Staff
Program Management
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Barry A. Costa-Pierce
Director of Rhode Island Sea Grant
Topics: Aquaculture, fisheries ecology, coastal habitat restoration
Tel: (401) 874-6802
Fax: (401) 789-8340
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Alan Desbonnet
Assistant Director
Topics: Aquaculture
Tel: (401) 874-6813
Fax: (401) 789-8340
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Heather Rhodes
Fiscal Officer
Tel: (401) 874-6805
Fax: (401) 789-8340
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Monica Allard Cox
Communications Manager/Webmaster
Tel: (401) 874-6937
Fax: (401) 789-8340
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Meredith Haas
Marine Research Communications Specialist
Tel: (401) 874-6019
Fax: (401) 789-8340
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Tracy Kennedy
Program Administrator
Tel: (401) 874-6800
Fax: (401) 789-8340
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Sustainable Coastal Communities and Ecosystems Program
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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
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Teresa Crean
Coastal Management Extension Specialist
Topics: Community planning
Tel: (401) 874-6626
Fax: (401) 874-6920
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Susan Kennedy
Coastal Management Extension Specialist
Topics: Sustainable coastal communities, communications
Tel: (401) 874-6107
Fax: (401) 874-6920
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Kathryn Manning
Scientific Research Grant Assistant
Tel: (401) 874-6027
Fax: (401) 874-6920
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Amber Neville
Coastal Program Coordinator
Tel: (401) 874-6106
Fax: (401) 874-6920
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Pamela Rubinoff
Coastal Management Extension Specialist
Topics: Sustainable coastal communities, multi-cultural program liaison, marina ecosystems
Tel: (401) 874-6135
Fax: (401) 874-6920
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Tiffany Smythe
Coastal Management Extension Specialist
Topics: Coastal policy, ecosystem-based management, marine transportation
Tel: (401) 874-6197
Fax: (401) 874-6920
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Sustainable Fisheries Program
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Laura Skrobe
Extension Co-leader for Fisheries Programs
Topics: Selective fishing gear, stock assessment, bycatch reduction
Tel: (401) 874-9360
Fax: (401) 789-8930
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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
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David Bengtson
Co-principal Investigator, Sustainable Fisheries Extension Program
Tel: (401) 874-2668
Fax: (401) 874-7575
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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
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Barbara Somers
Fisheries Extension Specialist
Topics: Lobster ecology and behavior, fisheries management, SCUBA diving, habitat enhancement
Tel: (401) 874-2012
Fax: (401) 789-8930
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Law & Policy Program
Roger Williams University School of Law
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Susan Farady
Director, and Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program
Tel: (401) 254-4613
Fax: (401) 254-5735
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Megan Higgins
Research Counsel, 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
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Charlotte M. Ferris
Program Coordinator, and Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program
Tel: (401) 254-5392
Fax: (401) 254-5735
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