NOAA Marine Debris Program Staff
The exceptional staff of the NOAA Marine Debris Program are both Federal employees and contractors, all of whom are knowledgeable, experienced, and dedicated to protecting our nation's ocean and Great Lakes resources.
For general and media inquiries, please contact Dianna Parker.
Office location: Silver Spring, MD (Headquarters)
Nancy Wallace
Program Director and Division Chief
nancy.wallace@noaa.gov
Jason Rolfe
Acting Deputy Director
jason.rolfe@noaa.gov
Courtney Arthur
Research Specialist
courtney.arthur@noaa.gov
Asma Mahdi
Outreach and Communications Specialist
asma.mahdi@noaa.gov
Anna Manyak
Sea Grant Knauss Fellow
Acting
Northeast Coast Regional Coordinator
anna.manyak@noaa.gov
Dianna Parker
Legislative and
Communications Specialist
dianna.parker@noaa.gov
Jason Landrum
AAAS Fellow and Senior Scientist
jason.landrum@noaa.gov
Office location: Honolulu, HI
Carey Morishige
Pacific Islands Regional Coordinator
carey.morishige@noaa.gov
Office locations: Oak Harbor & Put-in-Bay, OH
Sarah Opfer
Great Lakes Regional Coordinator
sarah.opfer@noaa.gov
Office location: Seattle, WA
Nir Barnea
West Coast Regional Coordinator
nir.barnea@noaa.gov
Peter Murphy
Alaska Regional Coordinator
peter.murphy@noaa.gov
Office location: Alameda, CA
Sherry Lippiatt, PhD
California Regional Coordinator
sherry.lippiatt@noaa.gov
