Board Elections Update:

Runoff to be Conducted

We've tallied the votes in the GCOOS Board of Directors election and we have a tie for the Private Sector seat. We will be conducting a run-off election and are asking GCOOS voting members to watch their inbox for a new ballot, which will be sent out at 9 a.m. ET tomorrow (Friday, April 26).

• Deadline to cast your ballot is 6 p.m. ET, Thursday, May 2

Private Sector Candidates

• Bill Lingsch, Following Seas LLC. Click for bio
• Rafael Ramos, Woods Hole Group. Click for bio

Dr. Jorge Brenner, Executive Director • Dr. Barbara Kirkpatrick, Senior Advisor  • Dr. Chris Simoniello, Outreach & Education Manager • Felimon Gayanilo, Systems Architect, Co-Data Manager • Bob Currier, Product Developer, Co-Data Manager • Dr. Uchenna Nwankwo, Oceanographer • Tuomo Saari, Scientific Computing Specialist • Jennifer Vreeland-Dawson, Program Coordinator • Grant Craig, Project Manager and HABscope Volunteer Coordinator • Megan Howson, Marine Mammal Biologist and Data Scientist • Laura Caldwell, Program Assistant • Nadine Slimak, Public Relations & Content Marketing, Vetted Communications, LLC