Staff Directory
VASG STAFF

Bayleigh Albert
VASG Communications Fellow
Bayleigh Albert is the Communications Fellow at Virginia Sea Grant working on story development…

Joe Caterine
Digital Experience
Manager
Joe Caterine is the Digital Experience Manager at Virginia Sea Grant working on the new Aquaculture…

Jay Clark
Communications Center Assistant Director
Jay brings with him more than 20 years of experience in communications and design. Formerly, he…

Lisa Eddy
Competitive Research & Education Coordinator
Lisa comes to VASG after over ten years as an attorney in Rhode Island and Massachusetts…

Sherry House
Financial
Officer
Sherry House is the Financial Officer for Virginia Sea Grant. She brings over 20 years of experience in…

Troy Hartley
Virginia Sea Grant
Director
Dr. Troy Hartley is director of Virginia Sea Grant (VASG) and a research professor of Marine Science & Policy at…

Hilary Parmentier
Professional Development
Coordinator
Hilary Parmentier is the Professional Development Coordinator for Virginia Sea Grant. She brings over…

Sabine Rogers
Strategic Partnership Coordinator
Sabine Rogers is the strategic partnership coordinator for Virginia Sea Grant. She lives in…

Scott Sandridge
Virginia Sea Grant
Interim Director
Prior to his role at VASG, Scott was the Higher Education Budget and Policy Specialist at…

Ashley Tims
Business Operations and Grants Specialist
Ashley J. Tims grew up in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan…
Extension Partners

Wie Yusuf
Assistant Director for Education
Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience at Old Dominion University

Joseph Barnes
Marine Debris Project Coordinator
Old Dominion University Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography

Elizabeth Andrews
Distinguished Law and Policy Fellow
- eaa6m@virginia.edu
- ***None Available***
University of Virginia Institute for Engagement & Negotiation

Dave Rudders
Marine Advisory
Program Director
Marine Advisory Program at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Lisa Ayers Lawrence
Marine Education
Program Leader
Marine Advisory Program at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Bethany Smith
Marine Education
Specialist
Marine Advisory Program at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Celia Cackowski
Marine Education
Specialist
Marine Advisory Program at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Karen Hudson
Shellfish Aquaculture Specialist
Marine Advisory Program at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Shelby White
Marine Business
Specialist
Marine Advisory Program at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Dave Ferree
Office Service
Specialist
Marine Advisory Program at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Susanna Musick
Marine Recreation
Specialist
Marine Advisory Program at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Abigail Clark
Virginia Clean Marina Program Specialist
Marine Advisory Program at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Michael Hans Schwarz
Center Director,
Aquaculture
Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Virginia Tech

Jonathan van Senten
Associate Director and Assistant Professor
Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Virginia Tech

Yiming Feng
Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist
Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Virginia Tech

Steve Urick
Lab and Research
Specialist
Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Virginia Tech

Jireh Clarington
Lab & Research
Specialist
Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Virginia Tech

Ethan McAlhaney
Facilities
Manager
Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Virginia Tech