Conference Committees
Steering Committee Members:
Dr. Noel Brown - Friends of the United Nations; Director, IOI-Canada
Dr. Christopher D'Elia - Interim Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, University of
South Florida St. Petersburg; Director, IOI-USA
Dr. Rebecca Harris (Managing Chair) - Assistant Academic Director, Patel Center for Global Solutions, University of South Florida Tampa
Dr. Mark Luther (Co-Chair) - Associate Professor; Director, Ocean Modeling & Prediction Lab, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Dr. Mark Amen (Co-Chair)- Academic Director, Patel Center for Global Solutions, University of South Florida Tampa
E. Howard Rutherford - Executive Director, The Pier Aquarium
Emily Stehle, APR - PR/Marketing Director, The Pier Aquarium
Ann Wykell - Manager, Cultural Affairs & International Relations, City of St. Petersburg
Sally Harkness
Amanda Moore
Conference Sub-Committees
Program - Dr. Mark Luther, Dr. Mark Amen, Dr. Jyotika Virmani - Florida Institute of Oceanography, FLCOOS Consortium Coordinator
Fundraising - Dr. Chris D'Elia
Hospitality - Sally Harkness, Erica Moulton
Volunteers - Amanda Moore
Marketing - E. Howard Rutherford, Emily Stehle, Amy Blake - Blake & Barancik Communications
Conference Secretariat
Mara Hendrix
Executive Assistant
International Ocean Institute - USA
c/o University of South Florida St. Petersburg
140 7th Ave. South, Bayboro 205 A
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
p) 727-873-4745
f) 727-873-4889
