About The Tampa Bay Estuary Program
Holly Greening, Executive Director
As Director of the Tampa Bay Estuary Program (TBEP), Holly oversees a unique federal, state and local partnership dedicated to the preservation and restoration of Florida's largest open-water estuary.
Holly took over as TBEP's Director in February 2008, replacing the Program's original director, Dick Eckenrod, who retired. Holly has been with TBEP since its inception, serving as the Program's Senior Scientist until assuming the top spot at the Program in 2008.
Holly manages TBEP's varied technical and public outreach efforts, and serves as the chief liaison between the Program and the elected officials, scientists, regulators and citizens that serve on its various committees.
She has a strong academic background in food web studies in North Florida estuaries, where she received a MS in Marine Ecology from Florida State University in 1980. Ms. Greening's professional career has focused on implementation and management of freshwater and estuarine projects for state, federal, and private entities.
Ms. Greening has served on the Governing Board of the Estuarine Research Federation, and three recent National Research Council Committees on coastal issues, and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences Ocean Studies Board.
Ron Hosler, Program Administrator
Ron oversees administration of all government grants and sub-contracts for technical and outreach services required by TBEP.
He also serves as the office's human resources, finance director and purchasing coordinator. More recently, Ron became TBEP's
Program Development Coordinator overseeing private sector and corporate fund-raising efforts. Prior to joining TBEP in March 2001,
Ron spent nine years with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. Ron is a
Florida native from Miami, and longtime resident of the Tampa Bay area.
Ed Sherwood, Program Scientist
Ed Sherwood joined TBEP as the Program Scientist in February 2008. He is responsible for the technical assessment and analysis of the program's projects to protect, restore, and sustain the Bay's ecosystems. His roles include grant proposal preparation, estuarine monitoring design, implementation and interpretation, database quality control, environmental impacts review, and statistical and geo-statistical analysis.
Ed was previously employed as a marine research associate with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute and project manager with the Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County. He has worked on a number of research projects within the Tampa Bay watershed focused on estuarine water quality and fisheries resources.
Ed holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Biology from the University of West Florida, and a Master of Science degree in Marine Fisheries and Ecology from the University of Florida.
Nanette Holland O'Hara, Public Outreach Coordinator
Nanette is responsible for communicating the program's goals and successes to the media and the public, and for developing strategies to improve community awareness of bay problems and solutions. Nanette is a former environmental reporter for The Tampa Tribune, where she authored award-winning series on Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico and was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, journalism's highest honor. Nanette also owned her own environmental communications business prior to joining the Estuary Program in 1998. She is a 1982 graduate of the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications. Nanette is an avid fly fisher who enjoys sampling Tampa Bay's diverse fisheries in her spare time.
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Misty Cladas, Project Manager
As Project Manager for the Estuary Program, Misty's responsibilities include managing a database to assist in tracking progress in implementing key goals for bay recovery, including habitat restoration and nitrogen loading. She also oversees administration of all technical contracts; maintains TBEP's technical website and digital library of technical documents; and coordinates the Bay-Mini Grants, grants given to small community organizations for bay restoration and improvement projects. Misty joined TBEP in 1998, after working for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Florida Marine Research Institute for eight years.
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Lindsay Cross, Environmental Scientist
Lindsay's duties include creating public documents summarizing Tampa Bay research projects, managing technical projects, developing TBEP's Planned Giving Campaign, coordinating projecst that emphasize Low Impact Development and Smart Growth techniques, and serving on various policy and advisory boards. Prior to this position, Lindsay served as TBEP's Technical Assistant and also its Public Outreach Assistant. Lindsay received her Master of Science degree in Environmental Science and Policy from the University of South Florida. Her research examined the effectiveness of industrial stormwater regulations and included field work in Pinellas County.
Before joining the TBEP staff, Lindsay was a project manager at the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation and also a dive master and children's SCUBA instructor.
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Colleen Gray, Outreach Specialist
Colleen's responsibilities include writing and graphic design of TBEP public education materials; working with TBEP's Community Advisory Committee; and helping to organize and implement special events. She also tracks inventory of outreach materials, coordinates "Give A Day For The Bay" volunteer workdays and responds to public information inquiries about Tampa Bay and the Estuary Program.
Before joining the TBEP staff, Colleen worked at the University of South Florida Counseling and Career Center as the web editor. She also designed and produced marketing materials to promote the center. Colleen is a 2000 graduate of Rollins College with a degree in Organizational Communication.
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