President: Lynn Whitley (CA) (2007-2008)

President-Elect: Eric Simms (CA)

Past President: Thaxter Tewksbury (CT)

Treasurer: Don Hudson (ME)

Secretary: Beth Jewell (VA)

Membership Secretary: Sharon Walker (MS)

Administrative Assistant (National Office): Johnette Bosarge (MS)

Editor of Current: Lisa Tooker (CA)

Board of Directors: Board of Directors: (2005-2008) Tami Lunsford (DE), Amy Miller Gollenberg (HI), (2007-2008) Mellie Lewis (MD), (2006-2009) Amy Holt Cline (NH), Padgett Kelly (TN), Craig Strang (CA). (2007-2010) Joy Wolf (CA) , Diana Payne (CT) , Howard Rutherford (FL)

Photographs by Susan Leach Snyder, unless otherwise indicated.

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Chapter Representatives:

• CARIBWA (Caribbean and Western Atlantic): Martin A. Keeley (Cayman Islands)
• FMSEA (Florida Marine Science Educators Association): Jim Wharton
• GAME (Georgia Association of Marine Education): Maryellen Timmons
• GLEAMS (Great Lakes Educators of Aquatic and Marine Science): Elizabeth Hinchey Malloy (IL)
• GOMMEA (Gulf of Maine Marine Education Association): Justine Glynn
• MAMEA (Mid-Atlantic Marine Educators Association): Adam Frederick (MD)
• MME (Massachusetts Marine Educators):Pat Harcourt
• NAME (Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators): Julie Hahn (WA)
• NJMEA (New Jersey Marine Education Association): Barbara Kelly
• NYSMEA (New York State Marine Educators Association): Sarah Richards
• OCEANIA: Sylvia Spalding (HI)
• SAME (Southern Association of Marine Educators): Joan Turner (AL)
• SCMEA (South Carolina Marine Educators Association): Colette Dryden
• SENEME (Southeastern New England Marine Educators): Lauren Rader (CT)
• SWMEA (Southwest Marine Educators Association): Elizabeth Keenan (CA)
• TEAMS (Tennessee Educators of Aquatic and Marine Science): Courtney Kroll Thompson
• TMEA (Texas Marine Educators Association): Pam Stryker

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Committee Chairs:

• Awards Committee: Vicki Clark (VA)
• Bylaws Committee: Rick Tinnin (TX)
• Chapters Committee: Eric Simms(CA)
• Conference Committee: Justine Glynn (ME)
• Conservation Committee: Amy Miller Gollenburg (HI)
• Executive Committee: Lynn Whitley (CA)
• Finance Committee: Don Hudson (ME)
• Grants/Funding Committee: Sharon Walker (MS)
• History Committee: Susan Snyder (FL)/ Sarah Richards (NY)
• International Committee: Peter Tuddenham (VA)
• Long-Range Planning: John Dindo (AL)
• NSTA Liaison Committee: Beth Jewell (VA)
• Ocean Literacy: Craig Strang (CA)
• Outreach Committee: Bill Hastie (OR) and Carmelina Livingston (SC)
• Publications Committee: David Niebuhr (FL)
• Scholarship Committee: Ann (Frannie) Coopersmith (HI)

Ad Hoc Committees:

• Traditional Knowledge: Co-Chairs Don Hudson (ME) and Sylvia Spalding (HI)
• Expanding Audiences: Co-Chairs Tami Lunsford (DE) and Mellie Lewis (MD)

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Awards: The following awards were presented by President Lynn Whitley at the business meeting at the NMEA National Convention on July 23rd. To read more about these awards, click on the name of each award.

James Centorino Award: Maryellen Timmons (GA)

 

Outstanding Teacher Award: Martin Keeley (Cayman Islands)

 

Marine Education Award: JoAnne Powell (NC)

 

President's Award: Peggy Hamner (CA)

 

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