NOAA in the Caribbean leadership

NOAA in the Caribbean includes the Executive Team and the Steering Committee, both of which are composed of members from NOAA line and staff offices and partners working in the Caribbean region. The Executive Team includes a core group of individuals responsible for making day-to-day decisions and works to engage with NOAA Leadership and other agencies and partners, as appropriate. The Steering Committee meets on a bi-monthly basis to provide updates on upcoming or on-going work in the region.

Executive Team

 

Steering Committee

  • Alejandro Acosta, Chairman, Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute

  • Helena Antoun, Fishery Liaison, Caribbean Fishery Management Council

  • Brad Benggio, NOS – Office of Response & Restoration

  • Stephania Bolden, NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office Protected Resources

  • Joshua Brown, Western Regional Program Coordinator, National Sea Grant Program

  • Lisamarie Carrubba, Deputy Chief, ESA Interagency Cooperation Division, NOAA Fisheries

  • Ruperto Chaparro Serrano, Puerto Rico Sea Grant Program Director

  • Gonzalo Cid, NOS – National Marine Protected Areas Center

  • Laura Cimo, International Policy Advisor, NOAA Fisheries

  • Sammi Dowdell, International Affairs Specialist, NOAA Office of International Affairs

  • Ernesto Diaz, PR Coastal Zone Management Program, Department of Natural and Environmental Resources  Executive Secretariat of the Puerto Rico Climate Change Council

  • Kenneth Erickson, Sea Grant Knauss Fellow, NOAA Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs

  • Roberto García, NWS San Juan Weather Forecast Office

  • Katie Geddes, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, International Activities Office

  • Bob Glazer, Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI)

  • Amy Gohres, Response Planning Project Manager, NOAA Marine Debris Program

  • Edward Gorecki, NOAA, Global Ocean Observing System

  • William Gould, Research Ecologist, San Juan International Institute of Tropical Forestry, US Forest Service

  • Graciela García-Moliner, FMP and Habitat Specialist, Caribbean Fishery Management Council

  • Charles Grisafi, NOAA Disaster Preparedness Program, Southeast Regional Coordinator

  • Jay Grove, Protected Resources and Biodiversity Division, NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fisheries Science Center

  • Kurt Allen Grove, University of Puerto Rico

  • Leslie Henderson, USVI Coastal Zone/Coral Management Liaison, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program

  • Marlon Hibbert, USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources 

  • Ashley Hill, Florida and Caribbean Regional Coordinator, NOAA Marine Debris Program

  • Ron Hill, NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center

  • Chris Jeffrey, Program Manager and Senior Scientist, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Marine Spatial Ecology Division

  • Aurora Justiniano-Santos, Puerto Rico Coral Reef Conservation and Coastal Zone Management Liaison, NOAA Office of Coastal Management

  • Jocelyn Karazsia, Habitat Conservation Division, NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office

  • Melanie King, Foreign Affairs Specialist, NOAA Fisheries

  • Hannah Lachance, International Fisheries Science Specialist, NOAA Fisheries

  • Maria Lopez, NOAA Southeast Caribbean Branch Chief, NOAA Fisheries

  • Autumn Lotze, Natural Resource & Community Recovery, NOAA Disaster Preparedness Program

  • Derek Manzello, Research Oceanographer, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program

  • Alexis Maxwell, Communications and International Policy Specialist, NOAA Office of Coast Survey

  • Kevin McCarthy, Fishery Statistics Division, NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fisheries Science Center

  • Tom Moore, Caribbean Lead, NOAA Coral Reef Restoration Program

  • Ernesto Morales, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NOAA National Weather Service

  • Meredith Muth, OAR Climate Program Office

  • Makeda Okolo, Southeast and Caribbean Team Lead, Office of Coastal Management

  • Geno Olmi, Southeast and Caribbean Regional Collaboration Team

  • Rachel O’Malley, Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection, NOAA Fisheries

  • Jean-Pierre L. Oriol, Commissioner, U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources

  • Jeff Payne, Director, Office for Coastal Management

  • Alida Ortiz, Chair for the Outreach and Education Advisory Board of the Caribbean Fishery Management Council 

  • Francisco Pagan, Marine Biologist, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program

  • Yaritza Rivera-Torres, Marine Debris Response Coordinator, NOAA Marine Debris Program

  • Jason Rolfe, Response Coordinator, NOAA Marine Debris Program

  • Miguel Rolon, Caribbean Fishery Management Council

  • Caitlin Simpson, Program Manager, NOAA Climate Program Office, Climate and Societal Interactions/Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments Program

  • Lauren Talbert, Policy Analyst, Policy and Constituent Affairs Division, NOAA National Ocean Service

  • Lisa Vandiver, Marine Habitat Restorations Specialist, NOAA Restoration Center

  • Lisa Vaughan, Program Manager, NOAA Climate Program Office, Climate and Societal Interactions Division

  • Christa von Hillebrandt-Andrade, NWS Caribbean Tsunami Warning Program

  • Dana Wusinich-Mendez, Coral Reef Conservation Program, NOS Office of Coastal Resource Management/Coastal Services Center