Contacts
Scott Eastman
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection
9741 Ocean Shore Blvd.
St. Augustine, FL 32080
904-461-4059
Scott.Eastman@floridadep.gov
Annie Roddenberry
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
520 Barracuda Blvd.
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32169
386-428-4828
Annie.Roddenberry@myfwc.com
myfwc.com
Katie Conrad
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200
Jacksonville, FL 32256
904-731-3079
katie_conrad@fws.gov
www.fws.gov/northflorida
Jimmy Tomazinis
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Northeast Florida Aquatic Preserves
Jacksonville, FL
James.Tomazinis@FloridaDEP.gov
Nikki Dix
Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
505 Guana River Rd.
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32080
904-380-8613
Nikki.Dix@FloridaDEP.gov
Carolyn Kovacs
Florida Sea Grant Agent
UF/IFAS Extension – Flagler and Volusia Counties
Flagler office: 386-437-7464
150 Sawgrass Rd. Bunnell, FL 32110
c.kovacs@ufl.edu
Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program
New Smyrna Beach, FL
386-227-6343
Wayles@irlcouncil.org
www.onelagoon.org
Caity Savoia
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
813-766-7266
caity.savoia@myfwc.com
Tess Sailor-Tynes
Marine Discovery Center
520 Barracuda Blvd.
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32169
386-428-4828
Tess@marinediscoverycenter.org
www.marinediscoverycenter.org
Jennifer White
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
772-919-1237
jennifer.white@myfwc.com
Dr. Melinda Donnelly
Department of Biology
University of Central Florida
Melinda.Donnelly@ucf.edu
Dr. Linda Walters
Department of Biology
University of Central Florida
Linda.Walters@ucf.edu
Irene Arpayoglou
Regional Aquatic Preserves Manager
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
3300 Lewis Street
Ft. Pierce, FL 34981
772-429-2995
Irene.Arpayoglou@FloridaDEP.gov
Missy Weiss
Ocean Research and Conservation Association (ORCA)
1235 16th St, Vero Beach, FL 32960
772-562-9052
mweiss@teamorca.org
Matthew R. Anderson
Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserves Manager
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
3300 Lewis Street
Ft. Pierce, FL 34981
772-429-2995
Matthew.R.Anderson@FloridaDEP.gov
Holly Abeels
University of Florida IFAS Extension
Florida Sea Grant
Cocoa, FL
321-633-1702 Ext. 52333
habeels@ufl.edu
flseagrant.org
Olivia Escandell
Restore Our Shores Program
Brevard Zoo
8225 North Wickham Road
Melbourne, FL 32940
321-254-9453 Ext. 431
www.RestoreOurShores.org
OEscandell@brevardzoo.org
Vincent Encomio
UF/IFAS Extension
2614 SE Dixie Hwy
Stuart, FL 34996-4007
772-419-6966
vencomio@ufl.edu
martin.ifas.ufl.edu
Christine Eastwick
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
South Florida Ecological Services Office
1339 20th Street
Vero Beach, Florida 32960
christine_eastwick@fws.gov
David Holmberg
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
South Region
863-697-6323
David.Holmberg@myfwc.com
MyFWC.com/AquaticHabitats
Melissa McIntyre-Meisenburg
Senior Lagoon Environmental Specialist
Indian River County
1801 27th Street, Vero Beach, FL, 32960
772-226-1651
mmeisenburg@indianriver.gov
www.indianriver.gov/services/natural_resources
Amanda Montgomery, PWS, WEDG
Environmental Scientist
3230 W. Commercial Blvd, Suite 300
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
954-660-1660
Alison McDowell
Choctowhatchee Basin Alliance
109 South Greenway Trail
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
850-200-4171
mcdowel2@nwfsc.edu
www.basinalliance.org
Chris Verlinde
Santa Rosa County
Environmental Resources Coordinator
6051 Old Bagdad Hwy, Suite 301
Milton, FL 32583
850-777-7884
christinav@santarosa.fl.gov
Laura Tiu
UF/IFAS Sea Grant
732 N 9th Street
Defuniak Springs, FL 32433
850-612-6197
lgtiu@ufl.edu
Scott Jackson
UF/IFAS Extension Bay County
Florida Sea Grant
2728 E 14th St
Panama City, FL 32401
850-784-6105
lsj@ufl.edu
http://bay.ifas.ufl.edu/seagrant
Lawrence R O’Connor (Rick)
UF/IFAS Fl. Sea Grant Extension
Escambia County
3740 Stefani Rd
Cantonment, FL 32533
850-475-5230 ext. 111
roc1@ufl.edu
Anita Grove
Coastal Training Program Coordinator
Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve
108 Island Drive
Eastpoint, FL 32328
850-670-7708
Anita.Grove@dep.state.fl.us
ApalachicolaReserve.com
Katie Konchar
The Nature Conservancy
Gulf of Mexico Whole Systems
Tallahassee, FL
Katie.Konchar@tnc.org
850-296-7910
nature.org
Melody Ray-Culp
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1601 Balboa Ave.
Panama City, FL 32405
352-448-9151
Melody_Ray-Culp@fws.gov
https://www.fws.gov/office/florida-ecological-services
Kim Miller
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve
108 Island Drive
Eastpoint, FL 32328
850-670-7718
kim.miller@FloridaDEP.gov
Zach Schang
Pensacola & Perdido Bays Estuary Program
850-595-0796
zsschang@ppbep.org
Christina Cantrell
St. Andrew Bay Watch
850-763-4303
Sabw@standrewbaywatch.org
Armando J. Ubeda
Florida Sea Grant
UF/IFAS Extension
Twin Lakes Park, Green Bldg.
6700 Clark Road
Sarasota, FL 34241
941-218-0199
www.scgov.net/Extension
http://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasota/
Jay Leverone
Sarasota Bay Estuary Program
111 S. Orange Ave., Suite 200W
Sarasota, FL 34236
941-955-8085
jay@sarasotabay.org
www.sarasotabay.org
Loren D. Coen
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Florida Atlantic University
293-470-2236
Lcoen1@fau.edu
www.oyster-restoration.org
www.fau.edu/hboi/personal/lcoen.php
Jeffrey Carter
jeffrey.a.carter@dep.state.fl.us
239-530-5942
Savanna Barry
UF IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station
Florida Sea Grant
552 1st Street
PO Box 878
Cedar Key, FL 32625
804-305-6014
savanna.barry@ufl.edu
https://ncbs.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/
Tom Ries
Ecosphere Restoration Institute
5886 East Fowler Avenue
Tampa, Florida 33617
813-376-9076
tries@ecosphererestoration.org
Jamie Wolanin
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Port Charlotte, FL
941-740-7536
Jamie.Wolanin@myfwc.com
Anna Laws
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Big Bend Region
352-460-7332
Anna.Laws@myfwc.com
MyFWC.com/AquaticHabitats
Tiffany Lane
Coastal Program Coordinator
Tampa Bay and Big Bend
St. Petersburg, FL
904-450-5946
tiffany_lane@fws.gov
Mike Sipos
Florida Sea Grant Agent
UF/IFAS Extension Collier County
14700 Immokalee Road
Naples, FL 34120
239-252-4825
https://www.flseagrant.org/