Staff Contacts

Dr. Peter Rowe
Executive Director
prowe@njseagrant.org
732-872-1300 x31

Accounting

Debra Burd
Fiscal Officer
dburd@njseagrant.org
732-872-1300 x23

Diane Desch
Accounts Administration
ddesch@njseagrant.org
732-872-1300 x32 

Administration

Deborah A. Quinn
Director of Human Resources and Administration
dquinn@njseagrant.org
732-872-1300 x25

Julie Shaw
Director of Research and Grants Administration
JShaw@njseagrant.org
732-872-1300, x 10

Communications

Samantha Kreisler
Director of Communications
skreisler@njseagrant.org
732-872-1300 x18

Rory Joyce
Graphics Specialist
rjoyce@njseagrant.org
732-872-1300 x17

Yazemin Yilmaz
Digital Communications Associate
yyilmaz@njseagrant.org 

Education

Diana Burich
Director of Education
dburich@njseagrant.org
732-872-1300 x16

Jody Sackett
Scout Program Coordinator
jsackett@njseagrant.org
732-872-1300 x20

Mindy Voss
Education Specialist
mvoss@njseagrant.org
732-872-1300 x30

Extension

Michael Danko
Director of Extension
Marine Recreation Agent: Fisheries and Boating
mdanko@njseagrant.org
732-872-1300 x29

Dr. Michael Acquafredda
Aquaculture Specialist
Rutgers University
michael.acquafredda@rutgers.edu
856-785-1544

Dr. Thomas Herrington
Coastal Community Resilience Specialist
Monmouth University
therring@monmouth.edu
732-263-5588

Dr. Chris Obropta
Water Resources Agent
Rutgers University
obropta@envsci.rutgers.edu
848-932-5711

Laura Kerr
Coastal Resilience Specialist
Stevens Institute of Technology
lkerr@stevens.edu
201-216-8733

Dr. Jon Miller
Coastal Processes Specialist
Stevens Institute of Technology
jmiller@stevens.edu
201-216-8591