Northeast Alliance Members

Atlantic Pilotage Authority Captain Patrick Gates, Director of Operations Halifax, Nova Scotia
Bath Iron Works - Advanced Technology Michael Hansen, Principal Project Manager Bath, Maine
Bedford Institute of Oceanography - Fisheries & Oceans Dr. Peter Smith, Head - Coastal Ocean Sciences Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Dr. Louis 'Sandy' Sage, Executive Director W. Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Bowdoin College Dr. Edward P. Laine, Associate Professor of Geology Brunswick, Maine
Dalhousie University Keith Thompson, Professor Halifax, Nova Scotia
Eastport Port Authority John Sullivan Eastport, Maine
Federal Marine Terminals Skip Rogers, General Manager Eastport, Maine
Gulf of Maine Aquarium Donald Perkins, Jr., President Portland, Maine
Gulf of Maine Program – COML Evan Richert, Program Director Portland, Maine

Island Institute Philip Conkling, President Rockland, Maine
James W. Sewall Company Dr. James Page, President/CEO Old Town, Maine
Maine Department of Marine Resources Dr. Linda Mercer, Director W. Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Maine Lobstermen’s Association Patrice Farrey, Executive Director York, Maine
Maine Maritime Academy Lauren Sahl, Associate Professor of Ocean Studies Castine, Maine
Maine Science & Technology Foundation Michael Ryan, President Augusta, Maine
Maine State Planning Office David Keeley, Acting Director Augusta, Maine
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management Tom Skinner, Director Boston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Dr. Michael Mickelson, Program Manager for Outfall Monitoring Boston, Massachusetts
New England Aquarium Edmund Toomey, President and CEO Boston, Massachusetts
NOBSKA Development Corporation Dan Schaff, Sales Manager Mashpee, Massachusetts
Penobscot Bay & River Pilots Association Captain Jeffrey Cockburn, Vice-President Belfast, Maine
Portland Pipe Line Corporation David Cyr, Secretary-Treasurer South Portland, Maine
RD Instruments Inc. Earl Childress, Business Unit Manager San Diego, California
Rutgers University – Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences Dr. J. Frederick Grassle, Director New Brunswick, New Jersey
Saint John Marine Pilots Captain Donald Duffy, Pilot Saint John, New Brunswick
Saint John Port Authority Captain Al Soppitt, President and CEO Saint John, New Brunswick
Satlantic Incorporated Scott McLean, Vice President R&D Halifax, Nova Scotia
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Benjamin Cowie-Haskell, Operations & Program Coordinator Scituate, Massachusetts
University of Maine Dr. Robert Kennedy, Executive Vice President and Provost Orono, Maine
University of Massachusetts – Center for Marine Science & Technology Dr. Brian Rothschild, Director New Bedford, Massachusetts
University of New England Dr. Jacques Carter, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Biddeford, Maine
University of New Hampshire Dr. Janet Campbell, Research Professor Durham, NH
University of Rhode Island – Graduate School of Oceanography Dr. Alfred Hanson, Jr. Narragansett, RI
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Dr. James Luyten, Director of Research Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Northeast Center