Steve Aibel
Sr. Director Marine Mammals John G. Shedd Aquarium
Yuichiro Akune
Manager, Husbandry and Exhibition Division II Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium
Paul Anderson
Research Scientist Mystic Aquarium
Russel Andrews Senior
Scientist Marine Ecology and Telemetry Research
Johnny Arnaituk
Vice-President Regional Nunavimmi Umajulirijiit Katujjiqatigiinninga (RNUK)
Shannon Atkinson
Professor University of Alaska Fairbanks
Nathalie Bibeau
Filmmaker Bunbury Films Inc.
Nicole Bouchard
Regional Director, Ecosystems Management Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Paul Boyle
National Director, American Humane Conservation American Humane
Kaitlin Breton-Honeyman
Director of Wildlife Management Nunavik Marine Region Wildlife Board
Arial Brewer
Research Scientist JISAO
Beri Brown
Researcher Recent Graduate
John Burns
Marine Mammal Biologist Living Resources Inc.
Manuel Castellote Morales
Research Scientist NOAA & UW
Dennis Christen
Senior Director Zoological Operations Georgia Aquarium
Vicki Cornish
Energy Policy Analyst Marine Mammal Commission
Katie Cubina
SVP, Mission Programs Mystic Aquarium
Doug DeMaster
Retired, Science and Research Director Alaska Region, NOAA Fisheries
Marion Desmarchelier
Assistant Professor University of Montreal
Jill Diehl
Senior Grants Manager Mystic Aquarium
Maureen Discoll
Research Fellow Mystic Aquarium
Raina D’Orazio
Mystic Aquarium
James Eetoolook
Vice President Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
Audra Elisabeth
Ames Research Scientist Funacion Oceanografic De La Comunitat Valencia
Steven Ferguson
Research Scientist Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Katherine Flammer
Associate Curator Georgia Aquarium
Jen Flower
Chief Clinical Veterinarian Mystic Aquarium
Kathryn (Kathy) Frost
Alaska Beluga Whale Committee
Eric Gaglione
VP Zoological Operations Georgia Aquarium
Christopher Garner
Biologist Department of Defense
Verena Gill
Wildlife Biologist NOAA Fisheries
Carrie Goertz
Director of Animal Health Alaska SeaLife Center
Amy Gollenberg
Director of School Programs Mystic Aquarium
Tom Gray
Chairman Alaska Beluga Whale Committee
Michael Grigg
Molecular Parasitologist NIAID-NIH
Tonia Osbourne
Student University of Alaska Southeast
Emma Halter
Researcher Sacred Heart University with Northeastern University
Mike Hammill
Research Scientist Fisheries & oceans Canada
Amy Hapeman
Fish Biologist DOC/NOAA/NMFS
Heather Hill Professor St. Mary’s University
Becky Hirsh
Special Programs Manager Mystic Aquarium
Ree Brennin
Houston Species at Risk Biologist Northernspring Inc.
Daniel Hubbell
Policy Analyst Environmental Investigation Agency
Henry Huntington
Director, Arctic Science Ocean Conservancy
Paul Irngaut
Director of Wildlife & Environment Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
Hiroshi Katsumata
Director of Zoological Operations Kamogawa Sea World
Etsuko Katsumata
Veterinarian Kamogaw Sea World
Richard M. Katz
Radiologist(ret.) CT Radiol. Assoc.
Francine Kershaw
Project Scientist NRDC
Catherine Kinsman
Project Director Whale Stewardship Project
Katie Kolodziej
Curator of Animal Husbandry SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment
Kit M. Kovacs
Biodiversity Research Section Leader Norwegian Polar Institute
Sonia Kumar
Secretary (Board of Directors) Beluga Whale Alliance
Emilie L. Couture
Veterinarian Zoo de Granby / CWHC
Stéphane Lair
Professor Université de Montréal
Véronique Lesage
Research Scientist Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Malin Lilley
Lecturer of Psychology Texas A&M University-San Antonio
Eline Lorenzen
Associate Professor Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen
Lisa Loseto
Research Scientist Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Laurie Macha
Curator of Marine Mammals and Birds Mystic Aquarium
Barbara Mahoney
Biologist National Marine Fisheries Service
Barbara Mangold
Associate Veterinarian Mystic Aquarium
Kelly Matis
VP Education & Conservation Mystic Aquarium
Kate Matlock
Fatima Matos
Friends of Mystic Aquarium MA
Tamara McGuire
PI Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Photo-ID Project Aqua Wildlife Research
Robert Michaud Scientific director GREMM
Alexander Mildener
N/A Hofstra University
Michel Moisan Head Technician GREMM
Lianna Montgomery
Research Intern Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Aran Mooney
Associate Scientist Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst
Tim Mullican
SVP Chief Zoo Officer Georgia Aquarium
Laura Murley
Research Intern Mystic Aquarium
Maris Muzzy
Gate Master Marine Mammals John G. Shedd Aquarium
Lindsey Nelson Senior Trainer of Cetaceans & Pinnipeds Mystic Aquarium
John Noksana Jr.
Inuvialuit member of the FJMC Fisheries Joint Management Committee
Greg O’Corry-Crowe
Research Professor Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University
Harry Okpik
Board Member Nunavik Marine Region Wildlife Board
Kim Parsons
Research Biologist MML / NOAA Fisheries
Lori Quakenbush
Biologist Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Stephen Raverty
Veterinary Pathologist BC Ministry of Agriculture
Randall Reeves
Chair, Committee of Scientific Advisers Marine Mammal Commission
Justin Richard
Post-Doctoral Fellow University of Rhode Island
Carey Richard
Assistant Curator Mystic Aquarium
Larry Rivarde
Chief Operating Officer Mystic Aquarium
Todd Robeck
VP of Conservation Research SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment
Emily Robinson Scientist Naval Undersea Warfare Center
Hans Rollema
Friends of Mystic Aquarium MA
Tracy Romano
Vice President of Research & Chief Scientist Mystic Aquarium
Howard Rosenbaum
Director, Ocean Giants Program Wildlife Conservation Society
Teresa Rowles
Coordinator MMHSRP NOAA
Lawrence Ruben Paulatuk
Representative Inuvialuit Game Council
Pamela Ryan
PhD Student University of Manitoba
Todd Schmitt
Senior Veterinarian SeaWorld
Kathryn Scurci
Student University of St Andrews, Sea Mammal Research Unit
Elizabeth Sharp
Wildlife and Habitat Specialist Hilcorp Alaska, LLC
Brian Sheehan
Curator of Marine Mammals Ocean Wise/Vancouver Aquarium
Kim Shelden
Marine Biologist Marine Mammal Lab., AFSC, NMFS, NOAA
Olga Shpak
Research Associate A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences
Gayle Sirpenski
Animal Management Specialist Mystic Aquarium
Mikkel Skovrind
Phd Candidate Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen
Amy Sloan
Deputy Division Chief DOC/NOAA/NMFS
Kendal Smith
Graduate Student University of Southern Mississippi
Zhongchang Song
PhD Candidate Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Suzanne Steinert Founder & President Beluga Whale Alliance
Elizabeth Suatoni
Senior Scientist Natural Resources Defense Council
Robert Suydam
Senior Wildlife Biologist North Slope Borough
Peter Thomas
Executive Director Marine Mammal Commission
Laura Thompson
Research Fellow Mystic Aquarium
Allison Tuttle
Sr. VP Zoological Operations Mystic Aquarium
Ebru Unal
Research Fellow Mystic Aquarium
Jade VACQUIE-GARCIA
Postdoc Norwegian Polar Institute
Jennifer Valvo
PhD Candidate Florida State University
Amy Van Cise
Postdoctoral Scholar Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Valeria Vergara
Marine Mammal Research Scientist Ocean Wise Conservation Association
Paul Wade
Research Fisheries Biologist NOAA Fisheries
Elizabeth Wait
Assistant Long Island Aquarium
Emily Way-Nee
Fisheries Resource Specialist Fisheries Joint Management Committee
Donna Wieting
Director Office of Protected Resources – NOAA
Deirdre Yeater Associate Professor Sacred Heart University