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Cabinet Level Committee
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Secretary of Transportation (
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Members
Secretary of Agriculture (
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Secretary of Commerce (
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Attorney General (
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Secretary of State (
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Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (
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Secretary of the Interior (
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Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission (
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Chairman of the Marine Mammal Commission (
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Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (
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* Council on Environmental Quality Chair (Acting) (
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* Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (
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* Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy (
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* Assistant to the President for Economic Policy (
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* Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Policy (
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* Director of the Office of Management and Budget (
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* Director of the National Ocean Council (
National Ocean Policy
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* Director, National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (
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* Pursuant to 46 U.S.C. § 55502(c)(2), the Committee shall include as non-voting.
COORDINATING BOARD
Chair (Aug 1, 2023 - July 31, 2024)
Ms. Rachel Dempsey, Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service, NOAA
Members
RDML Ann Phillips, Administrator, Maritime Administration
Mr. Max Vekich, Commissioner, Federal Maritime Commission
RDML Wayne Arguin, Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, USCG
Ms. Rachel Dempsey, Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service, NOAA
Dr. Peter Thomas, Executive Director, Marine Mammal Commission
Adam Tindall-Schlicht, Administrator, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, US Department of Transportation
Mr. Kevin Sligh, Director, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Dr. Chris Eckstrom, Deputy Oceanographer of the Navy
RDML Robert T. Clark, Deputy Commander, Military Sealift Command/Deputy Commander, Military Sealift Command Representative to Deputy, J3, U.S. Transportation Command
Ms. Pat Hu, Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, US Department of Transportation
Mr. Karl Simon, Director, Transportation and Climate Division, US Environmental Protection Agency
Ms. Elizabeth Kim, Director, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, US Department of State
Ms. Nancy Pomerleau, Transportation Policy, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, US Department of Homeland Security
Dr. Neal Stolleman, Senior Economic Advisor, Office of Policy, US Department of Treasury
Mr. John Devine, Director, Office of Maritime and Land Security, Transportation Security Administration, US Department of Homeland Security
Ms. Heather Sykes, Director, Office of Supply Chain and Business Services Industry and Analysis, International Trade Administration, US Department of Commerce
Dr. John Powers, Director, Office Energy Systems Integration Analysis, US Department of Energy
CDR Alice Shumate, NIOSH/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DHS
Mr. Adam Sparger, Deputy Administrator, Transportation and Marketing Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, US Department of Agriculture
Ms. Juli Huynh, Director of Strategic Planning, US Department of Transportation
Mr. Stephen Flynn, Aviation and Admiralty Section of the Torts Branch, US Department of Justice
Mr. Eric Kampert, OSHA, Department of Labor
Ex Officio Members
Mr. Deerin Babb-Brott, Principal Deputy Director, Office of Oceans and Environment, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
CDR Devon Brennan, Maritime Security Advisor, National Security Council, White House
Mr. David Connolly, Branch Chief for Transportation, Office of Management and Budget, White House
CAPT Eugene Anzano, Deputy Director, National Maritime Intelligence Integration Office, Department of Homeland Security
Executive Secretariat
Acting Director
Brian Tetreault, USACE (
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Acting Deputy Director
Heather Gilbert, NOAA (
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Senior Advisors
Michelle Carns, CMTS (
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Advisors
Chris Perrett, CMTS
Intern
Mark Hurst, CMTS
Executive Assistant
Bridgette Knight, CMTS
Working Group
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Administration (CISA)
Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)
Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS)
International Trade Administration (ITA)
Maritime Administration (MARAD)
Marine Mammals Commission (MMC)
National Maritime Intelligence Integration Office (NMIO)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Security Council
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Oceanographer of the Navy
Ocean Policy Committee (OPC)
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST)
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE)
U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
U.S. Department of Justice (Justice)
U.S. Department of State (State)
U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM)
CMTS Integrated Action Teams and Task Teams
Ex Officio Member of All CMTS Integrated Action Teams and Task Teams
CMTS Executive Director
Future of Navigation
Gerald Thornberry, USACE
Darren Wright, NOAA
LCDR Christian Adams, USCG
Supply Chain and Infrastructure
PJ Donovan, USACE
Neal Stolleman, Treasury
Mariner and MTS Workforce
Dr. Shashi Kumar, MARAD
CAPT Amy Ceach, USCG
Maritime Data
Doug McDonald, MARAD
Clint Padgett, USACE
Maritime Innovative Science and Technology
Eddie Wiggins, USACE
Dennis Johnson, EPA
Todd Ripley, MARAD
Offshore Energy Facilitation Task Team
Candice Nachman, USCG
Jonathan Fraser, BSEE
Resilience
Olivia Hauser, NOAA
LCDR John Kidd, NOAA
Jevon Daniel, CISA
US Arctic Marine Transportation
Meredith Westington, NOAA
Alyson Azzara, MARAD
Shannon Jenkins, USCG
Resources
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