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NOS | OAR | NMFS | NMAO | NESDIS | NWS | Sea Grant Fellow
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Education
Casey received his BA degree in History and Political Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. After taking a couple of years off, Casey went back to school and received a MA in International Environmental Policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in December 2003. Upon completion of his Masters degree Casey was selected as a 2004 Presidential Management Fellow and joined NOAA in July of 2004.
Experience
Before coming onboard at PCO, Casey had been working as a Program Analyst with NOAA's National Geodetic Survey (NGS) in the Communications and Outreach branch. While there he focused on internal and external communications and attempted to explain the importance of geodesy to anyone willing to listen. In addition to working at NGS, Casey also spent some time working at the National Marine Sanctuary Program on communication and policy issues. Casey also spent six months working in the National Marine Fisheries Service’s office of International Affairs and helped coordinate bilateral talks with Mexico and Chile.
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Jeremy Potter
Education
Jeremy earned a B.A. in biology from Davidson College in 1995. He went on to graduate studies at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, receiving his Master's of Environmental Management degree in 2003. Jeremy’s graduate research focused on international fisheries policy involving Japan and the United States. He was specifically interested in the long-line tuna industry, Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
Experience
Immediately after college, Jeremy ran off to Alaska to work as an observer on Bering Sea crab catcher boats. After Alaska, Jeremy was a marine ecology instructor and school bus driver at the Wallops Island Marine Science Consortium. He ended up postponing graduate school for three years to teach English in a remote Japanese fishing village on Tsushima Island. His fascination with the deep sea led him to NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration (OE), where he spent 2002 as a Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow. At various times between 2002 and 2007, Jeremy supported operations, science, data management, education, outreach, and administrative functions at OE. While serving as the OE Expeditions Coordinator, Jeremy was instrumental in preparation and execution of 10 deep-sea expeditions in the Arctic, South Atlantic Bight, and the Gulf of Mexico. He started at PCO in February 2008.
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Education
Kelly earned a B.S. in ecology and evolutionary biology from Yale University in 2000. She was a member of the Yale Women’s Basketball team throughout her time there and earned various honors including MVP and being named Captain in her senior season. After graduating, Kelly went to the University of Miami Rosenstiel School for Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) where she earned an M.S. in 2002 in coral reef and larval fish ecology. Her graduate work focused on the age and growth of juvenile gray snapper.
Experience
Prior to coming to PCO, Kelly worked as a Foreign Affairs Specialist in the NOAA Fisheries Office of International Affairs. She received a Knauss Fellowship in 2005 and was hired by the Office of International Affairs when she finished her fellowship. The main focus of her work was the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing, and the negotiations to form a South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMO) for non- highly migratory species. Before coming to NOAA and after graduate school, Kelly served as the lab technician for the larval fish ecology lab at the University of Miami where she used to get paid to go SCUBA diving in the Florida Keys. It was a tough life and she has the pictures to prove it.
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Bethany Hale
Education
Bethany graduated from Missouri State University with a BA in political science and a Masters of Public Administration. During her studies, she worked as a Program Coordinator and Conference Planner for the Missouri Local Government Program, which provided customized educational opportunities for Missouri local government professionals. Upon completion of her MPA, Bethany was selected as a Presidential Management Fellow and joined NOAA in August of 2005.
Experience
Prior to her detail in the PCO, Bethany was a Management Analyst with NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service, CFO/CAO. The focus of her work there was in the area of general management studies, human resources, acquisitions, and special projects. Prior to NESDIS, Bethany worked in NOAA’s Workforce Management Office, in the area of strategic human capital planning. There she worked on competency models, strategic planning, corporate recruitment, and general human capital initiatives. During her time at NOAA she has served as the Secretary to the Workforce Management Committee and also completed a developmental assignment working for NOAA’s Decision Coordination Office, providing staff support to the NOAA Executive Panel and NOAA Executive Council. During her free time, Bethany loves camping and hiking, and as a Missouri native, is an incredibly devoted St. Louis Cardinals fan. She and her husband live in Silver Spring with their two cats.
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NOAA's National Weather Service
Joel Cline
Education
Joel graduated from North Carolina State University with two B.S. degrees, in Meteorology and Computer Science in 1984. In 2004, he obtained two masters degrees from the University of Miami – M.S. in Meteorology and a M.S. in Physical Oceanography.
Experience
Joel brings 21 years of NWS experience to detail at PCO. Prior to the PCO detail Joel spent nearly four years at NWS' Pacific Regional Headquarters in Honolulu working on various meteorology programs and services including tropical, tsunami, aviation, marine, fire weather, and public forecasting. He also managed, tutored and counseled eleven students throughout Micronesia in a program to obtain meteorology degrees from the University of Hawaii. Joel previously worked at the Weather Forecast Office in Raleigh, North Carolina as a lead forecaster and nine years experience at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. During the nine years at the NHC, Joel moved from an intern to a lead forecaster.
During 2004 he was one of five NWS forecasters for the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City along with one of four forecasters for the 2004 Paralympic Winter Games at the same location. In 1999 he was the leader for organizing and working the World Games of the Special Olympics weather forecasting team. |
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Sea Grant Fellow
Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Education
I received a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Salem College in 2002.
Experience
After graduation, I spent one year traveling through 13 countries including the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, mainland Europe, and Northern Africa. Upon my return to the United States, I became the research and projects manager for the coral reef ecologist Dr. Rich Aronson at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab in Alabama.
I managed projects on reef systems in Panama, the Florida Keys, and the Flower Garden Banks off the coast of Texas. In 2005, I received a Fulbright Fellowship to conduct a 13-month research project investigating the dietary habits and body size plasticity of the coral predator fireworm on the reef systems in Barbados. I stayed a further six months in the Caribbean working as the environmental and marine education coordinator for the Ocean Park Aquarium where I conceived, designed, and implemented educational camps for children and instituted an employee education program. While in Barbados, I also became heavily involved with marine policy issues and was director for the Clean-up Barbados Anti-Litter Campaign.
When I left Barbados, I moved to my current residence, the District of Columbia, to enroll in graduate school. I am a Masters student in the Environmental Science and Policy program at George Mason University in Northern Virginia researching the role of a coral reef predator in the incidence of coral disease. In 2007, I was the assistant to the Federal Policy director at the non-profit organization Oceana where I promoted ocean conservation through lobbying members of Congress, researched environmental laws, and created a marine policy website for the organization. In 2007, I received the John Dean Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship and currently work as the Knauss Fellow for the Under Secretary of Commerce as the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Vice Admiral Lautenbaucher. |
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PCO Mission
The Program Coordination Office (PCO) provides senior staff support to the Office of the Under Secretary. PCO reviews proposals coming to the Office of the Under Secretary for information and/or action and makes recommendations as required; it provides advice on management and fiscal issues before the agency and participates in meetings on such matters coming before the Office of the Under Secretary, and, as required, serves as the Office of Under Secretary's representative.
The Office works with NOAA's Line and Program Offices to ensure adequate coordination and attempts to resolve differences dealing with programmatic, scientific and management issues within the agency. PCO represents the Line and Program Offices within the Office of the Under Secretary and brings issues of concern to the attention of the Office of the Under Secretary. It represents the Office of the Under Secretary in interagency meetings and coordinates action within NOAA and the Department of Commerce as required.
The Office advises the Office of the Under Secretary on broad management initiatives and high priority issues requiring immediate attention. It provides briefings, as requested, on a broad range of issues with respect to actions and decisions which affect all program operations and have impact nationwide. The Office provides comprehensive analyses relating to proposed initiatives; conducts background research and short-term feasibility studies; and, develops general plans to define objectives and coordinates work to be undertaken. It develops recommendations or conclusions for the Office of the Under Secretary based on careful study/analysis of the material presented, requiring full understanding and consideration of NOAA policies, project management commitments and other relevant factors.
PCO provides general staff support to the Office of the Under Secretary and serves as a focal point for coordination and/or preparation of a variety of NOAA program reports, events calendars, and management meetings.
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