Organizational Structure

Cabinet-level Committee

• Chair

  • Secretary of Transportation (www.dot.gov)

• Members

  • Secretary of Agriculture (www.usda.gov)
  • Secretary of Commerce (www.commerce.gov)
  • Attorney General (www.usdoj.gov)
  • Secretary of Defense (www.defenselink.mil)
  • Secretary of Labor (www.dol.gov)
  • Secretary of Homeland Security (www.dhs.gov)
  • Secretary of Energy (www.energy.gov)
  • Secretary of the Treasury (www.treasury.gov)
  • Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (www.jcs.mil)
  • Secretary of State (www.state.gov)
  • Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (www.epa.gov)
  • Secretary of the Interior (www.doi.gov)
  • Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission (www.fmc.gov)
  • Chairman of the Marine Mammal Commission (www.mmc.gov)
  • Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (www.ntsb.gov)
  • * Council on Environmental Quality Chair (Acting) (www.whitehouse.gov/ceq)
  • * Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/staff)
  • * Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy (US Domestic Policy Council)
  • * Assistant to the President for Economic Policy (US National Economic Council)
  • * Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Policy (www.whitehouse.gov/ostp)
  • * Director of the Office of Management and Budget (www.whitehouse.gov/omb)
  • * Director of the National Ocean Council (National Ocean Policy)
  • * Advisor to the President on National Security (www.whitehouse.gov/nsc)
  • * Director, National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (nmio.ise.gov/)
  • * Pursuant to 46 U.S.C. § 55502(c)(2), the Committee shall include as non-voting.

Coordinating Board

• Chair

  • Ms. Lucinda Lessley, Acting Administrator, Maritime Administration, US Department of Transportation

• Members

  • MG William H. Butch Graham, USACE DCG, Emergency Response
  • RADM John Mauger, Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, USCG
  • Ms. Nicole LeBoeuf, Assistant Administrator, NOAA National Ocean Service
  • Dr. Shashi Kumar, Deputy Associate Administrator, Maritime Administration
  • Mr. Michael Khouri, Commissioner, Federal Maritime Commission
  • Mr. Craig Middlebrook, In lieu of Administrator, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, US Department of Transportation
  • Ms. Amanda Lefton, Director, Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management, US Department of the Interior
  • Mr. Richard Booth, Director of Air and Sea Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS
  • Mr. Sam Shellenberger, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations and Management, Veteran's Employment and Training Services, US Department of Labor
  • 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. John Griffith, 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
  • Mr. Eugene Alford, Acting Director, Office of Supply Chain and Business Services Industry and Analysis, International Trade Administration, US Department of Commerce
  • RDML Robert T. Clark, Deputy Commander, Military Sealift Command/Deputy Commander, Military Sealift Command Representative to Deputy, J3, U.S. Transportation Command
  • 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
  • Mr. Michael Shapiro, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, US Department of Transportation
  • Mr. Morgan Turrell, Acting Director of Maritime Safety, National Transportation Board
  • 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 CC Culotta, Deputy Director, National Maritime Intelligence Integration Office, Department of Homeland Security
  • Mr. Mark Toal, Director, Director, Office of Strategic Outreach Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)

Executive Secretariat

• Executive Director

  • Helen Brohl, CMTS (view more info)

• Senior Advisors

  • Patricia Mutschler, USACE (view more info)
  • Heather Gilbert, NOAA (view more info)

• Advisors

  • Chase Long, CMTS (view more info)
  • Angel S. DuBose, CMTS (view more info)
  • Caleb Taylor, CMTS (view more info)
  • Emma Theresa Van Der Loop, CMTS (view more info)

Working Group

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

  • Matt Chambers

• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

  • John Powell

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

  • Virginia Fox-Norse
  • Mike Moltzen

• Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)

  • Katherine Primosch
  • John Moran

• International Trade Administration (ITA)

  • Russell Adise

• U.S. Department of Justice (Justice)

  • Stephen Flynn

• Maritime Administration (MARAD)

  • Dr. Shashi Kumar
  • Travis Black
  • Doug McDonald

• Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

  • Staci King

• Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

  • Amy Stillings

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

  • Brian Akers
  • Heather Gilbert
  • Darren Wright
  • CDR Hector Casanova

• US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

  • Brian Tetreault
  • Pat Mutschler
  • Eddie Wiggins
  • Katherine Chambers
  • Forrest Vanderbilt

• National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

  • Morgan Turrell
  • Jim Scheffer

• Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST)

  • Brandon White
  • CAPT Aurora Fleming

• Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS)

  • Rebecca Yackley

• U.S. Department of State (State)

  • Jeremy Greenwood
  • John Arvidson

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

  • Dr. Neal Stolleman

• U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM)

  • Tim Grout
  • Ron Marseilles

• Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

  • Tanya Rawson
  • John Devine

• U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

  • CDR Laura Springer
  • LCDR Lindsey Cook

• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Sandra Pinel
  • Bernadette Winston

• Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

  • Nadir Dalal
  • Carl Barrick (Transportation)
  • Nadir Dalal (Water)

• Ocean Policy Committee

  • Max Showalter

• National Maritime Intelligence Integration Office

  • John Sanford

• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Administration (CISA)

  • Nancy Pomerleau

• National Security Council

  • CDR Devon Brennan

• Bureau of Customs and Border Protection

  • Darron Thompson

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

  • CDR Alice Shumate

• Marine Mammals Commission

  • Peter Thomas

• Oceanographer of the Navy

  • Dr. Wayne Estabrooks

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

  • Eddie Wiggins, USACE
  • Dennis Johnson, EPA

• Maritime Data

  • Doug McDonald, MARAD
  • Clint Padgett, USACE

• Future of Navigation

  • Brian Tetreault, USACE
  • Brian Akers, NOAA
  • LCDR Christian Adams, USCG

• Infrastructure Investment

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

• CMTS Outreach

  • Angel S DuBose, CMTS

• Resilience

  • Josh Murphy, NOAA
  • Katherine Touzinsky, USACE