Focus Areas

The following working groups were established and chairs appointed in the four focus areas. These groups are working with the Strategic Planning and Implementation Team on a NERACOOS Strategic Plan:

  1. Ocean and Coastal Ecosystem Health
  2. Coastal Hazards Resiliency
  3. Ocean Energy
  4. Maritime safety and security

Ocean and Coastal Ecosystem Health Working Group | View current initiatives

Name Email State Type Organization
Scott Gallager * sgallager@whoi.edu MA Research WHOI
Paul Currier * paul.currier@des.nh.gov NH State Govt NHDES
Jon Hare Jon.Hare@noaa.gov N/A Fed Govt NOAA NESFC
Kathryn Ford kathryn.ford@state.ma.us MA State Govt MDMF
Al Hanson akhanson@gso.uri.edu RI University URI
Lew Incze lincze@usm.maine.edu ME University USM
Mike Mikelson mike.mickleson@mwra.state.ma.us MA State Govt MWRA
Bradford Butman bbutman@usgs.gov N/A Fed Govt USGS
Jeff Runge jeffrey.runge@maine.edu ME University UMaine
Don Anderson danderson@whoi.edu MA Research WHOI
Les Kaufman lesk@bu.edu MA University BU
Joe Salisbury joe.salisbury@unh.edu NH University UNH
Richard Taylor rtaylor@cove.com MA    
Linda Mercer Linda.Mercer@maine.gov ME State Govt ME DMR

* - current chair


Coastal Hazards Resiliency Working Group | View current initiatives

Name Email State Type Organization
Kevin O'Brien* Kevin.OBrien@ct.gov CT State Govt CT DEP
Tom Shyka* tshyka@gomoos.org ME Non Profit GoMOOS
Adrienne Harrison Adrianne.Harrison@noaa.gov N/A Fed Govt NOAA CSC
Ed Fratto efratto@nesec.org MA Non Profit NESEC
Julia Knisel julia.knisel@state.ma.us MA State Govt MA CZM
John Winkleman John.H.Winkelman@usace.army.mil N/A Fed Govt USACE
Robert Beardsley rbeardsley@whoi.edu MA Research WHOI
John Cannon John.W.Cannon@noaa.gov ME Fed Govt NWS
Janet Freedman JFreedman@crmc.ri.gov RI State Govt RI CRMC

* - current chair

Ocean Energy Working Group | View current initiatives

Name Email State Type Organization
Neal Pettigrew * nealp@umaine.edu ME University UMaine
John Ferland jferland@oceanrenewablepower.com   Private Ind ORPC
Craig Swanson cswanson@asascience.com RI Private Ind ASA
Michael Kujawa mkujawa@dwwind.com   Private Ind Deep Water Wind
Gene Terray eterray@whoi.edu MA Research WHOI
Doug Vandemark * Doug.Vandemark@unh.edu NH Research UNH
Jack Ringleberg jack@jmsnet.com CT Private Ind JMS Naval Architects
Martin Wosnik  martin.wosnik@unh.edu NH University UNH
Peter Smith smithPC@mar.dfo-mpo.qc.ca CANADA Govt BIO

* - current chair

Maritime Safety Working Group | View current initiatives

Name Email State Type Organization
James O'Donnell * james.odonnell@uconn.edu CT University UConn
Arthur Allen Arthur.A.Allen@uscg.mil N/A Fed Govt USCG
Eoin Howlett ehowlett@asascience.com RI Private Ind ASA
David Ullman d.ullman@gso.uri.edu RI University URI
Timothy Carton Timothy.J.Carton@uscg.mil N/A Fed Govt USCG
Neal Pettigrew nealp@umaine.edu ME University UMaine
Jeffrey Tongue jeffrey.tongue@noaa.gov N/A Fed Govt NOAA NWS
Robert Beardsley rbeardsley@whoi.edu MA Research WHOI
Joseph Dellicarpini Joseph.Dellicarpini@noaa.gov N/A Fed Govt NOAA NWS
Jack Ringleberg jack@jmsnet.com CT Private Ind JMS Naval Architects
John Henshaw john.h.henshaw@maine.gov ME State Govt ME Port Auth

* - current chair