Thank you to everyone who attended our 2024 Annual Meeting on December 4 in Durham, NH. We enjoyed great food and fun trivia, and members showcased their creativity by showing up in costume! Here’s a 50-second photo recap:
Welcome to our new board members Kim Clark, Juliet Fluty, Keri Kaczor, and Karlee Markovich!
Congratulations and thank you to our officers:
Cassie Stymiest, President
Dari Christenson, Past President
Michael Doherty, President-Elect
Tara Hicks-Johnson, Treasurer
Daryn Clevesy, Secretary
Thank you, Dari, for your leadership over the past year!
Annual Meeting Photos
GOMMEA Board of Directors
2024-2025
- Dari Christenson (2026) NH Sea Grant & UNH Extension, Marine Education Program Manager
- Kim Clarke* (2027) Gulf of Maine Research Institute, LabVenture Visit Manager
- Daryn Clevesy (2025) Educational Passages, Program Coordinator
- Mike Doherty (2026) UNH, Aquaculture Specialist
- Patricia Halpin (2026) UNH Manchester, Professor Physiology and Marine Toxicology
- Juliet Fluty* (2025) St. James Elementary, Biddeford, ME, Teacher
- Nell Herrmann (2025) Blue Hill Consolidated School, Science Teacher
- Tara Hicks-Johnson (2026) UNH Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, Outreach Specialist
- Keri Kaczor* (2027) UMaine Sea Grant, Environmental Literacy and WD Program Manager
- Karlee Markovich* (2027) Conners Emerson School, Ocean Science Teacher
- Bill McWeeny (2025) The CALVIN Project & Harbor School, Science Teacher
- Lisa Pagano (2026) Winnacunnet High School, Science Teacher
- Ann Reid (2027) UNH Marine Docent, Retired Educator
- Ben Segee (2026) Oceanarium and Education Center, Lead Aquarist
- Cassie Stymiest (2027) Educational Passages, Executive Director
- Nicole Sullivan (2026) Blue Ocean Society, Education Program Coordinator
- Julianne Taylor (2025) Bar Harbor Whale Watch, Lead Naturalist
* New Board Member
** Renewing Board Member
Thank you to all the board members for your dedication to GOMMEA!
