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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

Sarah Morison
[currently on detail to NOAA NESDIS JPSS till February 2012]
Deputy Director & East Coast Regional Coordinator
sarah.morison@noaa.gov

Courtney Arthur
Research Specialist
courtney.arthur@noaa.gov

Ben Carswell
Sea Grant Knauss Fellow
Acting East Coast Regional Coordinator
ben.carswell@noaa.gov

Sherry Lippiatt, PhD
Marine Debris Specialist
sherry.lippiatt@noaa.gov

Dianna Parker
Legislative and Communications Specialist
dianna.parker@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 Coordinator
peter.murphy@noaa.gov

Neal Parry
Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Regional Coordinator
neal.parry@noaa.gov

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