Who We Are

NOAA Ocean Exploration includes a range of staff, organized into a series of divisions dedicated to carrying out our mission.

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Leadership

CAPT William Mowitt

Acting Director
William.Mowitt@noaa.gov

Kristen Crossett

Acting Deputy Director
Kristen.Crossett@noaa.gov

Organization

Headquarters

Aurora Elmore, Ph.D.

Cooperative Institute Manager
Aurora.Elmore@noaa.gov

Catalina Martinez

Physical Scientist
Catalina.Martinez@noaa.gov

Gretchen Spencer

Management Analyst
Gretchen.Spencer@noaa.gov

Liz Tirpak

Senior Advisor
Liz.Tirpak@noaa.gov

David Turner

Senior Advisor, Planning and Peformance
David.Turner@noaa.gov

Administration and Finance

Vernee Holley

Performing the Duties of Division Chief
Vernee.Holley@noaa.gov

Joyce Addy

Grants Management Specialist
Joyce.Addy@noaa.gov

Alexanderia Allison

Administrative Officer
Alexanderia.Allison@noaa.gov

Cynthia Greene

Human Resources Liaison
Cynthia.Greene@noaa.gov

Elizabeth Diamond

Grants Specialist (on contract through Groundswell)
Elizabeth.Diamond@noaa.gov

Vernee Holley

Financial Management Analyst
Vernee.Holley@noaa.gov

Christina Ortiz

Grants Management Specialist
Christina.Ortiz@noaa.gov

Kevia Walker-Humphries

Administrative Specialist
Kevia.Walker-Humphries@noaa.gov

Gregory Zwicker

Financial Management Specialist
Gregory.Zwicker@noaa.gov

Expeditions and Exploration

Rachel Medley

Division Chief
Rachel.Medley@noaa.gov

Kasey Cantwell

Operations Chief
Kasey.Cantwell@noaa.gov

Logan Kline

Program Coordinator
Logan.Kline@noaa.gov

Amanda Maxon

Environmental Compliance Specialist (on contract through Groundswell)
Amanda.Maxon@noaa.gov

Kelley Suhre

OAR Discoverer Liaison
Kelley.Suhre@noaa.gov

Expedition Coordinator Team

Trish Albano

Expedition Coordinator
Trish.Albano@noaa.gov

Sam Cuellar

Expedition Coordinator
Samuel.Cuellar@noaa.gov

Technical Operations Team

Neah Baechler

Mapping Technician (on contract through UCAR)
Neah.Baechler@noaa.gov

Treyson Gillespie

Mapping Technician (on contract through UCAR)
Treyson.Gillespie@noaa.gov

Danielle Warren

Mapping Technician (on contract through UCAR)
Danielle.Warren@noaa.gov

Outreach and Education

Emily Crum

Performing the Duties of Division Chief
Emily.Crum@noaa.gov

Shellby Johnson-Rodney

Outreach Specialist and Coordinator
Shellby.Johnson@noaa.gov

Communications Team

Emily Crum

Communications Team Lead
Emily.Crum@noaa.gov

Brandon Gertz

Program Specialist - Communications (on contract through UCAR)
Brandon.Gertz@noaa.gov

Rachel Gulbraa

Communication Specialist (on contract through UCAR)
Rachel.Gulbraa@noaa.gov

Natasha McCracken

Senior Web Developer (on contract through UCAR)
Natasha.McCracken@noaa.gov

Christa Rabenold

Writer/Editor (on contract through UCAR)
Christa.Rabenold@noaa.gov

Connor Steere

Multimedia Production and Web Development Specialist (affiliate through the NOAA Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute)
Connor.Steere@noaa.gov

Michelle Whitman

Web Developer (on contract through UCAR)
Michelle.Whitman@noaa.gov

Education Team

Liz Hoadley

Education Team Lead
Liz.Hoadley@noaa.gov

Jesse Gwinn

Internship Program Coordinator (on contract through UCAR)
Jessica.Gwinn@noaa.gov

Susan Haynes

Education Coordinator (on contract through Groundswell)
Susan.Haynes@noaa.gov

Suraida Nanez-James

Education Coordinator (on contract through Groundswell)
Suraida.NanezJames@noaa.gov

Science and Technology

Mashkoor Malik, Ph.D.

Division Chief
Mashkoor.Malik@noaa.gov

Frank Cantelas

Advisor to Science and Technology Division
Frank.Cantelas@noaa.gov

Nicole Miller

NOAA 'Omics Portfolio Specialist (on contract through UCAR)
Nicole.Miller@noaa.gov

Data Analytics and Synthesis Team

Thomas Morrow, Ph.D.

Data Analytics and Synthesis Team Lead
Thomas.Morrow@noaa.gov

Ango Hsu

GIS Specialist (on contract through UCAR)
Ango.Hsu@noaa.gov

Synergistic Team

Adrienne Copeland, Ph.D.

Competitive Grant Program Manager, Synergistic Team Lead
Adrienne.Copeland@noaa.gov

Phil Hartmeyer

Marine Archaeologist
Phil.Hartmeyer@noaa.gov

Ashley Marranzino

Benthic Biologist (on contract through UCAR)
Ashley.Marranzino@noaa.gov

Nina Pruzinsky

Grant Science Support Coordinator (on contract through UCAR)
Nina.Pruzinsky@noaa.gov

Technology Team

Philip Hoffman

Uncrewed Maritime Systems R&D Coordinator, Technology Team Lead
Philip.Hoffman@noaa.gov

Chris Beaverson

National Oceanographic Partnership Program Program Coordinator (on contract through Groundswell)
Chris.Beaverson@noaa.gov

Employee Directory

NOAA Ocean Exploration staff and team members are located at NOAA headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, as well as in field offices around the country. To contact a specific NOAA Ocean Exploration employee, please visit the NOAA Staff Directory.

Website Questions

For technical questions about this website, send the NOAA Ocean Exploration web developers a message at oceanexweb@noaa.gov. For information about content posted on this site, please email us at oceanexplorer@noaa.gov.

Media Contacts

If you are a member of the media and have a question about our office or this website, please contact us at ocean-explore-comms@noaa.gov, and a member of our communications team will respond. You can also find additional information and media resources in our Media Kit.

Data Inquiries

The management, archiving, and delivery of data collected through NOAA Ocean Exploration-supported expeditions happens through a partnership with NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Once data from expeditions supported by our office have been quality control checked, they are freely available via NCEI and/or the NOAA Central Library. For information on how to access data collected during NOAA Ocean Exploration-supported ocean expeditions, visit the Data Access page.