Meet Our Staff

Leadership

Erik Chapman
Steve Jones Profile

Stephen Jones, Ph.D.

Associate Director &
Assistant Director for Research
Stephen.Jones@unh.edu

  • Research Program
  • Research Funding
Lindsey Williams Profile

Lindsey Williams, Ph.D.

Associate Director &
Assistant Director for Workforce Development
Lindsey.Williams@unh.edu

  • Fellowships
  • NH CoastWise
  • Social Science & Fisheries

 


 

Extension

Julia Peterson Profile

Julia Peterson

Extension Program Leader
Julia.Peterson@unh.edu

  • Coastal Resilience
  • Water Quality
  • EcoCruises
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Katy Bland

Research and Engagement Manager
katy@neracoos.org

  • NERACOOS
  • Offshore Energy
Gabriela Bradt Profile

Gabriela Bradt, Ph.D.

Fisheries Extension Specialist
Gabriela.Bradt@unh.edu

  • Fisheries
  • Aquaculture
  • NH Green Crab Project
  • Marine Debris
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Michael Chambers, Ph.D.

Aquaculture Extension Specialist
Michael.Chambers@unh.edu

  • Aquaculture
  • IMTA/Aquafort
Wells Costello

Wells Costello

Citizen Science Program Manager
Wellsley.Costello@unh.edu

  • Coastal Research Volunteers
  • Beach Erosion Data
Alyson Eberhardt Profile

Alyson Eberhardt, Ph.D.

Coastal Ecosystems Extension Specialist
Alyson.Eberhardt@unh.edu

  • Coastal Habitats
  • Participatory Sciences
  • Coastal Resilience
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Linas Kenter, Ph.D.

Aquaculture and Fisheries Research Scientist
Linas.Kenter@unh.edu

  • Aquaculture
  • Fisheries
  • Striped Bass Research
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Lisa Wise

Coastal Resilience Extension Specialist
Lisa.Wise@unh.edu

  • Coastal Resilience
  • NH CoastWise
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Hannah Volk

Coastal Resilience Fellow
Hannah.Volk@unh.edu

  • Coastal Resilience
  • Flood Ready Neighborhoods

 


 

Education

Erik Froburg Profile

Erik Froburg

Assistant Director for Environmental Literacy
Erik.Froburg@unh.edu

  • K-12 Education
  • Annual Reporting
Dari Christenson Profile

Dari Christenson

Marine Docent Program Manager
Dari.Christenson@unh.edu

  • UNH Marine Docents
  • K-12 Education
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Gracie Ballou

Coastal Education Program Manager
Gracie.Ballou@unh.edu

  • Marine Docent engagement
  • B-WET Project
  • Climate in the Classroom
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Michael Doherty

Aquaculture Education Project Manager
Michael.Doherty@unh.edu

  • IMTA/AquaFort
  • Course Development and Trainings

 


 

Communications

Alexa Brickett

Alexa Brickett

Assistant Director for Communications
Alexa.Brickett@unh.edu

  • Press contact
  • Strategic communications
  • Events
Brian Yurasits

Brian Yurasits

Science Communication Specialist
Brian.Yurasits@unh.edu

  • Social media
  • Photo/video
  • Research stories

 


 

Program Support

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Jacob Winn

Program Support Assistant
Jacob.Winn@unh.edu

  • Environmental Literacy
  • Workforce Development
  • Office Manager
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Karen Gasior

Fiscal Officer
Karen.Gasior@unh.edu

  • UNH STAR Team 3
  • Grant/Contract Administration
  • Finance/Accounting

 


Committees

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Erik Chapman, Director
Stephen Jones, Research
Lindsey Williams, Workforce Development
Julia Peterson, Extension
Erik Froburg, Education
Alexa Brickett, Communications

POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PAC)

MEET OUR PAC

 


Focus Area Affiliations

What’s a Focus Area? NH Sea Grant’s Strategic Plan categorizes our work into four topical Focus Areas. Learn more about how we approach to our work, here

*denotes Focus Area lead

Healthy Coastal Ecosystems (HCE)


Alyson Eberhardt*

Gracie Ballou

Gabriela Bradt

Wells Costello

Stephen Jones

Resilient Communities and Economies (RCE)


Julia Peterson*

Katy Bland

Alyson Eberhardt

Lisa Wise

Hannah Volk

Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture (SFA)


Gabriela Bradt*

Michael Chambers

Michael Doherty

Stephen Jones

Linas Kenter

Lindsey Williams

Environmental Literacy (ELWD)


Erik Froburg*

Gracie Ballou

Dari Christenson

Michael Doherty

Jacob Winn

Lisa Wise

Workforce Development (ELWD)


Lindsey Williams*

Erik Chapman

Linas Kenter

Jacob Winn

Lisa Wise

Research and Proposal Development


Steve Jones*

Erik Chapman

Karen Gasior

Julia Peterson

Lindsey Williams