Summary:
The Consortium for Ocean Leadership (COL) was a member of the GoMRI Management Team from 2011-2021, supporting GoMRI in five main areas.
- COL performed merit review by peer evaluation for the GoMRI Requests for Proposals, helping to ensure the intellectual quality, research effectiveness and academic independence of the GoMRI program.
- COL entered into grant agreements with Research Consortia and individuals selected for funding, distributed research funds, ensured researchers were aware of and adhered to data and reporting requirements set forth by the Research Board, and performed all necessary verification processes and financial reporting.
- COL provided scientific program coordination functions for the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science (GOMOSES) Conference, of which GoMRI was the lead sponsor from 2013-2020.
- COL supported and facilitated many of the GoMRI Synthesis and Legacy activities, including coordination of thematic science workshops, publications and synthesis products, and other related tasks.
- COL supported GoMRI’s communication and outreach activities and facilitated many of the activities identified in GoMRI Outreach & Communications Annual Work Plans, including producing a quarterly newsletter, coordinating GoMRI exhibits at conferences, supporting scheduled GoMRI PI and outreach conference calls, and facilitating the GoMRI webinar series. COL also served as an outreach liaison to GoMRI outreach partners, such as the Smithsonian Ocean Portal, the four Gulf Sea Grant Programs, and Screenscope, Inc.
Michael Feldman, Peer Review & Synthesis
Katie Fillingham, Outreach and Communications
Suzanne Garrett, GOMOSES Conference
Megan Gibney, Outreach and Communications
Jennifer Hauser, Grants Administration
Heather Mannix, GOMOSES Conference
Leslie Smith, Outreach and Communications
Jessie Swanseen, Grants Administration
Kristen Yarincik, Program Management
Callan Yanoff, Synthesis
Leigh Zimmermann, Peer Review & Program Management