Board of Directors
Officers
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
Members at Large
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.