Organizational Structure

Cabinet-level Committee

Coordinating Board

  • Chair

    • RDML Tim Gallaudet, Ph.D. (USN Ret.), Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere and Deputy Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Department of Commerce

  • Members

    • MG Scott Spellmon, Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, US Army Corps of Engineers
    • Mr. Mark Buzby, Administrator, Maritime Administration
    • Mr. Michael Khouri, Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission
    • Mr. Craig Middlebrook, In lieu of Administrator, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, US Department of Transportation
    • Mr. Scott Angelle, Director, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, US Department of the Interior
    • Mr. Sam Shellenberger, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations and Management, Veteran's Employment and Training Services, US Department of Labor
    • RDML Richard Timme, Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, U.S. Coast Guard
    • RDML John Okon, Oceanographer of the Navy
    • Dr. Peter Thomas, Executive Director, Marine Mammal Commission
    • Ms. Pat Hu, Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, US Department of Transportation
    • Mr. Karl Simon, Director, Transportation and Climate Division, US Environmental Protection Agency
    • Mr. Evan Bloom, Director, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, US Department of State
    • Mr. Robert Kolasky, Assistant Director, National Risk Management Center, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, US Department of Homeland Security
    • Dr. Neal Stolleman, Senior Economic Advisor, Office of Policy, US Department of Treasury
    • Ms. Tanya Rawson, Senior Maritime Advisor, Office of Maritime and Land Security, Transportation Security Administration, US Department of Homeland Security
    • Ms. Maureen Smith, Director, Office of Supply Chain and Business Services Industry and Analysis, International Trade Administration, US Department of Commerce
    • Mr. James "Rick" Marsh, Deputy Director, Strategic Plans, Policy, and Logistics, US Transportation Command, US Department of Defense
    • Dr. Diana Bauer, Director, Office Energy Systems Integration Analysis, US Department of Energy
    • Mr. Arthur Neal, Jr., Deputy Administrator, Transportation and Marketing Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, US Department of Agriculture
    • Mr. Loren Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, US Department of Transportation
    • Mr. Brian Curtis, Director of Maritime Safety, National Transportation Safety Board
    • Mr. Stephen Flynn, Aviation and Admiralty Section of the Torts Branch, US Department of Justice

  • Ex Officio Members

    • Mr. Deerin Babb-Brott, Principal Deputy Director, Office of Oceans and Environment, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
    • CDR Etienne de la Riva, Maritime Security Advisor, National Security Council, White House
    • Mr. David Connolly, Branch Chief for Transportation, Office of Management and Budget, White House
    • CAPT Ed Westfall, Director, National Maritime Intelligence Integration Office, Department of Homeland Security
    • Mr. Garrett Ziegler, Advisor, Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, National Economic Council

Executive Secretariat

Working Group

  • U.S. Army (Army)

    • Theodore Kerr

  • U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)

    • Matt Chambers

  • U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

    • Evan Musolino

  • U.S. Department of Interior (DOI)

    • Staci King

  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

    • Virginia Fox-Norse
    • Mike Moltzen

  • Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

    • Crystal Jones

  • Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)

    • John Moran

  • International Trade Administration (ITA)

    • Russell Adise

  • U.S. Department of Justice (Justice)

  • Maritime Administration (MARAD)

    • Tori Collins
    • Jacob Feit

  • Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

    • Staci King

  • Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

    • Amy Stillings

  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

    • Jim Rice
    • Neil Weston
    • Heather Gilbert

  • US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

    • Brian Tetreault
    • Pat Mutschler
    • Jeff Lillycrop
    • Katherine Touzinsky
    • Forrest Vanderbilt

  • National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

    • Morgan Turrell
    • Jim Scheffer

  • Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST)

    • Jim Jenkins
    • Ryan Endorf
    • Karla Wald
    • Bobby Fraser
    • Matthew Vachon

  • Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)

    • Rebecca Yackley

  • U.S. Department of State (State)

    • Joel Coito

  • U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury)

    • Neal Stolleman

  • U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM)

    • Tim Grout
    • Ron Marseilles

  • Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

    • Tanya Rawson

  • U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

    • LCDR Will Albright
    • LCDR Justin Kumura
    • Dave Condino

  • U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)>

    • Brian McGregor

  • Office of Management and Budget (OMB - Water)

    • Nadir Dalal

  • National Ocean Council

    • Steve Baldovsky

  • National Maritime Intelligence Integration Office

    • Jeff Hirsch

  • Department of Homeland Security – National Protection Programs

    • Nancy Pomerleau

  • Marine Mammals Commission

    • Peter Thomas

CMTS Integrated Action Teams and Task Teams

People/agencies listed in IAT refer to the agencies that co-lead the effort

  • Ex Officio Member of All CMTS Subcommittees

    • Helen Brohl, CMTS Executive Director

  • US Arctic Marine Transportation

    • Ashley Chappel, NOAA
    • Alyson Azzara, MARAD
    • Shannon Jenkins, USCG

  • Maritime Innovative Science and Technology

    • Jeff Lillycrop, USACE
    • Todd Rippley, MARAD

  • National Export Initiative

    • Margaret Spring, NOAA

  • Maritime Data

    • Doug McDonald, MARAD
    • Clint Padgett, USACE

  • Future of Navigation

    • Russ Proctor, NOAA
    • CDR John Stone, 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

  • Infrastructure Investment

    • Scott Calhoun, DOT
    • Pat Mutschler, USACE
    • Neal Stolleman, Treasury

  • CMTS Outreach

    • Jacqueline Williams, CMTS

  • Resilience

    • Josh Murphy, NOAA
    • Katherine Touzinsky, USACE