Contacts

Tallahassee - Headquarters

850-245-2094

• Alex Reed - Director
• Jenna Harper- Deputy Director
• Lainie Edwards - Deputy Director
• VACANT  - Communications

Beaches Programs

• Beach Survey Services
  • Staff Contacts
• Beaches Funding Program
• Beaches, Inlets and Ports Program
  • Staff Contacts
• Coastal Construction Control Line Program
  • CCCL Permit Managers
  • CCCL Field Inspectors
  • Contact CCCL
• Coastal Engineering and Geology

Florida Coastal Management Program

• Shana Kinsey - Outer Continental Shelf Program
• Chris Stahl -  Florida Coastal Management Program
• Amy.Degraw - Coastal Partnership Initiative Grants
• State Clearinghouse - Intergovernmental Coordination and Review

Resilient Florida Program

Clean Boating Program

Northwest Florida Region

Apalachicola NERR

Kim Miller - Regional Administrator
850-670-7700

• Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve
• Rebecca Zeroth - Lake Jackson Aquatic Preserve
• Dylan Shoemaker - Regional Aquatic Preserves Manager

Northwest Florida Aquatic Preserves

Paige Plier - Aquatic Preserve Manager
850-595-0683

• Fort Pickens Aquatic Preserve
• Rocky Bayou Aquatic Preserve
• Yellow River Marsh Aquatic Preserve

Central Panhandle Aquatic Preserves

Meg Christopher - Aquatic Preserve Manager
850-670-7747

• Alligator Harbor Aquatic Preserve
• Apalachicola Bay Aquatic Preserve
• St. Andrews Aquatic Preserve
• St. Joseph Bay Aquatic Preserve

Big Bend Region

Tim Jones - Regional Aquatic Preserve Manager
352-228-6028

Nature Coast

Tyler Ferguson - Aquatic Preserve Manager

• Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve

Dunnellon

Trisha Green - Aquatic Preserve Manager
352-465-8565

• Oklawaha River Aquatic Preserve
• Rainbow Springs Aquatic Preserve

Big Bend Aquatic Preserves

Sandra Chupinsky - Aquatic Preserve Manager
352-228-6035

• Big Bend Seagrasses Aquatic Preserve
• St. Martins Marsh Aquatic Preserve

Southwest Florida Region

Rookery Bay NERR

Jeff Carter - Regional Administrator
239-530-5940

• Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Melynda "Mindy" Brown - Southwest Florida Aquatic Preserves Manager

Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve

Stephanie Erickson - Aquatic Preserve Manager
239-530-1001

• Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve

Rookery Bay Aquatic Preserves

Nick Lechmanik - Aquatic Preserve Manager
239-530-5967

• Cape Romano-Ten Thousand Islands Aquatic Preserve
• Rookery Bay Aquatic Preserve

Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserves

Arielle Taylor-Manges - Aquatic Preserve Manager
941-389-5200

• Cape Haze Aquatic Preserve
• Gasparilla Sound-Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserve
• Lemon Bay Aquatic Preserve
• Matlacha Pass Aquatic Preserve
• Pine Island Sound Aquatic Preserve

Tampa Bay Aquatic Preserves

Randy Runnels - Aquatic Preserve Manager
239-530-1011

• Boca Ciega Bay Aquatic Preserve
• Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve
• Pinellas County Aquatic Preserve
• Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve

Southeast Florida Region

Mollie Cordo - Regional Administrator
786-798-4505

Nicholas Parr - Sanctuary Liaison and Regional Aquatic Preserve Manager
305-289-7083

• Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves

Griffin Alexander - Aquatic Preserve Manager
305-795-3486

• Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve
• Biscayne Bay-Cape Florida to Monroe County Line Aquatic Preserve

Florida Keys 

Robin Sarabia - Aquatic Preserve Manager
305-289-7087

• Coupon Bight Aquatic Preserve
• Lignumvitae Key Aquatic Preserve

Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)

Allie Shatters - CRCP Manager
786-798-4502

• Coral Reef Conservation Program
• Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative (SEFCRI)
• Kristin Jacobs Coral Aquatic Preserve
• Southeast Florida Action Network (SEAFAN)
• Marine Debris Reporting and Removal Program
• Coral Reef Ambassador Initiative

Megan Miller - Reef Injury Prevention and Response Program
786-798-4500

• Reef Injury Prevention and Response Program

Northeast Florida Region

Guana - Tolomato - Matanzas NERR

Scott Eastman - Regional Administrator
904-823-4500

• Lia Sansom - Guana - Tolomato - Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
• Irene Arpayoglou - Regional Aquatic Preserves Manager

Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserves

Matthew Anderson - Aquatic Preserve Manager
772-448-5930

• Banana River Aquatic Preserve
• Indian River-Malabar to Vero Beach Aquatic Preserve
• Indian River-Vero Beach to Ft. Pierce Aquatic Preserve
• Jensen Beach to Jupiter Inlet Aquatic Preserve
• Loxahatchee River-Lake Worth Creek Aquatic Preserve
• Mosquito Lagoon Aquatic Preserve
• North Fork St. Lucie River Aquatic Preserve

GTM Aquatic Preserves

Matthew Bernanke - Stewardship Coordinator, GTM Research Reserve/
Aquatic Preserve Manager
904-380-8629

• Guana River Marsh Aquatic Preserve
• Pellicer Creek Aquatic Preserve

Northeast Florida Aquatic Preserves

James Tomazinis - Aquatic Preserve Manager
904-380.8629

• Fort Clinch Aquatic Preserve
• Nassau River-St. Johns River Marshes Aquatic Preserve

Central Florida Aquatic Preserves

John VanBergen - Aquatic Preserve Manager
407-417-6201

• Tomoka Marsh Aquatic Preserve
• Wekiva River Aquatic Preserve