Current Governing Board Members (as of July 2008)

• Bill Adler, MA Lobsterman’s Association
• Priscilla Brooks, Conservation Law Foundation
• John Bullard, Sea Education Association   
• Stephen Crosby, McCormack Graduate School of Policy, University of MA - Boston
• Richard Delaney, Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
• Paul Diodati, MA Division of Marine Fisheries
• Deborah Hadden, MA Port Authority
• James Hunt, City of Boston
• Leslie-Ann McGee, MA Office of Coastal Zone Management
• Leona Roach, MA Marine Trades Association
• Andrew A. Rosenberg, Joint Ocean Commission Initiative and University of New Hampshire
• Greg Watson, MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Fiscal sponsor

The University of MA Boston/McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies (UMB/MGS) is serving as MOP’s fiscal sponsor to administer the grant award and MOP staff will soon be located at the UMB campus.  Stephen P. Crosby, MGS Dean and MOP Governing Board member, will serve as Principal Investigator for administration of the MOP grant.  Robbin Peach, Sr. Research Fellow at UMB, will serve as Co-PI and as Senior Advisor to MOP.

Staff

Stephanie Moura - Executive Director

Nicholas Napoli - Science Program Manager

Howard Krum - Communications/Outreach Manager

Tricia Bonifacio - Administrative Coordinator

Below is a list of stakeholders involved in developing MOP’s Five Year Strategic Plan.  Click on any underlined name for a short biography.

	Denotes member of the Strategic Planning Group
	Denotes member of the Steering Commitee
	Denotes member of the Science & Technical Commitee
Please click on any underlined name for a full biography.

Bill Adler Executive Director, Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association Member, Massachusetts Fisheries Commission
Priscilla Brooks Director, Ocean Conservation Program, Conservation Law Foundation
Moira Brown Right Whale Senior Scientist, New England Aquarium
John Bullard President, Sea Education Association
Rick Burnes Co-founder, Partner, Charles River Ventures
Fara Courtney President, Good Harbor Consulting
Jud Crawford Senior Scientist, Conservation Law Foundation
Richard Delaney Executive Vice President, Horsley Witten Group
Paul Diodati Director, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
John Duff Assistant Professor of Environmental Law University of MA, Boston
Mike Fogarty Adjunct Scientist, Biology Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute New England Fishery Management Council
Kathryn Ford Marine Habitat Specialist, MA Division of Marine Fisheries
Barry Gibson New England Regional Director, Recreational Fishing Alliance
Deborah Hadden Deputy Port Director, Massachusetts Port Authority
James W. Hunt, III Chief of Environmental and Energy Services, City of Boston
Lew Incze Research Professor, University of Southern Maine Gulf of Maine Research Council
Les Kauffman Professor of Biology, Boston University
Jason Link Food Web Dynamics Program Leader, National Marine Fisheries Service
Stormy Mayo Director, Right Whale Habitat Studies, Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
Greg McGregor Founding Partner, McGregor & Associates, PC
Betsy Nicholson Regional Coastal Management Specialist, NOAA Coastal Services Center
David O'Connor Commissioner, Massachusetts Division of Energy Resources
Jackie Odell Executive Director, Northeast Seafood Coalition
Robbin Peach Executive Director, Massachusetts Environmental Trust
Judy Pederson Coastal Resources Specialist & Manager, MIT/SeaGrant
Mark Rasmussen Executive Director, Coalition for Buzzards Bay
Bud Ris President, New England Aquarium
Leona Roach Executive Director, Massachusetts Marine Trades Association
Andrew Rosenberg Professor, University of New Hampshire - Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans & Space
Brian Rothschild Professor, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth - School for Marine Science and Technology
James Sanchirico Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future
Andy Solow Environmental & Ecological Statistician, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Susan Snow-Cotter / Bruce Carlisle Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Dave Terkla Professor of Environmental Economics, University of MA, Boston
Sue Tierney Managing Principal, The Analysis Group
Bruce Tobey City Councilor, City of Gloucester
Greg Watson Vice President for Sustainable Development & Renewable Energy, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
Peter Wiebe Senior Scientist, Biology, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Jack Wiggin Executive Director, Urban Harbors Institute at University of Massachusetts, Boston