Staff Duties
Zdenka Willis
Director, U.S. IOOS Program Office
Additional Projects:
- NOAA Principal to US Global Earth Observations (GEO)
- U.S. Representative to the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) Coastal Regional Alliances
- White House Task Force on Earth Observations - staff
- NOAA Principal to the Interagency Ocean Observing System Committee (IOOC)
- Federal Officer of the IOOS Federal Advisory Committee
- NOS representative to the NOAA Observing System Committee (NOSC)
- Co-Chair to (NOSC) Observing Systems Committee (OSC)
Suzanne Skelley
Deputy Director, U.S. IOOS Program Office
Programmatic Responsibilities:
- Quarterly Congressional visits
- Compliance with NOS guidelines (e.g., safety, awards, IT, personnel)
- NOS representative to NOAA Awards Board
Additional Projects:
- Lead for Independent and Cost Estimates
- Lead for Regional build-out plans
Linda Lillycrop
USACE Liaison to U.S. IOOS
Programmatic Responsibilities:
IOOS Lead for:
- Facilitate USACE District and Division collaboration and partnerships with the IOOS Regions
- Facilitate USACE expertise and participation in national IOOS activities (DMAC Implementation, U.S. IOOS Modeling Testbed, Reference Implementation, etc)
- Facilitate integration of the IOOS enterprise data and capabilities within the USACE, and integration of USACE data and capabilities within the IOOS enterprise.
- Alternate USACE representative to IOOC
Laura Griesbauer
Program Assistant
Programmatic Responsibilities:
- Director’s calendar
- Director and Deputy Director travel
- Director and Deputy Director correspondence
- Staff support to the Director for GOOS RA
- Staff support to Director and Deputy projects
- Special projects as assigned by the Deputy/Director
Jack Harlan, PhD
HF Radar Project Manager
Programmatic Responsibilities:
- Program and Technical Lead for the US HF Radar network
- Co-Chair of the HF Radar Global Initiative
- HF Radar functional Point of Contact for IOOS Regions cooperative agreements
- IOOS representative to NOAA Alternate Energy Committee
Jack Oliva
Project Management Support
Programmatic Responsibilities:
- Annual Planning
- Gantt Tracking
- Project Management Tools
- Business Process Design
- Business Process Improvement
- Lead for Risk Management Coordination
Operations Division (OPS):
Charly Alexander
Division Chief
Responsible for Observing, DMAC and Modeling Subsystems
Additional Projects:
- Acting Chair DMAC Steering Team
- NSF OOI-IOOS Cyber Infrastructure coordination
- IOOS representative to NOAA CMSP Data Management Team
Derrick Snowden
DMAC System Architect
Programmatic Responsibilities:
DMAC functional POC for IOOS Regions cooperative agreements
Programmatic Responsibilities:
- IOOS representative to NOAA Biodiversity
- IOOS representative to NOAA IEA development
- IOOS co-representative for:
o IWG Ad Hoc group on bio-diversity
o Subcommittee on Unmanned Systems (SUS)
Programmatic Responsibilities:
Additional Projects
- Project lead for the Wave Glider demo (NERACOOS, MARACOOS, NDBC, Liquid Robotics, Sonardyne)
- IOOS co-representative for Subcommittee on Unmanned Systems (SUS)
- POC for US IOOS non-Federal Glider activities
Rob Ragsdale
DMAC Architecture Support
Programmatic Responsibilities:
Systems Engineering Support U.S. IOOS DMAC
Carmel Ortiz (40% time)
Alexander Birger (40% time)
Management Budget and Programming Division (MB&P):
Carl Gouldman
Division Chief
Programmatic Responsibilities:
IOOS Lead for:
- NOAA out-year budgeting process
- Current year budget execution
- U.S. IOOS Implementation and program development
- Federal agencies liaison
Additional Projects:
Jessica Snowden
Physical Scientist
Supports IOOS in NOAA’s out-year budget process
Programmatic Responsibilities:
- Secondary Federal Designated Official for the IOOS Federal Advisory Committee
- Supports Program Office representative to the Interagency Ocean Observing Committee (IOOC)
- National Ocean Policy engagement
- Annual Operating Plans
Carmen Solis
Business Manager
Programmatic Responsibilities:
- Lead for budget execution and financial management
- Lead for contract efforts within the office
- Manages transfers and receipt of funds to other NOAA offices
- Oversees IOOS travel authorizations
Regina Evans
Grants Specialist
Programmatic Responsibilities:
Oversees the 40 active cooperative agreements within U.S. IOOS
Additional Projects:
- Lead for the NEPA Programmatic Environmental Assessment
- Lead for the communications strategy development
Kate (Haber) Lambert
Program Analyst
Programmatic Responsibilities:
- Coordinate IOOS office contributions to U.S. IOOS Summit
- Support interagency partner engagement
- Performance monitoring
Victoria Kromer
Reception and Office Manager
Programmatic Responsibilities:
- Reception and Office Manager:
o Office Management and Security
o Travel manager
o IOOS meeting coordination and support
- Logistical support to the IOOS Federal Advisory Committee
Regional and External Affairs Division (READ)
CAPT Scott Kuester
Division Chief
Programmatic Responsibilities:
Responsible for coordination with Regional Associations on funding, certification, select interagency efforts, communications, and performance measurement
Additional Projects:
- Industry liaison for Oil and Gas
- Back-up for NOS PPAD taskers
Gabrielle Canonico-Hyde
Regional Point of Contact
Programmatic Responsibilities:
- Point of contact for ACT, CaRA, MARACOOS, and NERACOOS
- Co-Chair, Interagency Biodiversity Working Group
- IOOS lead for:
o NOAA Ocean Acidification program
o NOAA Harmful Algal Bloom program
o IWG-OP – committee supporting interagency funding efforts
o NOAA Ocean and Coastal Council – secondary member
o Marine Sensor FFO (as required)
- IOOS co-representative for:
o Smithsonian MarineGEO program
Dave Easter
Regional Point of Contact
Programmatic Responsibilities:
- Point of contact for AOOS, GCOOS, GLOS, and SECOORA
- IOOS lead for:
- Development of and implementation of certification guidelines
- Development of performance metrics
- IOOS co-lead for development and collection of regional milestones
Jenifer Rhoades
Regional Point of Contact
Programmatic Responsibilities:
- Point of contact for CeNCOOS, NANOOS, PacIOOS, and SCCOOS
- IOOS lead for:
- NOS PPAD taskers
- IOOS legislation implementation and re-authorization
- Congressional affairs
Jennie Lyons (60% time)
Communications Specialist
Programmatic Responsibilities:
- Communications (e.g., press releases, media events, outreach materials)
- Education activities
- Input to weekly NOS and NOAA reports
- Coordination with NOS Communications and Outreach Division, NFRA Education and Outreach Council, NOAA Public Affairs, and NOAA Exhibits.
Marina Kraus
Information Management Support
Programmatic Responsibilities:
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Office Organization
U.S. IOOS Program Office Organization Chart. Click here for details on structure, roles and responsibilities.
Organization Chart
Click here for a Printer Friendly version of the U.S. Program Office structure chart. (pdf, June, 2012)
This version includes:
- Organization Chart
- Priority Responsibilities of the Program Office
- Staff roles and responsibilities