Board and Staff

Officers

Brendan Mitchell, Chair
Director of International Trade & Sustainability, NORPEL

Nancy Harding, Vice Chair
Communications Specialist

Ed Sylvia, Treasurer
Retired CPA and Financial Planner

Debra Kelsey, Secretary
Navigator, Fishing Partnership

Directors

Stacy Alexander-Nevells
Manager, Atlantic Shellfish

Cassie Canastra
Director of Operations, BASE Seafood Auction

Judy Farrar
Head Archivist, Clair T. Carney Archives, UMass Dartmouth

Dave Frank
Owner, Chris’ Electronics

Jeffrey Pagliuca
Senior Vice President of Commercial, Southcoast Region, Bristol County Savings Bank

Michael Pol
Research Director, Responsible Offshore Science Alliance

Chuck Smiler
Retired corporate and real estate investment lawyer

Staff

Laura Orleans – Executive Director

Joe Ritter – Programs Manager

Liz Nash – Operations Manager

Connor GaudetArchivist

Matthew Moyer-BellMarketing Specialist

Laura Campbell – Herstory Project Manager

Emma York – Casting A Wider Net Project Manager

Carol KramerVisitor Services Assistant

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