ocean protection manager, Surfrider Foundation
  Area of Representation or Expertise: Non-Consumptive Recreation
  Term Length: 4 years

• Angelo Villagomez, senior fellow, Energy and Environment, Center for American Progress
  Area of Representation or Expertise: Tribal and Indigenous Communities
  Term Length: 2 years

Federal Agency Representatives, non-voting members:

• Stacy Aguilera-Peterson, Ocean Policy Specialist, National Science Foundation.

• Adam Bloomquist, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, U.S. Department of State

• Ronald Howard, Senior Advisor, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Team, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service

• Candace Nachman, senior ocean policy and program advisor, Marine Transportation Systems Directorate, United States Coast Guard

• Annie Sawabini, National Lead, Coastal and Marine Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• Peter Thomas, executive director, Marine Mammal Commission

• Katherine Weiler, chief, Oceans and Coastal Management Branch, Environmental Protection Agency – Office of Water