STATE MEMBERS

MAINE

Kathleen Leyden*

Maine Coastal Program

kathleen.leyden@maine.gov

Meredith Mendelson

Department of Marine Resources

meredith.mendelson@maine.gov

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Steve Couture* (current NROC Co-Chair)

Department of Environmental Services

steven.couture@des.nh.gov

Chris Williams (Alternate)

Department of Environmental Services

Christian.Williams@des.nh.gov

MASSACHUSETTS

Lisa Engler*

Office of Coastal Zone Management

Lisa.Engler@mass.gov

Kathryn Ford

Division of Marine Fisheries

kathryn.ford@mass.gov

RHODE ISLAND

Janet Coit

Department of Environmental Management

Janet.coit@dem.ri.gov

Grover Fugate

Coastal Resources Management Council

gfugate@crmc.ri.gov

Robert Ballou (Alternate) 

Coastal Resources Management Council

robert.ballou@dem.ri.gov

Jeff Willis (Alternate) 

Coastal Resources Management Council

jwillis@crmc.ri.gov

CONNECTICUT

Brian Thompson

Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

brian.thompson@ct.gov

David Blatt (Alternate)

Department of Environmental Protection

David.Blatt@ct.gov

FEDERAL MEMBERS

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Darryl Francois

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Darryl.Francois@boem.gov

Rick Bennett*

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Rick_Bennett@fws.gov

Walter Barnhardt

US Geological Survey

wbarnhardt@usgs.gov

Leann Bullin (Alternate)

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Leann.Bullin@boem.gov

Mary Krueger (Alternate)

National Park Service

Mary_c_Krueger@nps.gov

Peter Murdoch  (Alternate)

US Geological Survey

pmurdoch@usgs.gov

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Regina Lyons* (current NROC Co-Chair)

US EPA Region One

Lyons.Regina@epamail.epa.gov

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

Betsy Nicholson*

NOAA Coastal Services Center

betsy.nicholson@noaa.gov

Chris Boelke (Alternate)

National Marine Fisheries Service

christopher.boelke@noaa.gov

Ellen Mecray (Alternate)

National Climate Data Center

ellen.l.mecray@noaa.gov

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Christine Clarke

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

christine.clarke@ma.usda.gov

ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Lawrence Oliver

US Army Corps of Engineers

lawrence.r.oliver@usace.army.mil

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Michele DesAutels 

US Coast Guard First District

michele.e.desautels@uscg.mil

* Member of NROC Executive Committee

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PARTNERS

NROC seeks new, and encourages existing, ocean and coastal partnerships to address regional issues. We foster regional communication, interaction, and cooperation on marine and ocean-related research and development, education, exploration, and observation. NROC works with numerous organizations on initiatives addressing ocean planning, coastal hazard resilience, and ocean and coastal ecosystem health. Partnerships range from short-term, informal interactions to long-term, formalized relationships with Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs). All of these partnerships are important and valuable to NROC.

Memoranda of Understanding

Memoranda of understanding (MOUs) between NROC and partner organizations provide an overview of the organizations’ shared interests and formally describe the methods of collaboration. NROC currently has MOUs with the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment (MOU), Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal and Ocean Observing Systems (MOU), Coastal States Stewardship Foundation, and Northeast Regional Sea Grant Consortium.