Staff Contacts

Dr. Peter Rowe
Executive Director
Director of Research and Extension
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 Lang
Program Associate and Grants Administrator
JLang@njseagrant.org
732-872-1300, x 10

Communications

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

Rory Joyce
Communications Associate
rjoyce@njseagrant.org
732-872-1300 x17

Education

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

Samantha Maxwell-Kowal
K-12 Program Coordinator
reservations@njseagrant.org
732-872-1300 x 13

Rosemary Higgins
College & Special Programs Coordinator
rhiggins@njseagrant.org
732-872-1300 x19

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

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

Extension

Dr. Michael Acquafredda
Aquaculture Specialist
Rutgers University, Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory
michael.acquafredda@rutgers.edu
856-785-1544

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

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

Dr. Roy Messaros
Water Resources Agent
roy.messaros@rutgers.edu
848-932-5708

Laura Kerr
Coastal Resilience Specialist
lkerr@stevens.edu
201-216-8733

Dr. Jon Miller
Coastal Processes Specialist
jmiller@stevens.edu
201-216-8591