Our Team
Developing strong partnerships and earning the trust of coastal communities takes an extraordinary team of dedicated individuals
Administration
Dr. Joanna York
Director
jyork@udel.edu
(302) 831-7040
Christian Hauser
Associate Director
hauser@udel.edu
(302) 831-8087
Lori Hans
Finance Officer
lhans@udel.edu
(302) 831-8283
Marine Advisory Service
Christopher Petrone
Marine Advisory Service Director
petrone@udel.edu
(302) 645-4308
David Christopher
Marine Education Specialist
dmchrist@udel.edu
Dr. Edward Hale
Fisheries & Aquaculture
ehale@udel.edu
(302) 645-4060
Brittany Haywood
Coastal Ecology Specialist
haywoobl@udel.edu
(302) 831-7005
Edward Lewandowski
Coastal Communities Development
edlew@udel.edu
(302) 645-4253
Dr. Emily Maung-Douglass
Urban Watershed Specialist
emaung@udel.edu
302-831-6236
Dr. Dennis McIntosh
Aquaculture
dmcintosh@desu.edu
(302) 857-6456
Danielle Swallow
Coastal Hazards
dswallow@udel.edu
(302) 645-4258
Dr. Edward Whereat
Water Quality
whereat@udel.edu
(302) 645-4252
Kathryn Lienhard
Offshore Wind Energy Research Associate
lienhard@udel.edu
(302) 831-1421
Environmental Public Education
Adam Thomas
Writer/Editor
anthomas@udel.edu
(302) 831-6427
Tamara Beeson
Art Director
tbeeson@udel.edu
(302) 831-0525
Kevin Liedel
Digital Communications Specialist
kliedel@udel.edu
(302) 831-8096
Additional Staff
Alyssa Campbell
Fisheries and Aquaculture Laboratory Coordinator
alcamp@udel.edu
(609)-661-9239
Ingrid Miller
Administrative Assistant
ingridm@udel.edu
(302) 645-4234
Emma Ruggiero
Workforce Development Coordinator
emmarugg@udel.edu
(215) 863-1432
Emily Rodden
Resilient Urban Ecosystems Research Associate
erodden@udel.edu
(302) 831-3058
Delaware Sea Grant Advisory Council
The Delaware Sea Grant Advisory Council has been active since 1972 and provides strategic guidance and input on all of our programmatic activities. Members of the Advisory Council represent coastal communities, government, academia, and industry. Membership is renewed biennially. Delaware Sea Grant welcomes recommendations for new members to the Advisory Council. If you would like to suggest a new member, please contact a member of our administration.