Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Staff

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary staff work out of locations in Key West and Key Largo. Contact information for staff is listed below. You can reach staff by calling either the Key Largo or Key West office, press 1, and enter their first or last name.

Key West Office
Nancy Foster Florida Keys Environmental Complex
33 East Quay Road
Key West, FL 33040
305-809-4700
FAX: 305-293-5011

Key Largo Office
95230 Overseas Highway
Key Largo, FL 33037
305-809-4700
FAX: 305-853-0877

Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center
35 East Quay Road
Key West, FL 33040
305-809-4750

Sanctuary Staff

(Alphabetical order)

Harrison M. Albert, Ph.D., Research Permit Coordinator
Harrison.Albert@noaa.gov
786-243-6037

Brenda Altmeier, Maritime Heritage Coordinator
Brenda.Altmeier@noaa.gov
305-434-9386

Scott Atwell, Communications and Outreach Manager
satwell@fiu.edu
305-809-4694

Karen Bohnsack, Associate Director, Water Quality and Ecosystem Restoration
Karen.Bohnsack@noaa.gov
305-434-9377

Brady Booton, Marine Operations Supervisor
Brady.Booton@noaa.gov
305-434-9379

Jeffrey Brown, Small Boat Captain
jeffrey.a.brown@noaa.gov

Adam Brynes, Marine Operations Technician
Adam.Brynes@noaa.gov
305-809-4730

Andy Bruckner, Research Coordinator
Andy.Bruckner@noaa.gov
305-809-4730

Maddie Cholnoky, Mission: Iconic Reefs Stewardship Manager
madeline.cholnoky@noaa.gov

Lindsey Crews, Science and Outreach Program Coordinator
Lindsey.Crews@noaa.gov
305-434-9382

Benjamin D'Avanzo, Marine Operations Technician
Benjamin.D'Avanzo@noaa.gov
305-809-4729

Cricket Desmarais, Iconic Reefs Communications Coordinator
Dawn.Desmarais@noaa.gov

Beth Dieveney, Policy Advisor
Beth.Dieveney@noaa.gov
305-809-4710

Susan Dunn, Manager Administrative Services
Susan.Dunn@noaa.gov
305-434-9373

Ben Edmonds, Marine Stewardship and Monitoring Specialist
bedmonds@fiu.edu

Ananda Ellis, Marine Stewardship and Monitoring Supervisor
Ananda.ellis@noaa.gov

Jamie Emm, Marine Operations Specialist
james.c.emm@noaa.gov

Cate Gelston, Marine Stewardship and Monitoring Specialist
Catherine.Gelston@noaa.gov

John Genthert Facilities Manager
John.Genthert@noaa.gov
305-809-4763

Bill Goodwin Field Scientist
Bill.Goodwin@noaa.gov
305-434-9381

Grace Hanson Mission: Iconic Reef Data Manager
Grace.Hanson@noaa.gov
828-276-2341

Andrew Ibarra, Marine Stewardship and Monitoring Specialist
Andrew.ibarra@noaa.gov

Carey Jung, Vessel Operation Coordinator
Carey.Jung@noaa.gov

Emily Kovacs, Eco-Discovery Center Manager
Emily.Kovacs@noaa.gov

Matthew Lawrence, Maritime Archaeologist
Matthew.Lawrence@noaa.gov
305-434-9383

Katey Lesneski, Ph.D., Mission: Iconic Reefs Monitoring Coordinator

Kai Lopez, Monitoring Specialist
Kai.Lopez@noaa.gov
305-434-9375

Aaron Macy, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, NOAA Corps
Aaron.Macy@noaa.gov

Luis Marquis, Marine Mechanic
Luis.Marquis@noaa.gov
305-434-9375

Thomas Paige, Marine Operations Technician
Thomas.Paige@noaa.gov

Mark Pidbirny, Marine Operations Supervisor
Mark.Pidbirny@noaa.gov
305-434-9375

Eric Raslich, Education and Outreach Program Coordinator
Eric.Raslich@noaa.gov
305-809-4727

Chad Stolka, Operations Specialist
Chad.Stolka@noaa.gov
305-809-4717

Lisa Symons, Regional Response Coordinator
Lisa.Symons@noaa.gov
305-434-9370

Brittany Torres, Marine Operations Technician
Brittany.Torres@noaa.gov
305-434-9379

Elizabeth Trueblood, Volunteer Coordinator
Elizabeth.Trueblood@noaa.gov

Marlies Tumolo, Education and Outreach Team Lead
Marlies.Tumolo@noaa.gov
305-434-9385

Patrick Vandenabeele, Marine Operations Specialist
Patrick.Vandenabeele@noaa.gov
305-809-4700

Stephen Werndli, Enforcement Coordinator
Stephen.Werndli@noaa.gov
305-434-9371

Kieron Whitehead, Small Boat Captain
Kieron.Whitehead@noaa.gov