NERACOOS Board of Directors

The NERACOOS Board of Directors, established with appointments from the New England Sea Grant Programs, the Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC), and the Northeast Academic Consortium (NEAC), governs the work of the regional association. The first board meeting was held on November 13, 2008. The NERACOOS Bylaws were adopted in November 2008.

Officers
John Trowbridge, President
Philip Trowbridge, Vice President
Rhonda Moniz, Secretary
Chris Williams, Treasurer

Committees
Executive Committee - John Trowbridge, Philip Trowbridge, Rhonda Moniz, and Chris Williams
Finance Committee - Janet Freedman, John Trowbridge, and Chris Williams
Nominating Committee - Regina Lyons, Rhonda Moniz, and Jason Goldstein
Terms of Reference

NERACOOS Board of Directors
(as of November 2020)

Board Member	Position	Institution		Term Expiration	Alternate
Larry Alade	Director	NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center	Non-Voting	2023
Nicole Bartlett	Director	NOAA/North Atlantic Regional Collaboration Team	Non-Voting	2023	Paula Fratantoni
Todd Callaghan	Director	Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management	NROC	2021
Pamela DiBona	Director	Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program	Other	2022
Diane Foster	Director	University of New Hampshire	Other	2023
Shayla Fitzsimmons	Director	Canadian Integrated Ocean Observing System	Other	2023
Janet Freedman	Director	Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council	Other	2021
Jason Goldstein	Director	Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve	Other	2022
Dave Hebert	Director	Bedford Institute of Oceanography	NEAC	2022
Regina Lyons	Director	Environmental Protection Agency	Non-Voting	2022	Matt Liebman
Rhonda Moniz	Secretary, 2022	Woods Hole Group	Other	2022
Todd Morrison	Director	Woods Hole Group	Other	2022
Kevin O'Brien	Director	CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection	NROC	2023
Andy Pershing	Director	Gulf of Maine Research Institute	Other	2021
Tom Pham	Director	MMA Center for Renewable and Responsible Energy	Other	2022
Thomas Taylor	Director	Cooke Aquaculture, Inc.	Other	2021	Jon Grant
David Townsend	Director	University of Maine	NEAC	2021	Andrew Thomas
John Trowbridge	President, 2021	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	NEAC	2021	Aleck Wang
Philip Trowbridge	Vice President, 2021	NH Department of Environmental Services	NROC	2021
David Ullman	Director	University of Rhode Island	NEAC	2023
Michael Whitney	Director	University of Connecticut	NEAC	2021
Christian Williams	Treasurer, 2022	NH Department of Environmental Services	NROC	2022	Ted Diers
Carl Wilson	Director	Maine Department of Marine Resources	NROC	2021