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SMAST Alumni Spotlight - Adrienne Pappal
March 10 2015 : Category: News
Adrienne Pappal completed her master's degree at SMAST in May of 2006 under the guidance of Prof. Dan MacDonald and Dr. Rodney Rountree. Her thesis, a study of habitat preferences of juvenile winter flounder, resulted in two scientific publications. In 2007 she joined the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) as the Coastal Habitat and Water Quality Specialist and Aquatic Invasive Species Program Coordinator. In this role, Adrienne applied her experience in a wide variety of coastal ecology and water quality issues to support and develop critical initiatives such as the Coastal Pollutant Remediation grant program, the Marine Invader Monitoring and Information Collaborative, rapid assessment surveys for marine invasive species, wetland assessment, and seafloor mapping.
During her time at CZM, Adrienne has developed numerous science communications products and has worked extensively with the public to provide education about coastal habitats and marine invasive species. This year, she has been appointed the new CZM Coastal Habitat and Water Quality Manager.
"This is an exciting opportunity and I look forward to my new leadership role in CZM's coastal habitat and water quality programs," Adrienne said. "My priority will be to focus on helping communities make real change at the local level to support and maintain healthy and resilient coastal ecosystems now and into the future."
http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/czm/program-areas/aquatic-invasive-species/contact/
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