Committees

Committees are essential to SECOORA operations. As established by our Bylaws, it is the one of the primary mechanisms by which members interact with and make decisions for the organization. Below are the active committees, approved by the Board of Directors on December 7th, 2023. For minutes, documents and more information on each committee, please email communications@secoora.org.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee works with the SECOORA staff to prepare draft meeting materials and policy documents for consideration by the Board of Directors; recommend Policy Committee assignments to the Board; and additional duties as designated by the bylaw or the Board. Executive Committee members are elected for one year terms with ability to be reelected for a second term.

Gary Mitchum

Chair

University of South Florida College of Marine Science

Jeff Copeland

Vice Chair

WeatherFlow

Susan Lovelace

Treasurer

South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium

William Savidge

Secretary

Skidaway Institute of Oceanography

Evelien VanderKloet

At-Large

Ocean Tracking Network at Dalhousie University

Science Committee

Committee Member Institution
Yonggang Liu University of South Florida College of Marine Science
Bryan Franks Jacksonville University Marine Science Research Institute
William Savidge Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Mike Muglia East Carolina University Coastal Studies Institute
Gary Mitchum University of South Florida College of Marine Science
Ruoying He North Carolina State University
Patrick Barrineau Coastal Science & Engineering
Lynn Leonard University of North Carolina Wilmington
Vince Lovko Mote Marine Laboratory

Education and Outreach Committee

Committee Member Institution
Dwayne Porter University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health
Melinda Simmons Jacksonville University Marine Science Research Institute
Lynn Leonard University of North Carolina Wilmington
Mary Conley The Nature Conservancy
Lisa Adams University of California San Diego
Aly Busse Mote Marine Laboratory
EV Bell South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium

Finance and Audit Committee

Committee Member Institution
Susan Lovelace South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
Conrad Lautenbacher GeoOptics
Jeff Copeland WeatherFlow
Peter Hamilton Emeritus
Quint White Jacksonville University Marine Science Research Institute

Board Development Committee

Committee Member Institution
Susan Lovelace South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
Molly Baringer NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Paul Sandifer College of Charleston

Governance Committee

This committee will convene as needed with the Board’s approval.