Alumni

Alejandro Rojas

M.A.M.A.
Sustainable seafood, Seafood preferences of Rhode Island Consumers, Food Neophobia

Alyssa Parise

M.A.M.A.
Marine conservation, human impact, MPAs, ocean policy

Andrew Spaulding

M.M.A.
aquaculture governance

Annabelle Leahy

Program: M.M.A. Master of Arts in Marine Affairs, 2023 Current position: EU-U.S Fulbright Schuman Researcher

Bigford, Thomas E.

M.A.M.A., 1977 Policy Director, American Fisheries Society

Bryan Plankenhorn

M.M.A.
Indigenous Communities Coastal Access Rights

Clare Brown

M.A.M.A.

Clayton Starr

Program: M.M.A. Master of Arts in Marine Affairs, 2022 Current position: Environmental and Permitting Specialist / Orsted

Clea Harrelson

Program: M.M.A. Master of Arts in Marine Affairs, 2020 Current position: Anthropology and Environmental Policy PhD Student, University of Maine

D’Aversa, Nelle

M.A.M.A., 2017, Coastal Management Specialist, NOAA Office for Coastal Management via Lynker

Dacanay, Kira

M.A.M.A., 2010, Sr. Fisheries Biologist, N.J. Dept. of Environmental Protection

David Bourbeau

M.M.A.
Marine Transportation System (MTS), Marine Spatial Planning, USCG Waterways Management

David Hill

Program: M.M.A. Master of Marine Affairs, 2021 Current position: Captain, USCG (Ret.)  

DeVoe, M. Richard

M.M.A. 1980, Executive Director, S.C. Sea Grant Consortium, state government

Do Hyun Oh

M.A.M.A.
International shipping policy, Alternative marine fuel

Elizabeth Conley

Program: M.M.A. Master of Arts in Marine Affairs, 2022 Current position: Economics Research Technician II at Ocean Associates, Inc., on contract with NOAA Fisheries to support the Social Sciences Branch of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center

Erin Cardoza

M.A.M.A.
Marine Conservation, Human Impacts, Ocean Plastics

Fenderson, Madeleine

M.A.M.A., 2020, Marine Environmental Planner, Tetra Tech

Gibson, Thomas J., Jr.

M.M.A. 1999 Chief of Staff and Head of Policy at EPA (retired)

Girrier, Robert P.

M.M.A., 1990, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy

Grace Omer

M.A.M.A.
Ocean policy and law, Marine conservation, Fisheries management

Habegger, Leigh

M.A.M.A., 2013, Executive Director, Seafood Harvesters of America

Habtemichael, Asta

M.A.M.A., 2019, PhD student in Biological and Environmental Sciences/Chemical Oceanography

Jami Miller

Program: M.M.A. Master of Arts in Marine Affairs, 2023 Current position: California Sea Grant Coastal Mendocino Extension Fellow  

Jarbeau, Shannon

M.A.M.A., 2012, Community Rating System and Floodplain Coordinator, Barnstable County / Cape Cod Cooperative Extension

Jena Panas

M.A.M.A.
Social justice, Oyster Aquaculture

Jess Hiltz

Program: M.M.A. Master of Arts in Marine Affairs, 2022 Current position: Program Administrator, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

Josh Pi

M.M.A.
Coastal socio-ecological systems, biological oceanography, marine conservation and management

Katie Castagno

Program: M.M.A. Master of Arts in Marine Affairs, 2014 Current position: Director, Land-Sea Interaction Program, Center for Coastal Studies

Katie Urbanski

Program: M.M.A. Master of Arts in Marine Affairs, 2022 Current position: Oceanographic Technical Specialist at Ocean Associates, Inc. supporting NOAA CO-OPS