Board of Directors

Rick Kearney, President (Otway/Raleigh, NC) – Retired Professor, NC State

Katie Tomberlin, Vice President (Newport, NC)- Environmental Advocate

Susan Land, Treasurer (Morehead City, NC)- North Carolina Justice Center, Deputy Director – Finance

Joel Dunn, Secretary (Emerald Isle, NC) – Retired University Administrator/Computer Scientist

Ryan Bethea (New Bern, NC)- Oysters Carolina, Owner

Jan Farmer (Surf City, NC)- Topsail OFE Coordinator, Environmental Advocate

Sterling Gillikin (Newport, NC)

Bob Marsh (Jacksonville, NC)

Tom Mattison (Jacksonville, NC) – Riverkeeper Emeritus

Rick Miller (New Bern, NC)

Jeanne Palmer-Maloney (Morehead City, NC) – Retired environmental scientist

James Tremmel (Newport, NC)

Nicole Triplett (Jacksonville, NC)-Water Quality Technician

Suzanne Wheatcraft (Pine Knoll Shores, NC)-Retired Hydrogeologist

Advisers

Dr. JoAnn Burkholder-Professor at NC State University and Director of Center for Applied Aquatic Ecology

Alexandra Cousteau- Explorer, Filmmaker and Environmental activist for a healthy planet

Rick Dove- Neuse Riverkeeper Emeritus, Waterkeeper Alliance, Professional photographer and videographer.

Robert Epting- Attorney, Former NC EMC member, Private pilot

Elsie Herring- CCRW Board Emerita, NC Environmental Justice Network Board Member, Retired Senior Clerk and Treasury Information and BFD

Dan Imhoff- Researcher, Author, and Independent Publisher

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-Retired President of Waterkeeper Alliance, Activist, Author.