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Staff & Board



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COMMERCIAL FISHERIES RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Peg Petruny-Parker

Executive Director

Peg Petruny-Parker serves as the Executive Director of the Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation, and has been in that position since September 2008. Prior to that she worked as a marine policy consultant for the RI House of Representatives, and as a fisheries consultant for the Coastal Institute and the RI Sea Grant Fisheries Extension Program at the University of Rhode Island. Positions early in her career involved working in the fields of research, hazardous waste management, environmental health, environmental education, and resource management for private companies, public schools, and academic institutions.

Background
Peg has an interdisciplinary background in the natural sciences and political science, and extensive experience working on fishery management issues and government policy. She holds a B.S. Degree in Environmental Science from Marist College and an M.S. Degree in Marine Environmental Science from Stony Brook University. She also has had extensive experience facilitating discussions and networking with a variety of participants in the field of fisheries management including scientists, members of the fishing industry, environmental groups, federal and state agency personnel, and students.

Email: pparker@cfrfoundation.org
Phone: (401) 515-4662
Fax: (401) 515-4663

Jane Dickinson

Administrative Assistant

Email: jdickinson@cfrfoundation.org

Erica Sepulveda

Full Charge Bookkeeper

Email: esepulveda@cfrfoundation.org

David Spencer

Director, President

Fred Mattera

Director, Vice-President

Richard Champlin

Director

Jim Fox

Director

John Kennedy

Director

Greg Mataronas

Director

Bill Scola

Director

Tom Williams

Director

CFRF Staff & Board of Directors