NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office uses science, service, and stewardship to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay and ensure its sustainable use for generations to come. As part of NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Habitat Conservation, we apply science and engage communities to tackle problems and challenges facing the Bay. Our work includes habitat science, oyster reef restoration, sustainable fisheries, community resiliency, observations of Bay conditions, and science education.
We are a partner in the Chesapeake Bay Program, and our experts are involved in the Program’s fisheries, education, resiliency, and habitat work. The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office was formally established by Congress in 1992. We are based in Annapolis, Maryland. Staff are also stationed at the Environmental Science Training Center on the Cooperative Oxford Laboratory campus in Oxford, Maryland.
Contact Directory List
New England/Mid-Atlantic
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (HQ in Annapolis, Maryland)
200 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Suite 460Annapolis, MD 21401
New England/Mid-Atlantic
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (Oxford, Maryland)
Cooperative Oxford Laboratory904 South Morris Street
Oxford, MD 21654
New England/Mid-Atlantic
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (Norfolk, Virginia)
Building 2, 439 West York StreetNorfolk, VA 23510
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Kevin Schabow
Director, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Office of Habitat Conservation
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Shannon Sprague
Deputy Director, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Office of Habitat Conservation
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Bruce Vogt
Ecosystem Science and Synthesis Manager, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Office of Habitat Conservation
New England/Mid-Atlantic
LT j.g. John Brostowski
NOAA Corps Officer
Office of Habitat Conservation
New England/Mid-Atlantic
David Bruce
Fisheries Biologist, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Office of Habitat Conservation
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Kim Couranz
Communications Specialist, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Office of Habitat Conservation
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Wilmelie Cruz-Marrero
Fisheries Biologist, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Office of Habitat Conservation
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Taylor Giordano
Physical Scientist, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Office of Habitat Conservation
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Krysta Hougen-Ryall
Environmental Communications Specialist (Contractor), NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Office of Habitat Conservation
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Jay Lazar
Field Operations Manager, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Office of Habitat Conservation
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Bart Merrick
Education Coordinator, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Office of Habitat Conservation
New England/Mid-Atlantic
CJ Pellerin
IT Specialist, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Office of Habitat Conservation
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Julie Reichert-Nguyen
Natural Resources Specialist, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Office of Habitat Conservation
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Max Ruehrmund
Observations Technician, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Office of Habitat Conservation
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Elise Trelegan
B-WET Program Coordinator, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Office of Habitat Conservation