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Board Members and Committees

RED Compiled as of October 1, 2008.

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Board Members, Sector, and Term Limits

Industry/Private Sector Email Term Limit (yr)
Andy Clark aclark01@harris.com 2 (as of 7/1/07)
Denise Johnson   2 (as of 7/1/07)
(resigned 9/08; up for replacement 10/08)
Mitch Roffer roffers@bellsouth.net 2 (as of 7/1/07)
Cliff Merz cmerz@dialytics.com 3 (as of 7/1/07)
Carroll Hood cahood@raytheon.com 3 (as of 7/2/08)
Academic/Research/Education Sector Email Term Limit (yr)
Dick Dodge dodge@nova.edu 2 (as of 7/1/07)
Joe Ramus jramus@duke.edu 3 (as of 7/1/07)
Manhar Dhanak dhanak@oe.fau.edu 3 (as of 7/1/08)
Georges Weatherly weatherly@ocean.fsu.edu 3 (as of 7/1/08)
Peter Sheng pete@coastal.ufl.edu  
Public Agencies/Non-Profit/Other Sectors Email Term Limit (yr)
Roger Pugliese roger.pugliese@safmc.net 3 (as of 7/1/08)
Sandra Vargo svargo@marine.usf.edu 3 (as of 7/1/08)
Kim Cavendish kcavendish@mods.net 2 (as of 7/1/07)
Carolyn Dekle cdekle@sfrpc.com 3 (as of 7/1/07)
Lundie Spence Lundie.Spence@scseagrant.org 3 (as of 7/1/07)
At-Large Email Term Limit (yr)
Harvey Seim (NC) hseim@email.unc.edu 2 (as of 7/1/07)
Rick DeVoe (SC) Rick.Devoe@scseagrant.org 2 (as of 7/1/07)
Jim Sanders (GA) jim.sanders@skio.usg.edu 3 (as of 7/1/07)
Otis Brown (FL) obrown@miami.edu 3 (as of 7/1/08)
Pat Welsh (FL) pat.welsh@unf.edu 3 (as of 7/1/07)
George Maul (FL) gmaul@fit.edu 3 (as of 7/1/08)

 

COMMITTEES

Committee List as approved by the SECOORA Board at January 7 & 8, 2008 meeting in Savannah, GA

Note at the August 30, 2008 Board meeting a motion was passed that limited committee member terms to one year

 

Policy Committees Members

(B) Signifies Board of Directors member

 

Board Development Committee
Chair Lundie Spence (B) Lundie.Spence@scseagrant.org
Members Dick Dodge (B)
  Carolyn Dekle(B)
  Jim Sanders (B)
  Pat Welsh (B)
  Jyotika Virmani, FLCOOS Consortium
  Tom Kuba, Lockheed Martin
  Peter Sheng (B) has requested this appointment

 

Governance Committee
Chair Joe Ramus (B) jramus@imap.duke.edu
Members Mitch Roffer (B)
  Jim Sanders (B)
  Sandy Vargo (B)
  Otis Brown (B)
  Van Waddell, SAIC
  Bob VanDolah, SC DNR
  Judy Gray, AOML (ex-officio)
  Manhar Dhanak (B) has requested this appointment

 

Finance Committee

 

Chair Kim Cavendish (B) kcavendish@mods.net
Members Carolyn Dekle (B)
  Carroll Hood (B)
  George Maul (B)
  Cliff Merz (B)
  Sandy Vargo (B)
  Madilyn Fletcher, USC
  Georges Weatherly (B) has requested this appointment
Public Policy Committee
Chair Rick DeVoe (B) Rick.Devoe@scseagrant.org
Members Kim Cavendish (B)
  Andy Clark (B)
  Dick Dodge (B)
  Mitch Roffer (B)
  Harvey Seim (B)
  Roger Pugliese (B) has requested this appointment

 

Program Committees Members

(B) Signifies Board of Directors member

 

Science Advisory Committee
Chair Pat Welsh (B)
Members Otis Brown (B)
  Rick Jahnke, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
  Rick Leuttich, University of North Carolina Institute for Marine Science
  Thorsten Dittmar, Florida State University
  Gary Hitchcock, University of Miami
  George Voulgaris, USC
  Alex Soloviev, NSU

 

Ops & Maintenance Committee
Co-Chair Harvey Seim (B) hseim@email.unc.edu
Chair Cliff Merz (B) dialytics@verizon.net
Members Andy Clark (B)
  Jeff Kinder, DownEast Instrumentation
  Mark Luther, USF College of Marine Science
  Manhar Dhanak (B) has requested this appointment
  Roger Pugliese (B) has requested this appointment

 

Data Management and Communication Committee

(at BOD Jan 7-8, 2008 meeting, members appointed)

Co-Chair Carroll Hood (B)          cahood@raytheon.com
Co-Chair Peter Sheng (B) has requested Co-Chair
Members Madilyn Fletcher
  Dwayne Porter – DMCC Liaison, SC
  Lynn Leonard – SAC Liaison UNCW NC
  Ken Galluppi, RENCI, NC
  Wade Sheldon, UGA
  Jim Hendee AOML, FL
  Keqi Zhang, FIU, FL
  Kathleen O’Keife, F&WCC

 

DMCC Subcommittee

(Technical hands-on group not subject to Board vote; serves at pleasure of the DMAC Committee – pages 46-49 of the January 7-8, 2008 Board meeting minutes

Chair Sam Walker, ODP IM Coordinator
Members Dwayne Porter, Centralized Data Management Office of NERRS
  Vembu Subramanian, USF Ocean Modeling and Prediction Laboratory, Director of Data Management
  Steven Brody, OMS Technology
  Susannah Charlton
  Chris Calloway
  Jesse Cleary
  Tammy Small
  Sarah Haines
  Plus another 11 people to make 20 members per Carroll Hood at page 35 at 6.243

 

E&O Committee
Chair George Maul (B) gmaul@fit.edu
Members Jim Sanders (B)
  Joe Ramus (B)
  Lundie Spence (B)
  Allison Sill (NOAA): Allison.sill@noaa.gov
  Julie Lambert (FAU): jlambert@fau.edu
  Joe Boyer (FIU): boyerj@fiu.edu
  Mike Spranger (FL Sea Grant): spranger@ufl.edu
  Laura Bracken (UM RSMAS): lbracken@rsmas.miami.edu
  Quinton White (JU): qwhite@ju.edu
  Ali Hudson (USF CMS): ahudson@marine.usf.edu
  Leslie Sauter (College of Charleston): sautterl@cofc.edu
  Terri Kirby-Hathaway (NC Sea Grant): terrikh@csi.northcarolina.edu
  Elizabeth Vernon (SC Sea Grant): Elizabeth.vernon@scseagrant.org
  Jack Thigpen (NC Sea Grant Ext): jack_thigpen@ncsu.edu
  Tom Gustafson (NSU OC): tgiscis@aol.com
  Paul Ruscher (IFSU MD): ruscher@met.fsu.edu
  Arnoldo Valle Levinson (UF CCED): arnoldo@ufl.edu

 

Ad Hoc Committees

 

Proposal Writing

July 31-Aug 1, 2007 Minutes: Motion was specific appointments based on their existing chairs

Harvey Seim (B)

Cliff Merz (B)

Carroll Hood (B)

 

Search Committee

Otis Brown (B)

Andy Clark (B)

Jim Sanders (B)

Tom Kuba

Elaine Knight

Judy Gray

 

Executive Committee

Rick Devoe (B), Chair

Harvey Seim (B), Vice Chair

Kim Cavendish (B), Treasurer

Dick Dodge (B), Secretary

Mitch Roffer (B), At large

 

Stakeholder Advisory Council

(Staff needs to confirm who has accepted their positions on the Stakeholder Advisory Council and, as to those who have declined to participate).

Georges Weatherly (B) has requested this appointment as the Board Liaison (FSU)

Roger Pugliese (B) has requested this appointment as Board Liaison if two can serve. Roger is already a SAC member before he became a Board member.

 

Agreed to serve:

Tom Kuba (Lockheed Martin)

Dan Zimble (ESRI)

Geoff Morrison (SEAKEEPERS Int’l)

Larry Harvey (Center for Applied Space Technology)

Rob Thieler (USGS, Coastal and Marine Geology Program)

Bob Jensen (USACE)

Greg Williams (USACE Wilmington District Office)

Steve Pfaff(NC-NWS)

Charlie Paxton (FL-NWS)

Judy Gray (NOAA)

Dick Crout (NDBC) 

Allison Sill (NOAA-Phytoplankton Monitoring Network) –Outreach/education

Lisa Adams (Kennesaw State University) – Education

Leslie Sautter (College of Charleston) -- Education

Holly Greening (Tampa Bay Estuary Program)

John Fear – NERR (NC)

Rick Gleeson - NERR (Guana Tolomato Matanzas, FL NERR

Graham Somerall (Coastal Conservation Assoc. and Sea Island Charters)

Bob Jones (FL Southeastern Fisheries Association) –fisheries

Gil McRae (FL Fish Wildlife Commission)

Roger Pugliese (B) (SAFMC) – Federal fisheries

Jim Roberson (International Game Fish Association) – fisheries

Dave Tilley (Frying Pan Tower) - fisheries

Dave Baker (Town of Wrightsville Beach, NC, Ocean Rescue)

Avera “Ryan” Williams (Broward County Emergency Management)

Mark Leadon (FSU Beaches and Shores Resource Center)

Margaret Kempel (Port Everglades Association)

LeeAnne Clements (Jacksonville University)

Brian Keller (NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program)

Kevin Carter (Broward County Environmental Protection Department)

Pat Greer (GA NDR)

Mike Haley (Resolve Marine Group)

Marvin Ruvin (Miami-Dade Clerk of Circuit and County Courts)

Jon Fajans (SEAKEYS)

 

Board Members Associated Committees

  1. Otis Brown
    1. Science Committee
    2. Governance Committee
    3. Search Committee
  2. Kim Cavendish
    1. Finance Committee
    2. Public Policy Committee
    3. Ex Com
  3. Andy Clark
    1. Ops & Maintenance
    2. Public Policy Committee
    3. Search Committee
  4. Carolyn Dekle
    1. Board Development
    2. Finance Committee
  5. Rick Devoe
    1. Public Policy Committee
    2. Ex Com
  6. Dick Dodge
    1. Board Development Committee
    2. Public Policy Committee
    3. Ex Com
  7. Carroll Hood
    1. DMAC
    2. Finance Committee
    3. Proposal Writing
  8. George Maul
    1. E&O Committee
    2. Finance Committee
  9. Cliff Merz
    1. Ops & Maintenance
    2. Finance Committee
    3. Proposal Writing
  10. Joe Ramus
    1. E&O Committee
    2. Governance Committee
  11. Mitch Roffer
    1. Governance Committee
    2. Public Policy Committee
    3. Ex Com
  12. Jim Sanders
    1. E&O (tentative – need to find someone else in GA for spot)
    2. Board Development Committee
    3. Governance Committee
    4. Search Committee
  13. Harvey Seim
    1. Ops & Maintenance
    2. Public Policy Committee
    3. Proposal Writing
    4. Ex Com
  14. Lundie Spence
    1. E&O Committee
    2. Board Development Committee
  15. Sandy Vargo
    1. Governance Committee
    2. Finance Committee
  16. Pat Welch
    1. Science Advisory Committee
    2. Board Development Committee

 

Four new Board members elected in May, 2008:

  1. Manhar Dhanak dhanak@oe.fau.edu
    1. Requested Ops & Maintenance from Harvey & Cliff 9/24/08; Harvey agreed pending ExDir & his TLC concordance
    2. Requested Governance from Joe 9/24
  2. Peter Sheng pete@coastal.ufl.edu
    1. DMAC (already on) requested to be Co-Chair
    2. Board Development Committee requested?
  3. Georges Weatherly weatherly@ocean.fsu.edu
    1. Requested Finance from Kim 9/24/08; granted 9/24/08
    2. Requested Stakeholder Advisory Board Liasion 9/22 from Dick
  4. Roger Pugliese Roger.Pugliese@safmc.net
    1. Requested Stakeholder Advisory Board Liasion 9/24 in addition to Georges
    2. Requested Public Policy 9/24 from Rick
    3. Requested Science Advisory 9/29
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