The 30 MPA Federal Advisory Committee members
are listed below. They include representatives from different
geographic regions, including the Great Lakes and U.S. territories.
They represent a wide variety of interests including resource
management (state, territory, and tribal), science (economics,
anthropology, and marine sciences), policy (environmental
and social), and industry (commercial and recreational fishing,
oil and gas production, shipping and ports, and recreation
and tourism). Thirteen new members were appointed to the MPA FAC in March 2008, and two new members were appointed in July 2008.
CHAIR:
Dr. Mark Hixon
Professor
Department of Zoology
Oregon State University
3029 Cordley Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-2914
Email: hixonm@science.orgegonstate.edu
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VICE-CHAIR:
Mr. Robert Zales, II
Owner
Bob Zales Charters
P.O. Box 4335 (1906 Tyndall Drive)
Panama City, FL 32401
Email : bobzales@att.net |
Ms. Lori Arguelles
President and CEO
National Marine Sanctuaries Foundation
8601 Georgia Avenue, Suite 501
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Email: lori@nmsfocean.org
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Mr. Charles D. Beeker
School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Suite 058
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
Email: cbeeker@indiana.edu |
Mr. David Benton
Benton & Associates
2116 B 2nd Street
Douglas, AK 99824
Email: davebentonmca@ak.net
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Dr. Daniel Bromley
Professor
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
University of Wisconsin
427 Lorch Street
Madison, WI 53706
Email: bromley@aae.wisc.edu
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Dr. Anthony Chatwin
Director, Coastal and Marine Conservation
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
1120 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036
Email: anthony.chatwin@nfwf.org
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Mr. Rick Gaffney
Pacific Boats and Yachts
73-1062 Ahikawa Street
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Email: captrick@aloha.net |
Dr. Steve Gaines
Professor
Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology
University of California, Santa Barbara
Marine Science Building, Room 4322B
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9610
Email: gaines@lifesci.ucsb.edu
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Ms. Ellen Goethel
Co-Owner, “Ellen Diane” / Ocean Educator
23 Ridgeview Terrace
Hampton, NH 03842
Email: egoethel@comcast.net |
Dr. Dennis Heinemann
The Ocean Conservancy
2029 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
Email: dheinemann@oceanconservancy.org
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Mr. George Lapointe
Commissioner
Maine Department of Marine Resources
21 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Email: george.lapointe@maine.gov
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Mr. Victor T. Mastone
Director and Chief Archaeologist
Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeolgical Resources
251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
Boston, MA 02114
Email: Victor.mastone@state.ma.us
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Ms. Melissa Miller-Henson
Program Manager
CA Marine Life Protection Act Initiative
California Resources Agency
1416 Ninth Street, Suite 1311
Sacramento, CA 95814
Email: Melissa@resources.ca.gov |
Dr. Russell Moll
Director
California Sea Grant College Program
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, Dept 0232
La Jolla, CA 92093
Email: rmoll@ucsd.edu
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Dr. Elliott Norse
President
Marine Conservation Biology Institute
2122 112th Avenue, NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Email: elliott@mcbi.org |
Dr. John Ogden
Director
Florida Institute of Oceanography
830 First Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Email: jogden@marine.usf.edu |
Mr. Terry O’Halloran
Hawaii Superferry
Tourism Business Solutions, LLC
3281 Beaumont Woods Place
Honolulu, HI 96822
Email: Ohalloran@hawaiisuperferry.com
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Mr. Alvin D. Osterback
Port Director
City of Unalaska/Port of Dutch Harbor
P.O. Box 920123
Dutch Harbor, AK 99692
Email: ado@arctic.net
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Dr. Walter Pereyra
Chairman
Arctic Storm Management Group, Inc.
400 North 34th Street, Suite 306
Seattle, WA 98103
Email : wpereyra@arcticstorm.com
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Mr. Eugenio Pineiro Soler
Chairman
Caribbean Fishery Management Council
P.O. Box 616
Rincon, Puerto Rico
Email: gpsfish@yahoo.com |
Dr. Robert S. Pomeroy
Sea Grant Fisheries Specialist
Connecticut Sea Grant Office
University of Connecticut at Avery Point
1080 Shennecosset Road
Groton, CT 06340
Email: Robert.pomeroy@uconn.edu
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Mr. Gilbert Radonski
Former President
Sport Fishing Institute
133 Sutton Drive
Cape Carteret, NC 28584
Email: gcrgmr@earthlink.net
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Dr. James P. Ray
Oceanic Environmental Solutions, LLC
16606 Aldenham Place
Spring, TX 77379
Email: jray@houston.rr.com
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Captain Philip G. Renaud, USN (Ret.)
Executive Director
Living Oceans Foundation
8181 Professional Place, Suite 215
Landover, MD 20785
Email: prenaud@livingoceansfoundation.org
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Mr. Jesús C. Ruiz
California Divers and California Marine Life Protection Act
477 Blossom Hill Road
San Jose, CA 95123
Email: YScuba@californiadivers.com |
Mr. Bruce A. Tackett
Manager, Legislative and Regulatory Issues
ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences, Inc
3224 Gallows Road, Suite 70427
Fairfax, VA
Email: Bruce.a.tackett@exxonmobil.com
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Mr. David H. Wallace
Owner
Wallace and Associates
1142 Hudson Road
Cambridge, MD 21613
Email: dhwallace@aol.com |
Mr. Robert Wargo
President – North American Submarine Cable Association
Marine Liaison Manager, AT&T
Room 3D151 F
1 AT&T Way
Bedminster, NJ 07921
Email: rwargo@att.com
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Department of Commerce
Paul Doremus
Acting Assistant Administrator for Program Planning and Integration, NOAA
SSMC3, Room15628
1315 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Email: paul.n.doremus@noaa.gov
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Department of the Interior
Dr. Kaush Arha
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife Parks
Office of the Deputy Secretary
Department of the Interior
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20240
Email: kaush_aka@ios.doi.gov
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Designee:
Randal Bowman
Office of the Assistant Secretary
Fish and Wildlife and Parks
Department of the Interior
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20240
Email: Randal_bowman@ios.doi.gov
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Department of Defense/Navy
Donald Schregardus
Dep. Assistant Secretary for Environment
Room BF986
1000 Navy Pentagon
Washington, DC 20350-1000
Email: donald.schregardus@navy.mil
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Designee:
CAPT Robin Brake
Director, Marine Science
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Environment)
1000 Navy Pentagon, Room BF922
Washington, DC 20350-1000
Email: robin.brake@navy.mil
Designee:
Lisa Phelps
Email: Elizabeth.phelps@navy.mil
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Department of Defense/Army Corps
Joseph Wilson
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
South Atlantic Division RIT 3 I 62
441 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20314
Email: Joseph.R.Wilson@HQ02.USACE.ARMY.MIL
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Department of Homeland Security
Rear Admiral Joseph R. Castillo
Assistant Commandant for Response
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
2100 Second Street, SW
Washington, DC 20593-0001
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Designee:
LCDR Chris Barrows
Commandant (CG-3RPL-4)
Chief, Fisheries & Marine Protected Species Law Enforcement
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
2100 Second Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Email: chris.m.barrows@uscg.mil
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U.S. Agency for International Development
Jacqueline Schafer
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for
Economic Growth, Agriculture, & Trade
Ronald Reagan Building 3.09-006
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20523-3800
Email: jschafer@usaid.gov
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Designee:
Dr. Barbara Best
Coastal Resources and Policy Advisor
Office of Natural Resources Management, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture & Trade
Email: bbest@usaid.gov
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National Science Foundation
Roxanne Nikolaus
Division of Ocean Sciences
4201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 725
Arlington, VA 22230
Email: rnikolau@nsf.gov
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Department of Agriculture
Merlin Bartz
Office of the Under Secretary for Conservation
Natural Resources and Environment
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Room 217-E
Washington, D.C. 20250
Email: merlin.bartz@usda.gov
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Department of State
Margaret F. Hayes
Director of the Office of Oceans Affairs
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
Harry S. Truman Building, Room 5805
2201 C Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20520
Email: hayesmf@state.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. Brian Melzian
Oceanographer/Project Officer
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
National Health and Enviornmental Effects Research Laboratory
Atlantic Ecology Division
27 Tarzwell Drive
Narragansett, RI 02882
Email: melzian.brian@epa.gov
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Designated Federal Official
Lauren Wenzel
NOAA Ocean Service
National Marine Protected Area Center
1305 East West Highway, 9143
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Email: lauren.wenzel@noaa.gov
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