Contact Us
Have a question and don’t know who to ask? Please send inquiries about cleanups, school projects, the MDP website, or marine debris topics to marinedebris.web@noaa.gov. This email address is monitored regularly, and we will do our best to get back to you quickly.
Media: Please contact Lindsey Palardy at lindsey.palardy@noaa.gov.
Marine Debris Program Staff
Leadership
- Nancy Wallace, Director
nancy.wallace@noaa.gov - Mark Dix, Acting Director
mark.dix@noaa.gov - MaryLee Haughwout, Deputy Director
marylee.haughwout@noaa.gov
Research
- Amy V. Uhrin, Chief Scientist
amy.uhrin@noaa.gov - Carlie Herring, Research Analyst
carlie.herring@noaa.gov
Regional Coordination
- Nir Barnea, Pacific Northwest Regional Coordinator
nir.barnea@noaa.gov - Demi Fox, Northeast Regional Coordinator
Demi.Fox@noaa.gov - Sarah Latshaw, Southeast Regional Coordinator
sarah.latshaw@noaa.gov - Sherry Lippiatt, California Regional Coordinator
sherry.lippiatt@noaa.gov - Sarah Lowe, Great Lakes Regional Coordinator
sarah.lowe@noaa.gov - Peter Murphy, Alaska Regional Coordinator
peter.murphy@noaa.gov - Caitlin Wessel, Gulf of Mexico Regional Coordinator
caitlin.wessel@noaa.gov - Mark Manuel, Pacific Islands Regional Coordinator
mark.manuel@noaa.gov - Charles Grisafi, Florida & Caribbean Regional Coordinator
charles.grisafi@noaa.gov - Jason Rolfe, Mid-Atlantic Regional Coordinator
jason.rolfe@noaa.gov - Jessica Conway, Planning and Preparedness Specialist
jessica.conway@noaa.gov
Grants and Cooperative Agreements
- Tom Barry, Cooperative Agreements Specialist
tom.barry@noaa.gov
Communications, Education, and Outreach
- Emma Tonge, Communications & Outreach
emma.tonge@noaa.gov - Lindsey Palardy, Communications & Policy
lindsey.palardy@noaa.gov - Shanelle Naone, Pacific Islands Outreach
shanelle.naone@noaa.gov - Alexis Thorbecke, Communications & Education
alexis.thorbecke@noaa.gov
Planning and Facilitation
- Christy Kehoe, Meeting Planner and Facilitation Specialist
christy.kehoe@noaa.gov