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 Brad DamitzEnvironmental Policy Specialist (831) 647-4201 brad.damitz@noaa.gov Brad joined the Sanctuary in 2000. His responsibilities include developing and implementing Sanctuary plans, guidelines, and policies on a variety of regional resource protection issues including desalination, cruise ship discharges, and coastal armoring. He also works on tracking and responding to various water quality and resource protection issues, as well as developing partnership opportunities between the Sanctuary and the recently designated California Coastal National Monument. Brad received a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Rhode Island, and an M.A. in International Environmental Policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies, with an emphasis on marine protected area policy. Some of Brad’s other work experience includes teaching marine environmental education in the Florida Keys, and leading kayak tours in the Monterey Bay.  Lisa
Volunteer Monitoring Coordinator lisa.emanuelson@noaa.gov As the Volunteer Monitoring Coordinator Lisa Emanuelson tackles such wide-ranging topics as: water quality, watershed education, intertidal and sandy beach education, and wildlife disturbance. Lisa trains and coordinates the Team OCEAN Kayaker Naturalist program, and Bay Net Shoreline Naturalist Program. Lisa also provides direction and coordination to the Sanctuary Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network through training, data management, and data quality control assistance, and several Sanctuary-wide monitoring programs each year, including Snapshot Day, Urban Watch, and First Flush. Locally educated, Lisa Emanuelson grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and received her bachelors in Biology from UCSC. She brings 18 years of educational and programmatic experience to the water quality program, through teaching with the Ocean Discovery Center and the Catalina Island Marine Institute as well a seven years of experience working on the MBNMS Education Team. ![[Bridget Hoover]](/intro/aboutoffice/photos/bridgeth2008.jpg) Bridget HooverWater Quality Protection Program Director (831) 647-4217 bridget.hoover@noaa.gov In March 2007 Bridget Hoover joined the Resource Protection Team as Director of the Water Quality Protection Program. In this capacity she is responsible for implementation of the six WQPP Action Plans related to monitoring, urban runoff, agriculture, beach closures, marinas, and wetlands. Prior to this position, Bridget was employed by the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation from January 1999 thru March 2007 as Coordinator of the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network where she provided water quality expertise to a wide range of school programs, watershed groups and government agencies. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Earth Systems Science and Policy and extensive experience in water quality monitoring. Prior to her position with the Sanctuary, Bridget spent four years working for the Department of Ecology in Bellevue, WA as an Environmental Planner/Spill Response and seven years in the United States Coast Guard. Scott Kathey Regulatory/Emergency Response Coordinator (831) 647-4251 scott.kathey@noaa.gov Mr. Kathey interprets and develops regulations and amendments; investigates Sanctuary regulatory violations, coastal incidents, and citizen complaints; and coordinates enforcement activities between Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to protect Sanctuary resources. He also manages Sanctuary boat operations, is a NOAA Working Diver, and serves as the staff lead on emergency response issues including vessel groundings and spills. Mr. Kathey holds a Master of Marine Affairs degree in Coastal Management from the University of Washington and has worked for the National Marine Sanctuary Program since 1992. He worked for the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and Proposed Northwest Straits National Marine Sanctuary Programs in Washington State prior to assuming his current position in Monterey. Mr. Kathey has gained additional experience in marine protection and management through work with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, the City of Bainbridge Island Shoreline Planning Department, and the School of Marine Affairs, University of Washington.  Lisa LurieAgriculture Water Quality Coordinator (831) 420-3662 lisa.lurie@noaa.gov Lisa Lurie is the Agriculture Water Quality Coordinator at the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. She coordinates and tracks implementation of the Sanctuary's Agriculture and Rural Lands Plan. The plan is a collaborative effort with agencies and the agricultural community to reduce polluted runoff through voluntary strategies. This involves working with a variety of partners on outreach, technical training, monitoring, and management practices addressing over 3000 square miles of agricultural and rural lands which drain into the Sanctuary. Lisa has a Master's degree in Environmental Management from Duke University with an emphasis on community-based watershed management. She also holds B.S. and B.A. degrees in Biology and Environmental Studies from the University of Washington. Prior to joining the Sanctuary in 2007, Lisa assessed conservation practice implementation on agricultural lands in coastal North Carolina for the non-profit Environmental Defense. Lisa's experience also includes work with an Ecuadorian conservation commission on projects related to protected areas management, sustainable agriculture, community forestry, and environmental education.  Deirdre WhalenGovernment and Community Relations Coordinator (831) 647-4207 deirdre.whalen@noaa.gov Deirdre has been a member of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary team since May of 2000. She is currently the Government and Community Relations Coordinator and serves to create, broaden, and strengthen mutually beneficial working relationships between MBNMS and its government, business, and community partners. By positively promoting MBNMS and its mission statement, Deirdre also strives to raise awareness of ocean health, garner support for sanctuary programs, and instill sanctuary stewardship among multi-faceted user groups, community stakeholders, and the public at large. Deirdre's relationship with the ocean began as a child studying sand crabs and was heightened when, as a teenager, she observed the degradation of her hometown beaches. Aiming to make a difference, she earned a degree in marine biology from Fairleigh Dickinson University, supplementing her curriculum with field studies through Northeastern University, the University of Hawaii, and the University of California Santa Cruz. Subsequent fieldwork at various local, state, and federal agencies included studies of rockfish maturity, commercial catch analyses, evaluation of human use patterns in marine reserve tide pools, education of school children on the dynamics, habitat, and biota of San Francisco Bay, and extensive sea-time aboard research and whale watch vessels. Deirdre also holds a United States Coast Guard Captain's license. Deirdre's role with NOAA and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is the culmination of a life-long passion for ocean health, marine mammals, and resource protection.  Rikki DunsmoreEnvironmental Policy Advisor (831) 647-4254 rikki.dunsmore@noaa.gov Rikki Grober-Dunsmore joined the Resource Management staff as the Ecosystem-based Management Initiative Coordinator for the Sanctuary in 2010. She has twenty years experience in marine resource management, working in the Caribbean, South Pacific and the West Coast of the U.S. Her Master's work was conducted at Duke University and her Ph.D. at the University of Florida, focused on the application of landscape ecology principles to coastal and marine spatial planning. Rikki has experience at the local, state, federal and international levels conducting ecological research, training students, developing marine resource plans, and integrating science and policy for effective resource management. Rikki grew up sailing in Denmark, Florida and the Caribbean with her family, where she developed an avid interest in ocean conservation. Before joining the MBNMS staff, Rikki worked on the MPA Education and Outreach Initiative with the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation; she was a faculty member of the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, where she worked with local fishing communities to understand the fisheries benefits of no take reserves, and served as the National Ecologist for the National MPA Center. |
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