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John Bullard
Regional Administrator
John Bullard directs NOAA Fisheries' science-based stewardship of living marine species and habitat from Maine to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, as well as those in rivers and estuaries within this range. Bullard leads approximately 200 dedicated staff working on building productive and sustainable commercial and recreational fisheries, recovering and conserving marine mammals and endangered species, and establishing resilient habitats that support healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems.
Since taking on the role of Regional Administrator in 2012, Bullard has led the effort to confront the crisis of crashing cod stocks and their impact on commercial and recreational fishing communities. Under Bullard’s watch, the Regional Office has also taken important steps to protect deep sea corals and essential fish habitat, and ushered in new rules to reduce whale entanglements with fishing gear. In addition, Bullard has done a great deal to improve communication with the fishing industry, environmental organizations, management partners, and Congress.
A native of New Bedford, Massachusetts, Bullard joined NOAA Fisheries following his retirement in 2012 as the President of the Sea Education Association, a non-profit education organization headquartered in Woods Hole, MA, which teaches college students about the science and culture of the sea. From 1993 to 1998, he worked for the Clinton Administration in Washington, D.C., where he led NOAA's first federal Office of Sustainable Development. While there, Bullard created programs to assist distressed fishing families in New England, the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific Northwest, and Alaska. He also worked on the President's Council on Sustainable Development developing policies to unite the goals of economic opportunity, environmental health, and social equity and advised communities on sustainable development. Following Federal service, he completed a fellowship at Harvard's Institute of Politics. From 1986 to 1992, Bullard served three terms as the Mayor New Bedford, MA, where he introduced community policing, recycling, AIDS prevention, and brought the City into compliance with the Clean Water Act.
Bullard earned his B.A. magna cum laude from Harvard. He received both a Master of Architecture and a Master of City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He has lectured widely and received numerous awards, including an Honorary Master of Public Service from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
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Daniel Morris
Deputy Regional Administrator
Daniel Morris has worked off and on at GARFO since 1994. He became the deputy regional administrator in 2011. Over the years, he gained experience in each of the NOAA Fisheries program areas – Protected Resources, Habitat Conservation, and Sustainable Fisheries.
After attending the Naval Academy, Morris spent six years in the Navy. After the Navy, Morris began his NOAA career in the NOAA Corps as a deck officer and working diver. He served on the R/V JOHN V VICKERS, NOAA Ship McARTHUR, and NOAA Ship FERREL, before taking command of NOAA Ship McARTHUR II.
In addition to his duties as the deputy regional administrator, Morris was appointed in 2013 to serve as the federal commissioner and head of the United States’ delegation to the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization.
978-281-9311
Daniel.Morris@noaa.gov
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Lou Chiarella
Assistant Regional Administrator for Habitat Conservation
Lou Chiarella has been the Assistant Regional Administrator for Habitat Conservation since 2012. He is responsible for the administration and implementation of the Essential Fish Habitat provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, and the fish passage provisions of the Federal Power Act. Chiarella has been with GARFO Habitat Conservation Division since 1998 and has more than 25 years of experience in habitat conservation issues.
The Habitat Conservation Division is dedicated to the protection, restoration, and stewardship of marine, estuarine, and riverine habitats to support our nation's fisheries for future generations.
978-281-9277
Lou.Chiarella@noaa.gov
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Kevin Chu
Assistant Regional Administrator for Stakeholder Engagement
Kevin Chu has a broad background in fisheries policy and science. He has worked on international, national and regional issues relating to fisheries management and protected species. He has worked as a Congressional staff member. He formerly served as the Deputy Regional Administrator for the NMFS Southwest Regional Office. Chu has a Ph.D. in whale biology.
The Stakeholder Engagement Division is responsible for public affairs, communications support and fishing industry outreach. The division includes: (1) The GARFO communications team, which is responsible for providing public affairs support, promoting ocean literacy, and developing communication policies; and (2) The fishing industry outreach team that provides in-person advice and support to fishermen and seafood dealers and provides current information to GARFO staff regarding the fishing industry.
410-573-4578
kevin.chu@noaa.gov
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Kimberly Damon-Randall
Assistant Regional Administrator for Protected Resources
Kim Damon-Randall is responsible for overseeing the Protected Resources Division. She joined NMFS in 2001 in the Fisheries Statistics Division before moving to the Protected Resources Division. In Protected Resources, she first worked on section 7 consultations under the Endangered Species Act and then coordinated the proactive conservation program and served as a listing biologist. Damon-Randall became the supervisor of the Endangered Species Group in 2008, and took on the Assistant Regional Administrator position in 2014.
The Protected Resources Division is dedicated to managing, conserving, and rebuilding populations of marine mammals and endangered and threatened marine and anadromous species in rivers, bays, estuaries, and marine waters of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Through management, conservation, and recovery efforts authorized under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act, as well as public outreach and education, we strive to ensure the survival of the protected marine and anadromous species in our region for future generations.
978-282-8485
Kimberly.Damon-Randall@noaa.gov
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Wallace French
Director, Information Resource Management
Wallace French directs the efforts of our regional IT program office.The IRM division contains two branches—Network Operations and Software Development. Our Network Operations team manages the day-to-day operations of keeping our IT systems running and secure in order for staff to have the tools available to accomplish their jobs.The Software Development branch develops applications for use by internal and external stakeholders to include web applications for industry professionals to gain access to our data collections. IRM provides IT services to all GARFO program offices and works closely with our external partners serving on several committees and technical teams. Additionally, IRM leads the regional GIS program and provides products for use by a variety of stakeholders.
Wallace joined the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office in 2010. Prior to joining NOAA, Wallace worked in a variety of federal agencies including the General Services Administration, the Defense Logistics Agency, and the U.S. Navy. Wallace has an MBA from Suffolk University in Boston and a BA from the University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire.
978-281-9147
Wallace.French@noaa.gov
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Hannah Goodale
Assistant Regional Administrator for Analysis and Program Support Division
Hannah Goodale was named ARA for Analysis and Program Support (APSD) in December 2010. APSD provides permit services and fisheries data to the public and other offices within the agency. APSD also provides data and analyses to support catch monitoring and fishery management decisions.
She joined NOAA Fisheries in 1982, working for 9 years in research administration positions at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, and then another 20 years in GARFO's Sustainable Fisheries Division, first as a staff member and later as a team supervisor. During the period, the Fishery Management Councils established a number of new fisheries management programs that were implemented by SFD, including limited access vessel permit programs, fishing allocation programs, and mandatory reporting--all of which are now among APSD's responsibilities.
978-281-9101
Hannah.f.Goodale@noaa.gov
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Harry Mears
Assistant Regional Administrator for Operations and Budget
Harold "Harry" Mears, with a fishing family background from New Jersey, and experience in state/federal relationships and federal lobster management, leads the Operations and Budget Division. The Division serves as the focal point for regional program operations involving strategic planning; budget and acquisition; grants and contracts; facility, workforce and records management, safety and security; and responses to the public under the Freedom of Information Act.
Before coming to Gloucester, Harry worked with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the Delaware River American Shad Study in Rosemont, New Jersey. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Rhode Island and a Master of Science degree in fishery research from the University of Maine. He has a passion for music. One of his favorite songs, "All the Little Lights" by Passenger, contains the words, "I know one [a light] still burns on a fishing boat of the New Jersey Shore."
978-281-9243
Harry.Mears@noaa.gov
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Michael Pentony
Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries
Michael Pentony was named the Assistant Regional Administrator for the Sustainable Fisheries Division (SFD) in summer of 2014. Fisheries professionals in SFD support the work of the Mid-Atlantic and New England Fishery Management Councils and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. SFD staff prepare and implement regulations established under fourteen fishery management plans (FMPs) by the two Council and the Commission. Prior to 2014, Pentony served for 12 years as a team supervisor in SFD and oversaw the development and implementation of actions supporting a number of FMPs.
Before joining NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service, Pentony worked for four years as a policy analyst for the New England Fishery Management Council, primarily on issues related to habitat, marine protected areas, and the deep-sea red crab fishery. Pentony has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and a Master’s of Environmental Management from the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. Between college and graduate school (and after a year skiing in Aspen, Colorado), Pentony served for six years as an officer in the United States Air Force.
978-281-9283
Michael.Pentony@noaa.gov
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