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

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	Sustainable Ecosystems Staff
	Sustainable Fisheries Staff
	Law & Policy Staff
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Alan Desbonnet
Assistant Director
Topics: Aquaculture
Tel: (401) 874-6813
Fax: (401) 874-8340
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

Malia Schwartz
Assistant Director for Research and Development
Tel: (401) 874-6842
Fax: (401) 874-6817
E-mail: malias@gso.uri.edu
Biography

Tracy Kennedy
Program Administrator
Tel: (401) 874-6800
Fax: (401) 789-8340
E-mail: tkennedy@gso.uri.edu

Sustainable Coastal Communities and Ecosystems Program

For Metro Bay SAMP staff, click here.

	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
	Austin Becker Coastal Management Extension Specialist Topics: Urban coasts Tel: 401-874-6626 Fax: (401) 874-6920 E-mail: abecker@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

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 Beutel
David Beutel
Fisheries Extension Specialist
Topics: Selective fishing gear, shellfish aquaculture
Tel: (401) 874-7152
Fax: (401) 789-8930
E-mail: dbeutel@uri.edu
Biography

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

	William Coffey Interim Director, Marine Affairs Institute and Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program Topics: Coastal, environmental, and natural resources law Tel: (401) 254-4613 Fax: (401) 254-5735 E-mail: wcoffey@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

Communications Program

	Monica Allard Cox Communications Manager/Webmaster Tel: (401) 874-6937 Fax: (401) 874-6817 E-mail: allard@gso.uri.edu
	Jean Gallo Publications Manager Tel: (401) 874-6842 Fax: (401) 874-6817 E-mail: jgallo@gso.uri.edu

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Rhode Island Sea Grant University of Rhode Island
Graduate School of Oceanography
South Ferry Road Narragansett, RI 02882
Tel: (401) 874-6842 Fax: (401) 874-6817 E-mail: allard@gso.uri.edu