Joint Initiative Welcomes New Leadership Council Members Fall 2013

28 October 2013

In October 2013, the Joint Initiative welcomed five new members to its bipartisan Leadership Council:

Dr. Donald Boesch – Professor of Marine Science and President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
The Honorable Norman Dicks – Senior Policy Advisor, Van Ness Feldman; former U.S. House of Representatives Member for Washington State’s 6th District
Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher, U.S. Navy (Ret.) – CEO, GeoOptics, Inc.; former Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator
Dr. Jane Lubchenco – Valley Professor of Marine Biology and Distinguished Professor of Zoology, Oregon State University; former Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator
Mr. John Pappalardo – Executive Director, Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance; former Chair of the New England Fishery Management Council