Board of Directors

Committee Chairs

Operations Pod

Bylaws: David Christopher, Chair
Chapters: Jennifer Kennedy, Chair; Maile Sullivan & Dawn Sherwood, Co-Chairs
Equity and Belonging: Rae Quadara & Symone Barkley, Co-Chairs
Executive: Sean Russell, Chair
Finance: Don Pinkerton, Chair
Grants and Development: Molly Dushay, Chair
History: Sarah Richards, Chair
Nominating Committee: Tami Lunsford, Chair
Strategic Partnerships: Tara Hicks Johnson, Chair; Rochelle Strauss, Vice Chair - Endorsements; Larrisa Zip, Vice Chair - Ocean Technology

Communications Pod

Outreach & Digital Engagement: Jennifer Magnusson & Sandra Bilbo, Co-Chairs
Current: Vacant
Technology: Vacant

Stakeholders Pod

International: Teresa Kennedy, Yolanda Sánchez, & Cassie Stymiest, Co-Chairs
Membership: David Christopher, Chair
Student Engagement: Kacey Gaylord-Opalewski & Kathy Fuller, Co-Chairs

Issues and Trends Pod

Conservation: Frances Lang & Jesse Gwinn, Co-Chairs
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

Contracted Staff

National Office Executive Administrator: Jackie Lewis
Communications & Digital Engagement 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): 
Vacant

Mid-Atlantic Marine Educators Association (MAMEA): 
Dawn Sherwood, Highland Springs, VA

Massachusetts Marine Educators (MME): 
Carolina Bastidas, Cambridge, 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):
Vacant

Southern Association of Marine Educators (SAME): 
Carley Zapfe, Biloxi, MS

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):
Alayna Ader, Laguna Beach, CA

Tennessee Educators of Aquatic and Marine Science (TEAMS): 
Not Active

Texas Marine Educators Association (TMEA):
Not Active

For a full listing with contact information, please contact nmea@marine-ed.org.