Staff & Contributors
Jennifer Downing
Executive Director
Carlos Avila
Business Development Manager
Gabriella Brianna Kearns
Events & Outreach Assistant
Eric Reid
Fisheries Advisor
Board of Directors
John Bullard
President
Edward Anthes-Washburn
Vice President
Scott Lima
Treasurer & Secretary
Cassie Canastra
Jennifer Menard
Chris Rezendes
Gordon Carr
Rachel Pachter
Anthony R. Sapienza
Mandi B. Costa
John Quinn
Liz Wiley
Dale Leavitt
Michael Quinn
Committees
NBOC Advisory Committees serve as deliberative platforms for collaboration, business-to-business activity, and guiding pillar strategy. These special interest groups are a critically important element of the NBOC’s organizational structure, ensuring that the cluster continues to establish itself in a way that is consistent with maritime stakeholder interests and leverages existing strengths, while advancing new programs, start-ups, and technology partnerships.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Scott Lima, Chair
Buddy Andrade – Old Bedford Village Development Corporation
Lee Blake – New Bedford Historical Society
Mandi Costa – U.S. Department of Labor
Yoland Dennis – Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical High School
Gail Fortes – YWCA of Southeastern Massachusetts
Joe Lopes – MassHire Greater New Bedford
Patrick Nobrega – Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Bruce Rose – NAACP New Bedford
Kevin Rose – ILA Local 1413
Chris Rezendes – Context Labs & Spherical | Analytics
Anthony Sapienza
Fisheries Advisory
Cassie Canastra, Co-Chair – BASE Seafood Auction
Mike Quinn, Co-Chair – Quinn Fisheries
Kyle Anthony – Eastern Fisheries
Jared Auerbach – Red’s Best
Jarrett Drake – Drake Lobster
Bonnie Hardy – Seatrade International
John Lees – New England Marine
Tyler Macallister – F/V Cynthia C2
Eoin Rochford – Norpel
Aquaculture Advisory
Dale Leavitt – West Island Oysters & Blue Stream Shellfish
Gordon Carr – New Bedford Port Authority
Kevin Stokesbury – School for Marine Science & Technology at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Erin Bromage – University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Tim Cox – Fairhaven Harbormaster & Shellfish Constable
Josh Reitsma – WHOI Sea Grant & Cape Cod Extension
Liz Wiley – Marion Institute
Heather Ketcham – Ketcham Supply
Chris Sherman – Island Creek Oyster Co.
Mike Ward – Oyster Farmer
Bob Fields – Oyster Farmer
Keith Wilda – Meat Works & Blue Stream Shellfish
Scott Soares – USDA Regional Director & Oyster Farmer
Kerian Fennelly – Oyster Farmer
Seth Garfield – Massachusetts Aquaculture Association & Oyster Farmer
Matt Loo – Oyster Farmer