meet our leadership

Coastal Community Resilience

Rhonda Price, Chair ()
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources

Andrew Barrett, Coordinator ()
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources

Data & Monitoring

Jon French, Co-Chair ()
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Cheryl Clark, Co-Chair ()
Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Katie Wallace, Coordinator ()
Gulf of Mexico Alliance

Education & Engagement

Angela Underwood, Chair ()
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Weeks Bay Reserve

Alma Robichaux, Coordinator ()
Gulf of Mexico Alliance

Habitat Resources

Jim Pahl, Co-Chair ()
Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority

Syed Khalil, Co-Chair ()
Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority

Lauren Pourciau, Coordinator ()
Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority

Water Resources

Megan Fleming, Co-Chair (
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources

Kori Blitch, Co-Chair ()
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

Kate Harrison, Coordinator ()
Gulf of Mexico Alliance

Wildlife & Fisheries

Robin Riechers, Chair ()
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Mike Smith, Coordinator ()
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies

Human Benefits of Nature

Kara Coffey, Facilitator ()
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies

Marine Debris

Jessi James-Barry, Facilitator ()
NOAA

Alicia Walker, Facilitator ()
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Integrated Planning

Jim Pahl, Facilitator ()
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

Rhonda Price, Facilitator ()
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources

Robin Riechers, Facilitator ()
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Mike Smith, Coordinator ()
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies