SMEA Director, Terrie Klinger, met up with eleven of SMEA’s finest at the 17th annual Marine Resources Committee Conference which took place on November 6th – 7th. This is a great example of how SMEA Alums are using their diverse skills to support the work of the the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative.

Back row (L to R): Mark Daily, Deputy Director, Puget Sound Partnership; Dan Tonnes, Protected Resources Division, NOAA NMFS; Kathleen Herrmann, Watershed Steward, Snohomish County Surface Water Division; Simon Geerlofs, Program Manager, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Independent Documentary Filmmaker; Elsa Carlisle, Senior Director of Restoration, Restore America’s Estuaries; Paul Rudell, Marine Biologist, Natural Resource Consultants; Bridget Trosin, Coastal Policy Specialist, Washington Sea Grant; Sara Thompson, Washington State Department of Ecology Spills Prevention Program.

Front row (L to R): Kyle Antonelis, Vice President, Natural Resource Consultants; Terrie Klinger, Director, SMEA; Ginny Broadhurst, Director, Northwest Straits Commission; Ralph Riccio, Shellfish Biologist, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe.