Who We Are icon Who We Are

NOAA Ocean Exploration includes a diverse range of staff, organized into a series of divisions dedicated to carrying out our mission. This page lists key contacts for various teams and functions within the office, but does not include all staff, contractors, and grantees who support the NOAA Ocean Exploration mission.

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Leadership

Director, Jeremy Weirich

Jeremy Weirich

Director
Jeremy.Weirich@noaa.gov

Deputy Director, Jennifer Lukens

Jennifer Lukens

Deputy Director
Jennifer.Lukens@noaa.gov

Organization

Headquarters

Aurora Elmore, Ph.D.

Cooperative Institute Manager
Aurora.Elmore@noaa.gov

Catalina Martinez

Equity Advisor
Catalina.Martinez@noaa.gov

David Turner

Strategic Advisor
David.Turner@noaa.gov

Administration and Finance

LaTonya Burgess

Chief
LaTonya.Burgess@noaa.gov

Expeditions and Exploration

Commander Sam Greenaway

Acting Chief
Samuel.Greenaway@noaa.gov

Kelley Suhre

Deputy Chief
Kelley.Suhre@noaa.gov

Kasey Cantwell

Operations Chief
Kasey.Cantwell@noaa.gov

Lieutenant Junior Grade Abby Letts

Technical Operations Team Lead
Abby.Letts@noaa.gov

Shannon Hoy

Expedition Coordinator Team Lead
Shannon.Hoy@noaa.gov

Sam Candio

Expedition Coordinator
Samuel.Candio@noaa.gov

Sam Cuellar

Expedition Coordinator
Samuel.Cuellar@noaa.gov

Thomas Morrow, Ph.D.

Expedition Coordinator
Thomas.Morrow@noaa.gov

Amanda Maxon

Environmental Compliance Specialist (on contract through Groundswell)
Amanda.Maxon@noaa.gov

Outreach and Education

Kristen Crossett

Chief
Kristen.Crossett@noaa.gov

Emily Crum

Communications Team Lead, Web Team Lead
Emily.Crum@noaa.gov

Joanne Flanders

Special Projects
Joanne.Flanders@noaa.gov

Shellby Johnson-Rodney

Outreach Specialist and Coordinator
Shellby.Johnson@noaa.gov

Science and Technology

Mashkoor Malik, Ph.D.

Chief
Mashkoor.Malik@noaa.gov

Amanda Netburn, Ph.D.

Deputy Chief
Amanda.Netburn@noaa.gov

Frank Cantelas

Advisor to Science and Technology Division
Frank.Cantelas@noaa.gov

Adrienne Copeland, Ph.D.

Competitive Grant Program Manager, Synergistic Team Lead
Adrienne.Copeland@noaa.gov

Katharine Egan

Data Analytics and Synthesis Team Lead
Katharine.Egan@noaa.gov

Kelly Goodwin, Ph.D.

NOAA Research Omics Portfolio Manager
Kelly.Goodwin@noaa.gov

Philip Hoffman

Uncrewed Maritime Systems R&D Coordinator, Technology Team Lead
Phillip.Hoffman@noaa.gov

Employee Directory

NOAA Ocean Exploration staff and team members are located at NOAA headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, as well as in field offices around the country. To contact a specific NOAA Ocean Exploration employee, please visit the NOAA Staff Directory.

Website Questions

For technical questions about this website, send the NOAA Ocean Exploration Web Team a message at oceanexweb@noaa.gov. For information about content posted on this site, please email us at oceanexplorer@noaa.gov.

Media Contacts

If you are a member of the media and have a question about our office or this website, please contact us at ocean-explore-comms@noaa.gov, and a member of our communications team will respond. You can also find additional information and media resources in our Media Kit.

Data Inquiries

The management, archiving, and delivery of data collected through NOAA Ocean Exploration-supported expeditions happens through a partnership with NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Once data from expeditions supported by our office have been quality control checked, they are freely available via NCEI and/or the NOAA Central Library. For information on how to access data collected during NOAA Ocean Exploration-supported ocean expeditions, visit the Data Access page.