SGA Officers

Sea Grant Association (SGA) Board of Directors
Erik Chapman, New Hampshire Sea Grant (SGA President 2025-26)
Darren Lerner, Hawaii Sea Grant (Immediate Past President 2025-26)
Stephanie Otts, Sea Grant Legal Program (Incoming President 2025-26)
Sarah Whitney, Pennsylvania Sea Grant (Ethics Committee Chair 2025-2026)
Sherry Larkin, Florida Sea Grant  (Treasurer 2025-26)
Christopher Winslow, Ohio Sea Grant (Secretary 2025-26)
Julie Lively, Louisiana Sea Grant College Program (PMC Chair 2025-26)
Ginny Eckert, Alaska Sea Grant (At large member 2025-26)
Shauna Oh, California Sea Grant (At large member 2025-26)

Contact Sea Grant Directors

SGA Parliamentarian:  John Downing, Minnesota Sea Grant

Program Mission Committee (PMC)
Julie Lively, Louisiana Sea Grant College Program (PMC Chair 2025-26)
Joanna York, Delaware Sea Grant (Communications Delegate)
Mark Risse, Georgia Sea Grant (Education Delegate)
Susan Lovelace, South Carolina Sea Grant (Marine Extension Delegate)
Peter Rowe, New Jersey Sea Grant (Fiscal Officers Delegate)
Tracey Dalton, Rhode Island Sea Grant (Legal Delegate)
Silvia Newell, Michigan Sea Grant (Research Delegate)

External Relations Committee
Gayle Zydlewski, Maine Sea Grant (Chair)
Stephanie Otts, Sea Grant Legal Program (Incoming President)
Erik Chapman, New Hampshire Sea Grant (SGA President)
Karina Nielsen, Oregon Sea Grant (Co-Chair)
LaDon Swann, Mississippi/Alabama Sea Grant (Member)
Sylvain DeGuise, Connecticut Sea Grant (Member)
Ginny Eckert, Alaska Sea Grant (Member)
Sarah Whitney, Pennsylvania Sea Grant (Member)
Julie Lively, Louisiana Sea Grant (Member)
Tracey Dalton, Rhode Island Sea Grant (Member)
John Downing, Minnesota Sea Grant (Member)
Becky Shuford, New York Sea Grant (Member)
Shauna Oh, California Sea Grant (Member)

Network Advisory Council (NAC)
Melissa Boyce, Wisconsin Sea Grant (NAC Chair 2025-26)
Cindy Knapman, Hawaii Sea Grant (Chair, Communications Network 2025-26)
Ashley Eaton, Lake Champlain Sea Grant (Chair, Educators Network 2025-26)
Julia Peterson, New Hampshire Sea Grant (Chair, Extension Assembly 2025-26)
Lori Hans, Delaware Sea Grant (Chair, Fiscal Officers Network 2025-26)
Niki Pace, Louisiana Sea Grant (Chair, Legal Network 2025-26)
Alex Frie, Minnesota Sea Grant (Chair, Research Coordinators Network)

Nominating Committee
Darren Lerner, Hawaii Sea Grant (Chair)
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Ethics Committee
Sarah Whitney, Pennsylvania Sea Grant (Chair)
Sylvia Newell, Michigan Sea Grant (President Appointed Delegate)
Karla Heidelberg, USC Sea Grant (President Appointed Delegate)
Sam Chan, Oregon Sea Grant (Networks Advisory Council, Appointed Member, Extension Assembly)
Niki Pace, Louisiana Sea Grant (Networks Advisory Council Appointed Member, Legal Network)
Melissa Daigle, Louisiana Sea Grant (Networks Advisory Council Appointed Member, Legal Network)
Max Weber, Hawaii Sea Grant (Networks Advisory Council Appointed Member, Fiscal Officer)