Board of Directors
2024-2025 Board of Directors at NMEA 2025 in Lafayette, Louisiana
Officers
President: Tami Lunsford (2025-2026)
Newark, DE
President-elect: Sean Russell (2025-2026)
Inverness, FL
Past President: Tara Hicks-Johnson (2025-2026)
Durham, NH
Treasurer: Don Pinkerton (2024-2027)
Swampscott, MA
Secretary: Sonia Ahrabi-Nejad, (2025-2028)
Northboro, MA
Directors
Trey Broadhurst (2025-2028)
Conroe, TX
Frances Lang (2025 - 2028)
San Diego, CA
Rae Quadara, (2025 - 2028)
Ocean Springs, MS
Yolanda Sanchez (2025-2028)
Sevilla, Spain
Bailey Dawson (2024-2027)
Atlanta, GA
Kathy Fuller (2024-2027)
Brandywine, MD
Maria Madrigal (2024 - 2027)
Los Angeles, CA
Cassie Stymiest (2024-2027)
Northwood, NH
Maggie Allen (2023-2026)
Silver Spring, MD
Sandra Bilbo (2023-2026)
Moss Point, MS
Valerie Cournoyer (2023-2026)
Seymour, CT
Joanna Philippoff (2023-2026)
Honolulu, HI
Committee Chairs
Operations Pod
Bylaws: David Christopher, Chair
Chapters: Sean Russell, Chair; Maile Sullivan, Vice Chair
Executive: Tami Lunsford, Chair
Finance: Don Pinkerton, Chair
Grants and Development: Charlene Mauro, Chair
History: Sarah Richards, Chair
Equity and Belonging: Rae Quadara & Symone Barkley, Co-Chairs
Strategic Partnerships: Tara Hicks Johnson, Chair; Rochelle Strauss, Vice Chair - Endorsements; Larrisa Zip, Vice Chair - Ocean Technology
Communications Pod
Outreach: Cassie Stymiest, Chair
Current: Meg Marrero, Chair
Social Media: Vacant
Technology: Sandra Bilbo, Chair
Stakeholders Pod
International: Géraldine Fauville & Susan Haynes, Co-Chairs
Membership: David Christopher
Student Engagement: Kacey Gaylord-Opalewski & Kathy Fuller, Co-Chairs
Issues and Trends Pod
Conservation: Frances Lang, Chair
Education Research and Evaluation: Jennifer Cook, Chair
Ocean Literacy: Diana Payne, Chair; Sarah Schoedinger & Catherine Halversen, Vice Chairs
Traditional Knowledge: Linda Chilton & George Matsumoto, Co-Chairs
USA Blue Schools: Meg Marrero, Chair
Events Pod
Awards: David Wehunt, Chair; Nikita S. Lacour-Dukes, Vice-Chair
Conference: Robert Rocha, Chair
Scholarship: Courtney Gerstenmaier Felton, Chair
Ad Hoc
Past Presidents: Mike Spranger, Chair
Strategic Planning: Emily Yam, Chair
National Office
National Office Executive Administrator: Jackie Lewis
Contracted Staff
Social Media Community Manager: Jennifer Magnusson
Current Editor: Zach Greenberg
Chapter Representatives
Florida Marine Science Educators Association (FMSEA):
Heather Seaman, West Palm Beach, FL
Georgia Association of Marine Education (GAME):
Beth Palmer, Tybee Island, GA
Great Lakes Educators of Aquatic and Marine Science (GLEAMS):
Mandi Young, Traverse City, MI
Gulf of Maine Marine Education Association (GOMMEA):
Jennifer Kennedy, Portsmouth, NH
Mid-Atlantic Marine Educators Association (MAMEA):
Dawn Sherwood, Highland Springs, VA
Massachusetts Marine Educators (MME):
Emily Duwan, Boston, MA
Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators (NAME):
Maile Sullivan, Seattle, WA
New Jersey Marine Educators Association (NJMEA):
Diana Burich, Fort Hancock, NJ
New York State Marine Educators Association (NYSMEA):
Leann Winn, New York, NY
Oceania (Hawai'i and Pacific Islands):
Madeleine Sherman, Coral Resilience Lab, Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, Kāne‘ohe, HI
Southern Association of Marine Educators (SAME):
Alma Robichaux, Thibodaux, LA
Angie Dixon, Dauphin Island, AL
South Carolina Marine Educators Association (SCMEA):
Jaime Thom, Charleston, SC
Southeastern New England Marine Educators (SENEME):
Amy Ferland, Groton, CT
Southwest Marine Educators Association (SWMEA):
Jennifer Runyan, Long Beach, CA
Tennessee Educators of Aquatic and Marine Science (TEAMS):
David Wehunt, Soddy Daisy, TN
Texas Marine Educators Association (TMEA):
Vacant
For a full listing with contact information, please contact nmea@marine-ed.org.