In November 2009, GoMOOS merged with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute.
Board members, we thank you for your contribution in helping to develop The Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System over the past 10 years and overseeing a successful merger with GMRI.
Former board members of GoMOOS:
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Evan Richert, President
Evan is a land use planner by training and profession. His interests are in regional and urban land use planning, including suburban sprawl, coastal resources, ocean life and governmental systems. He was Director of the Maine State Planning Office, the policy and planning arm of state government in the areas of natural and coastal resources, community planning, economy, energy, and governmental affairs. He was the former director of the Maine State Planning Office and became aware of ocean observing through the NOAA-funded Pen Bay project. He was integral in the development of GoMOOS, serving as President of the Board of Directors since 1999.
Evan is an associate professor at University of Southern Maine Muskie School of Public Service |
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Elizabeth Butler, Vice President
Lib served for four years as Chief Counsel to Maine Governor Angus King where she was responsible for managing all legal matters pending before the Office of the Governor and served as a member of the Governor’s senior management team. Several of her key achievements as lead counsel included negotiation of a landmark agreement to remove the Edwards Dam on the Kennebec River, joint management of the Atlantic Salmon Task Force to develop the Maine Atlantic Salmon Conservation Plan, and management of the Governor’s judicial nomination process.
As a partner at Pierce Atwood, Lib assists businesses with start-up and expansion projects by providing the full range of legal services needed by growing companies. Lib also advises clients on administrative and environmental law issues. |
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David Cyr, Treasurer
David is the Secretary-Treasurer for Portland Pipe Line Corporation and its parent company, Montreal Pipe Line Limited. Portland Pipe Line owns and operates one of the largest crude oil terminals on the east coast, and together with its parent company, owns and operates a pipeline system that extends from South Portland, Maine to Montreal, Quebec. David has been employed by Portland Pipe Line for the past 25 years and has extensive experience managing the corporation's business and financial affairs. Prior to joining Portland Pipe Line, he worked in the energy industry in Alaska and Texas and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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Philip Conkling, Secretary
Philip’s focus has been to provide strategic, creative and developmental leadership for the Island Institute. He oversees a staff of approximately 40 in the Institute's publications, marine, education and community development programs and 12-14 Island Fellows who live and work in isolated and rural coastal communities. As part of his work, he has traveled extensively on voyages to Arctic and sub Arctic regions of both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and written extensively on the effects of global warming on coastal villages, fishing fleets and ecosystems of northern regions. In particular, he has been interested in how the changes in the northern North Atlantic will affect marine and coastal life on the islands and coast of Maine.
Philip is the founder and president of the Island Institute |
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Dr. Melbourne Briscoe
Mel was the Office of Naval Research program manager to GoMOOS. He is an architect of IOOS, which shaped the philosophy and understanding of the role of interoperability and data sets in an integrated ocean observing system. He guided GoMOOS in the early days, has since retired from the Federal government and is now a consultant.
Mel is the CEO and President of OceanGeeks, LLC |
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Paul Currier
Paul is the Watershed Bureau Administrator for the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. Paul represents the Gulf of Maine Ocean Data Partnership.
Paul is the Watershed Bureau Administrator for the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services |
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Linda Mercer
Linda Mercer is Director of the Bureau of Resource Management for the Maine Department of Marine Resources, a position she has held since 1995. Prior to this, she was a Senior Biologist with the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries in Morehead City, NC. She has a MA and PhD in Marine Science from the College of William & Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science. |
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Mark Reichardt
Mark joined the Open Geospatial Consortium in November 2000 as Director of Marketing and Public Sector Programs; became the President of OGC and a member of the Board of Directors in September, 2004; and was appointed President and CEO in January 2008. Before joining the OGC, Mr. Reichardt was involved in technology modernization and production programs for the US Government, both with the DoD and with Vice President Gore's National Partnership for Reinventing Government where he managed a program to illustrate how the use of geospatial information and technologies could improve local to federal government coordination.
Mark is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. |
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Dr. Robert Stephenson
Rob has been a research scientist for 25 years with the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceanography. He is involved in stock assessment, more recently involved in the use of science in integrated management. He is very interested in conservation with social and economic objectives. He is trying to reshape science to be relevant to management.
Rob is the director of the St. Andrews Biological Station - Department of Fisheries and Oceanography |
