Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program: Staff

Staff

Program Management

	Barry A. Costa-Pierce Director of Rhode Island Sea Grant Professor of Fisheries and Aquaculture and Professor of Oceanography Topics: Aquaculture, fisheries ecology, coastal habitat restoration Tel: (401) 874-6802 Fax: (401) 789-8340 E-mail: bcp@gso.uri.edu Biography
	Alan Desbonnet Assistant Director Topics: Aquaculture Tel: (401) 874-6813 Fax: (401) 789-8340 E-mail: aland@gso.uri.edu Biography
	Heather Rhodes Fiscal Officer Tel: (401) 874-6805 Fax: (401) 789-8340 E-mail: hrhodes@gso.uri.edu
	Monica Allard Cox Communications Manager/Webmaster Tel: (401) 874-6937 Fax: (401) 789-8340 E-mail: allard@gso.uri.edu
	Meredith Haas Marine Research Communications Specialist Tel: (401) 874-6019 Fax: (401) 789-8340 E-mail: mhaas@gso.uri.edu
	Tracy Kennedy Program Administrator Tel: (401) 874-6800 Fax: (401) 789-8340 E-mail: tkennedy@gso.uri.edu

Sustainable Coastal Communities and Ecosystems Program

	Jennifer McCann Extension Leader for Coastal Programs Topics: Sustainable coastal communities, land-use planning, coastal management policy Tel: (401) 874-6127 Fax: (401) 874-6920 E-mail: mccann@crc.uri.edu Biography
	Teresa Crean Coastal Management Extension Specialist Topics: Community planning Tel: (401) 874-6626 Fax: (401) 874-6920 E-mail: tcrean@crc.uri.edu Biography
	Susan Kennedy Coastal Management Extension Specialist Topics: Sustainable coastal communities, communications Tel: (401) 874-6107 Fax: (401) 874-6920 E-mail: skennedy@crc.uri.edu
	Kathryn Manning Scientific Research Grant Assistant Tel: (401) 874-6027 Fax: (401) 874-6920 E-mail: kmanning@crc.uri.edu
	Amber Neville Coastal Program Coordinator Tel: (401) 874-6106 Fax: (401) 874-6920 E-mail: amber@crc.uri.edu
	Pamela Rubinoff Coastal Management Extension Specialist Topics: Sustainable coastal communities, multi-cultural program liaison, marina ecosystems Tel: (401) 874-6135 Fax: (401) 874-6920 E-mail: rubi@crc.uri.edu Biography
	Tiffany Smythe Coastal Management Extension Specialist Topics: Coastal policy, ecosystem-based management, marine transportation Tel: (401) 874-6197 Fax: (401) 874-6920 E-mail: tsmythe@crc.uri.edu Biography

Sustainable Fisheries Program

Laura Skrobe
Laura Skrobe
Extension Co-leader for Fisheries Programs
Topics: Selective fishing gear, stock assessment, bycatch reduction
Tel: (401) 874-9360
Fax: (401) 789-8930
E-mail: lskrobe@uri.edu
Biography

Kathleen Castro
Kathleen Castro
Extension Co-leader for Fisheries Programs
Topics: Behavior and ecology, fisheries management, habitat and resource enhancement, SCUBA diving
Tel: (401) 874-5063
Fax: (401) 789-8930
E-mail: kcastro@uri.edu
Biography

David Bengtson
David Bengtson
Co-principal Investigator, Sustainable Fisheries Extension Program
Tel: (401) 874-2668
Fax: (401) 874-7575
E-mail: bengtson@uri.edu

Lori Pivarnik
Lori Pivarnik
Coordinator, Nutrition and Food Sciences, Food Safety
Outreach/Research Program
Topics: Seafood quality, seafood safety, regulations, HACCP, industrial and consumer education
Tel: (401) 874-2972
E-mail: pivarnik@uri.edu
Biography

Barbara Somers
Barbara Somers
Fisheries Extension Specialist
Topics: Lobster ecology and behavior, fisheries management, SCUBA diving, habitat enhancement
Tel: (401) 874-2012
Fax: (401) 789-8930
E-mail: barbs@uri.edu
Biography

Law & Policy Program
Roger Williams University School of Law

	Susan Farady Director, Marine Affairs Institute and Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program Tel: (401) 254-4613 Fax: (401) 254-5735 E-mail: sfarady@rwu.edu
	Megan Higgins Research Counsel, Marine Affairs Institute and Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program Topics: Coastal zone law, Public Trust Doctrine, public access, and environmental law Tel: (401) 254-5734 Fax: (401) 254-5735 E-mail: mhiggins@rwu.edu Biography
	Charlotte M. Ferris Program Coordinator, Marine Affairs Institute and Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program Tel: (401) 254-5392 Fax: (401) 254-5735 E-mail: cferris@rwu.edu


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