Who We Are
Katrina Hoffman, Administrative Lead, Prince William Sound Science Center
Donna Aderhold, Program Coordinator, Prince William Sound Science Center
Rob Suryan, Program Lead and Science Lead, NOAA/NMFS Auke Bay Laboratory
Why?
The activities of the Gulf Watch Alaska Program are coordinated by a program management team to ensure the program is fiscally responsible, scientifically credible, and publicly transparent. The management team works closely with the principal investigators, the data management team, and the science synthesis team to ensure the program is on track to achieve its goals, objectives, and deliverables.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Auke Bay Laboratories personnel provide program and scientific leadership for the program. This includes overall oversight of the program and the diverse projects within, science synthesis efforts, and compliance with data and reporting submissions.
As the administrative lead, the Prince William Sound Science Center (PWSSC) serves a combination of roles, including managing award contracts for all non-Trustee agency projects within the program; ensuring program and project compliance with all reporting policies, practices and timelines; and serving as a liaison between the program and EVOSTC staff. The PWSSC also coordinates travel and logistics for principal investigator meetings and outreach efforts; participates in an annual audit; and provides administrative support to the outreach and community involvement component of the GWA program and to those projects implemented by the PWSSC.
Where?
Program and science leadership services are performed from the NOAA NMFS Auke Bay Laboratories office in Juneau. Administrative services are performed from the PWSSC office in Cordova. Science review and principal investigator meetings are held in Anchorage or elsewhere in the Gulf of Alaska Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS) affected region.
How?
NOAA NMFS personnel provide oversight of the overall program. They coordinate among all the program components and project principal investigators, foster collaboration between components and projects, coordinate the science synthesis reports, maintain connection to Science Review Panel members, and review annual and final reports.
PWSSC personnel provide program management and administrative functions. Program management activities include developing and reviewing reports and budgets, facilitating program team meetings, coordinating with EVOSTC staff, and ensuring program compliance with EVOSTC requirements. Administrative functions include conducting annual audits, establishing and managing contracts with non-Trustee organizations funded through the program, completing fiscal reporting, and providing logistical support for principal investigators meetings and Science Review Panel members.