Carl Gouldman, Director

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• NOAA representative to the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC)
• U.S. Representative to the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) Regional Alliances Council
• Chair of the U.S. IOOS GOOS Regional Alliance
• Congressional visits and legislative engagement

Krisa Arzayus, Deputy Director

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Compliance with NOS guidelines and policies (e.g. safety, awards, IT, personnel)
• Oversee program office Risk Management
• Designated Federal Official (DFO) for the IOOS Federal Advisory Committee
• Pay Pool Manager for the IOOS CAPS Paypool
• Program Planning and Execution

Benjamin LaCour, LCDR, NOAA, Executive Officer

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Project manager for the Ocean Enterprise Study
• IOOS representative to the NOS Precision Navigation Program Management Team
• Lead for IOOS operational responsiveness and incident response
• Lead business process improvements for IOOS office business processes
• Manage implementation of IOOS Program Office elevation actions (once approved)
• Manage evolution and migration of IOOS IT to new platforms
• Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)
• Lead for the Glider Program
• Representative to the Information Resources Management Board (IRMB)

Laura (Griesbauer) Gewain, Executive Assistant to the Director

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Director's and Deputy Director's calendars
• Director and Deputy Director travel
• Director and Deputy Director correspondence
• Staff support to the Director for International Activities, GOOS, and AmeriGEOSS
• Manage IOOS Social Media channels
• Staff support to Director and Deputy projects
• Special projects as assigned by the Director and Deputy

Jack Oliva, Project Management Support

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Annual planning
• Project tracking
• Project management tools
• Internal Controls
• Business process design
• Business process improvement
• Lead for Risk Management coordination

Michelle Harris, Knauss Fellow

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Supports the NOAA National Water Initiate
• Supports the USGS/NOAA Coasts Team
• Supports the Environmental Information Services Working Group (EISWIG)
• Supports OAR/IOOS Workshops

Operations Division:

Derrick Snowden, Division Chief

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Lead the Operations Divisions efforts to establish and maintain the national IOOS system
• Overall lead for DMAC design and implementation activities including regional implementation and national coordination agreements

Kathleen Bailey, Oceanographer/Physical Scientist

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Tracking flow of data through various elements of the DMAC system (Regional Data Assembly Centers, IOOS Catalog, NDBC, CO-OPS)
• DMAC Implementation and user engagement
• IOOS Member of the QARTOD Board of Advisors
• DMAC lead for Regional Association Certification

Gabrielle Canonico, IOOS Biology Lead and MBON Manager

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Program Manager for the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) (https:marinebon.org)
• Coordinating stronger representation of biological observations in IOOS
• Development of the MBON Portal (https://mbon.ioos.us)
• USG representative for MBON to the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission and the Group on Earth Observations
• Co-Chair, NOPP Interagency Biodiversity Working Group

MeiLing Freeman, NOS Coastal Modeling Portfolio Manager

Programmatic Responsibilities

• Program Manager for the IOOS Coastal and Ocean Modeling Testbed (https://ioos.noaa.gov/project/comt/)
• Manage the development of operational coastal models across NOS program offices
• Stakeholder management for coastal ocean modeling and product development

(Vacant), Surface Currents Program Manager

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Program and Technical Lead for the US HF Radar network
• Stakeholder management for coastal circulation observing and product development
• Point of Contact for Radio Frequency Allocation issues
• Manage the HF Radar Data Assembly Center
• Contracting Officer Representative for technical contracts

Rachel Horoschak, Office Manager

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Information and Federal Records Management
• Meeting and Event Planning
• Travel Planning
• IT Coordination
• Safety and Facilities Management

Hassan Moustahfid, Ph.D.,

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Serve as scientific and technical point of contact for marine biological programs
• Facilitate partnership building between biological programs in NOS, NOAA, the Regional Associations and the larger IOOS Enterprise

Tiffany C. Vance, Ph.D., Physical Scientist and Data Manager

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• DMAC implementation and architecture
• Ocean Technology Transition (OTT) Program Manager (https://ioos.noaa.gov/project/ocean-technology-transition/)
• Functional POC for geospatial, cloud computing, and GIS activities
• OOS co-lead for biogeochemical, ocean acidification, and HAB related data
• Project management for IOOS/Axiom activities
• Transition Manager for the Pacific Northwest HAB Bulletin and IOOS representative to the HAB Tech Team
• Project manager for the IOOS cloud computing sandbox for ocean models

Micah Wengren, , DMAC System Architect

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• DMAC system architecture development and national implementation (https://ioos.noaa.gov/project/dmac/)
• Lead the DMAC Community of Practice including regional engagement, regional DMAC reporting/review, technology/collaboration platforms (GitHub org - https://GitHub/ioos/, ioos_tech group - https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ioos_tech), DMAC Code Sprints (https://www.glos.us/code-sprint/) and Annual Meetings
• Technical implementation of DMAC System: ERDDAP implementation project, IOOS Catalog (https://data.ioos.us/), commercial cloud integration and cloud data management architectures
• Representative to NOAA cloud, geospatial, and data management working groups

Bill Woodward, Animal Telemetry Network Coordinator

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Manage the development of the Data Assembly Center (DAC)
• Coordinate the implementation of the network and grow the network into a sustainable observing system

Regions, Budget, and Policy Division

Dave Easter, Division Chief

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• U.S. IOOS implementation and program development
• IOOS lead for the RICE certification process
• IOOS business manager

(Vacant), Program Specialist

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Standard Operating Procedures
• Travel manager
• IOOS meeting coordination and support
• Supports the U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee

Kate Culpepper, Communications Specialist

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Communications (e.g., press releases, media events, outreach materials)
• Education & outreach activities
• Coordination with NOAA Public Affairs, NOS Communications and Education Division, IOOS Association Education and Outreach Council, and external communications contacts

Becca Derex, Legislative Affairs Lead

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Legislative Affairs
• Budget Formulation Lead
• Supports the U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee
• Office Lead for data call response and tracking
• Supports reporting as required by the ICOOS Act

Debra Esty, Grants and Agreements

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Supports IOOS in budgetary planning and annual operating plans
• Monitors and provides oversight on all phases of IOOS grant management and cooperative agreements
• Lead for publication of funding opportunities and compliance with funding competition policies and procedures

Kelly Jasion, Financial Management Specialist

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Lead for budget execution and financial management
• Human Resources Liaison, coordinates hiring actions
• Manages transfers and receipt of funds to other NOAA offices

(Vacant), Physical Scientist

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Supports IOOS in NOAA’s out-year budget process
• National Ocean Policy engagement
• Supports regional IOOS engagement

Brandy Spears, Cooperative Programs Specialist

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Federal Acquisition Certification Contracting Officer Representative
• Grant management and cooperative agreements
• Manage Inter-agency Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding

Mequela Thomas, Environmental Compliance Coordinator

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Maintain the IOOS Program Environmental Assessment
• Review IOOS solicitations and request for applications for environmental compliance
• Review proposed activities consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• Develop and maintain environmental compliance policies and procedures

Oriana Villar, Regional Coordinator

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Lead for Regional Association coordination
• Monitor and provide technical oversight of Regional Association cooperative agreements
• Coordinate NOAA to Regional Association engagement