Marine Outreach Guidance Group (MOGG)

The Marine Outreach Guidance Group (MOGG) is the advisory group for Woods Hole Sea Grant and includes members from academia, industry, the public media, and government agencies. The advisory group provides input on research programming, extension activities, legislative interactions, media activities and all other aspects of the WHOI Sea Grant program.

Members (2024)

Abby Elder, Sea Education Association

Beckie Finn, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)

Brendan Annett, Buzzards Bay Coalition

Cheryl Miliken, Falmouth High School

Chris Flanagan, State Rep for Barnstable, Home Builders & Remodelers Assoc. of Cape Cod

Chris Gargiulo, Cotuit Oysters

Christian Petitpas, MA Division of Marine Fisheries

Glenn Chamberlain, NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center

Heather Goldstone, Woodwell Climate Research Center

Heather McElroy, Cape Cod Commission

Jason Steiding, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

Julie Simpson, MIT Sea Grant

Kama Theiler, WHOI

Kate Paight, MA Dept. of Conservation and Recreation

Laura Ludwig, Center for Coastal Studies

Megan Tyrrell, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Mike Cahill, Town of Plymouth

Mindy Todd, CAI, Local NPR for the Cape and Islands

Neil Ganju, US Geological Survey

Renee Gagne, Town of Chatham

Rick Karney, Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group, Inc.

Steve McKenna, Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management

Ted Keon, Town of Chatham