Protected Species Division Contact Information

Protected Species Division

• Frank Parrish - Division Chief
  Contact: (808) 944-2181 frank.parrish@noaa.gov
• Megan Brooker - Program Support Assistant
  Contact: (808) 944-2177 megan.brooker@noaa.gov

Cetacean Program

• Erin Oleson - Team Leader, Research Ecologist
  Contact: (808) 944-2172 erin.oleson@noaa.gov

Cetacean Assessment

• Amanda Bradford - Research Ecologist
  Contact: (808) 944-2114 amanda.bradford@noaa.gov
• Marie Hill - Cetacean Specialist (J)
  Contact: (808) 944-2179 marie.hill@noaa.gov
• Erik Norris - NOAA Corps
  Contact: (808) 944-2363 erik.norris@noaa.gov

Cetacean Acoustics

• Yvonne Barkley - Cetacean Acoustician (C)
  Contact: (808) 944-2183 yvonne.barkley@noaa.gov
• Lisa Munger - Cetacean Acoustician (C)
  Contact: (808) 944-2120 lisa.munger@noaa.gov
• Ali Bayless - MSc Candidate (J)

Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program

• Charles Littnan, PhD - Lead Scientist, Supervisory Research Ecologist
  
  Contact: (808) 944-2171 charles.littnan@noaa.gov

Foraging Research Program

• Charles Littnan, PhD - Team Leader, Ecologist
  
  Contact: (808) 944-2171 charles.littnan@noaa.gov

Genetics Program

• Jennifer Schultz, PhD - Program Lead, Visiting Scholar
  
  Contact: jennifer.schultz@noaa.gov

Health and Disease Program

• Angie Kaufman - Response/Support Technician
  
  Contact: (808) 983-3708 angie.kaufman@noaa.gov

Logistics Program

• Chad Yoshinaga - Program Management Analyst, Biological Technician
  
  Contact: (808) 690-9642 chad.yoshinaga@noaa.gov

Population Assessment Program

• Thea Johanos-Kam - Team Leader, Marine Biologist
  
  Contact: (808) 944-2174 thea.johanos-kam@noaa.gov

Population Assessment Program - Analysis/Modeling

• Jason Baker, PhD - Research Marine Biologist
  
  Contact: (206) 526-4328 jason.baker@noaa.gov

Survival Enhancement Program

• Kathleen Gobush, PhD - Team Leader, Research Ecologist
  
  Contact: (808) 944-2180 kathleen.gobush@noaa.gov

Marine Turtle Assessment Program

• Kyle Van Houtan - Team Leader, Research Ecologist
  Contact: (808) 944-2181 kyle.vanhoutan@noaa.gov
• Todd Jones - Biological Science Technician
  Contact: (808) 944-2362 todd.jones@noaa.gov

Marine Turtle Research Program

• George Balazs - Team Leader, Zoologist
  Contact: (808) 983-5733 george.balazs@noaa.gov
• Shandell Brunson - Biological Science Technician
  Contact: (808) 983-5744 shandell.brunson@noaa.gov
• Devon Francke - Marine Turtle Stranding Associate (J)
  Contact: (808) 983-5717 devon.francke@noaa.gov
• Wendy Marks - Marine Turtle Stranding Associate (J)
  Contact: (808) 983-5732 wendy.marks@noaa.gov
• Shawn Murakawa - Biological Science Technician
  Contact: (808) 983-5731 shawn.murakawa@noaa.gov
• Denise Parker - Research Associate (J)
  Contact: (301) 427-8550 denise.parker@noaa.gov

Notes:
(C) - denotes contractor
(J) - denotes Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR) Employee