Robert E. Beal
Executive Director
Policy development and implementation, legislative activities
Meet Our Team
Meet the dedicated team behind the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Our staff directory provides an overview of the experts and professionals who drive our fisheries management and conservation efforts. Learn more about their roles, expertise, and how to connect with them as we work together to sustain Atlantic coastal resources.
Our Commission
- Executive Directorate
- Communications
- Interstate Fisheries Management Program
- Finance & Administration
- Fisheries Science Program
- Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program
Executive Directorate
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Alexander Law
Legislative Program Coordinator
Staff to Legislative Committee, appropriations requests/follow-ups, Capitol Hill relations, legislation tracking and advocacy
Communications
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Tina L. Berger
Director of Communications
Media relations, public outreach, advisory panel process, Fisheries Focus, press releases, website
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Madeline Musante
Outreach and Fisheries Assistant
Support to outreach, fisheries management, and science programs
Interstate Fisheries Management Program
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Toni Kerns
Fisheries Policy Director
ISFMP oversight & policy development, Atlantic striped bass
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Tracey Bauer
Fishery Management Plan Coordinator
Black sea bass, sciaenids (Atlantic croaker, black drum, red drum, spot and spotted sea trout), weakfish and winter flounder
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James Boyle IV
Fishery Management Plan Coordinator
Atlantic menhaden, Atlantic sturgeon, shad & river herring, spiny dogfish, tautog
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Emilie Franke
Fishery Management Plan Coordinator
Atlantic herring, Atlantic migratory group cobia, Atlantic striped bass, Spanish mackerel
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Caitlin Starks
Senior Fishery Management Plan Coordinator
American eel, American lobster, coastal sharks, horseshoe crab, Jonah crab
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Chelsea Tuohy
Fishery Management Plan Coordinator
Bluefish, northern shrimp, scup, summer flounder
Finance & Administration
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Laura C. Leach
Director
Finance and accounting, human resources, office administration, meetings, grants management
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Lindsey Aubart
Cooperative Projects Coordinator
Cooperative project oversight
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Cecilia Butler
Human Resources Administrator
Human resources and travel vouchers
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Lisa B. Carty
Deputy Director of Administration
Human resources, meetings, contracts
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Jayran Farzanegan
Accounting Manager
General ledger, payroll
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Chris Jacobs
Facilities and Technology Administrator
IT support
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Jonathan Sipin
Bookkeeper
Fisheries Science Program
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Patrick A. Campfield
Director
Fisheries Science Program oversight, fisheries research coordination, peer reviews
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Katie Drew Ph.D.
Stock Assessment Team Lead
Stock assessments (Atlantic menhaden, Atlantic striped bass, Atlantic sturgeon, bluefish, ecological reference points, northern shrimp, shad & river herring, tautog, weakfish), stock assessment training, recreational fishing surveys and analyses
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Simen Kaalstad
ACFHP Director and Habitat Committee Coordinator
Oversees the activities of the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) and coordinates the activities of the Commission’s Habitat Committee
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Jeff J. Kipp
Senior Stock Assessment Scientist
Stock assessments (American lobster, Atlantic croaker, black drum, Jonah crab, red drum, spot), stock assessment training, fish passage, fishing gear technology, interstate tagging
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Jainita Patel
Fisheries Science Coordinator
Coordination and support of ASMFC science-based committees, including Committee on Economics and Social Sciences; the Assessment Science Committee; the Management and Science Committee; Ecological Reference Point Work Group; Risk & Uncertainty Work Group; and the fisheries-independent data collection and data management efforts of the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP)-South Atlantic and the Northeast…
Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program
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Geoff White
Director
Program management and oversight; Coordinating Council support
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Julie Defilippi Simpson
Deputy Director
Annual RFP process and Operations Committee
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Marisa Powell
Program Assistant
Program support and outreach
Data Team
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Michael Opiekun
Data Team Lead
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Anna-Mai Christmas-Svajdlenka
Data Coordinator
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Joe Myers
Senior Data Coordinator
Staff contact for Commercial Technical Committee; SAFIS data; Seafood Traceability
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Jennifer Ni
Data Analyst
Staff contact for highly migratory species data; data load verification processes
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Heather Power
Senior Data Coordinator
Staff contact for data loads and merges; Biological Review Panel; Bycatch Prioritization Committee
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Skye Thomas
Fisheries Data Analyst
RECREATIONAL Team
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Alex DiJohnson
Recreational Team Lead
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Gabe Thompson
Data Coordinator
Support for APAIS and For-hire Telephone Survey (FHTS)
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Trevor Scheffel
Senior Data Coordinator
Support for APAIS and FHTS
SOFTWARE Team
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Ed Martino, Ph.D.
Software and IT Team Lead
Guidance for software, APIs, database and security
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Kranthi
Software Developer
SAFIS development and database PL/SOL
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Daniel Mestawat
Programmer
Support for SAFIS and other ACCSP Software
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Jamal Oudiden
Programmer
Support for SAFIS and other ACCSP Software
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