CMTS Organization

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Letter from the CMTS Chair

Coordinating Board Coordinating Board close

Letter from the Coordinating Board Chair

  • David W. Murk (Board Chair), Maritime Safety and Security Advisor, U.S. Department of Transportation
  • MG Michael J. Walsh, Deputy Commanding General, Civil and Emergency Operations, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Department of Defense
  • Ms. Polly Trottenberg, Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, US Department of Transportation
  • Mr. Michael Khouri, Commissioner, Federal Maritime Commission
  • Mr. David Arseneau, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy, US Department of Treasury
  • Mr. Joel Secundy, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Services, International Trade Administration, US Department of Commerce
  • Mr. David Matsuda, Administrator, Maritime Administration, US Department of Transportation
  • Ms. Lisa Garcia, Senior Advisor to the Administrator for Environmental Justice, US Environmental Protection Agency
  • Ms. Yvette Mefta, Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary, US Department of Labor
  • Mr. Craig Middlebrook, Acting Administrator, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, US Department of Transportation
  • Mr. David R. Shipman, Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, US Department of Agriculture
  • Dr. Holly Bamford, Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Mr. Dana Goward, Director of Marine Transportation Systems, US Coast Guard, US Department of Homeland Security
  • Dr. Pat Hu, Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Research, Innovation and Technology Administration, US Department of Transportation
  • Mr. Peter Frost, Director, Aviation & Admiralty Litigation, Torts Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice
  • Mr. Joel Clement, Director, Office of Policy Analysis, Department of the Interior
  • Mr. Evan Bloom, Director, Office of Ocean and Arctic Affairs, US Department of State
  • Ms. Tracy Murrell, Director of Maritime Safety, National Transportation Safety Board
  • Capt. James Clarkson, Director of Maritime, Transportation Security Administration, US Department of Homeland Security
  • Dr. Kenneth Friedman, Director, Office of Energy Reliability, US Department of Energy
  • Mr. Thomas Parker, Chief, Intermodal Programs and Infrastructure, US Transportation Command, US Department of Defense
  • Ex Officio Members
  • Ms. Patricia Cogswell, Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security
  • Mr. Brandon Belford, Transportation Advisor, National Economic Council
  • Mr. Michael Weiss, Associate Director for Oceans and Coastal Policy, Council of Environmental Quality
  • Mr. Andrew Abrams, Branch Chief for Transportation, Office of Management and Budget
  • Ms. Kelly Colyar, Branch Chief for Energy and Water, Office of Management and Budget
  • Dr. Brendan Kelly, Senior Advisor for Arctic, Office of Science and Technology Policy

Executive Secretariat Executive Secretariat close

Letter from the Director, Executive Secretariat

Executive Secretariat

Director

  • Helen Brohl (CMTS)
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Senior Advisors

  • Gary Magnuson (NOAA)
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  • Patricia Mutschler (USACE)
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  • Scott Rainey (Bowhead)
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  • Noel Comeaux (MARAD)
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  • Laura Rear McLaughlin (NOAA)

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U.S. Army (Army)
Doug Lloyd

U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Matt Chambers

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Carissa Vandermey

U.S. Department of Interior (DOI)
Randy Bowman

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Virginia Fox-Norse

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Tony Furst

Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)
John Moran
Mary Hoang

International Trade Administration (ITA)
Russell Adise

U.S. Department of Justice (Justice)
Karen Wardzinski

Maritime Administration (MARAD)
Richard Lolich
Lorraine Wakeman

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE)
John Cushing

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Dave MacFarland
Gary Magnuson

US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Brian Tetreault
Pat Mutschler
Jeff Lillycrop

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Mike Karr

Office of the General Council/U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
Jane DeCell

Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST)
Dave Murk

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)
Dr. Marvourneen Dolor

U.S. Department of State (State)
Trent Warner

U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury)
John Worth

U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM)
Tom Parker

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Tanya Rawson

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Dennis Fahr

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Brian McGregor

Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Michael Weiss

Office of Management and Budget (OMB - Transportation)
Mark Hazelgren

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Ex Officio Member of All CMTS Subcommittees

Helen Brohl, CMTS Director

US Arctic Marine Shipping
Ashley Chappel, NOAA
Richard Corley, MARAD
Dennis Holland, USCG
MTS Research and Development
Jeff Lillycrop, USACE
National Export Initiative
Margaret Spring, NOAA
e-Navigation
David MacFarland, NOAA
Mike Sollosi, USCG
Brian Tetreault, USACE
MTS Preparedness
Pat Mutschler, USACE
LCDR Chuck Bright, USCG
CMTS Response to the National Ocean Council’s Priority Objectives
Lynn Martin, USACE
Environmental Stewardship Discussion Group
Alyson Azzara, CMTS

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