Our Management Transition Advisory Group (MTAG) is comprised of researchers and resource managers with diverse and specialized knowledge of Tampa Bay and the people who live here. The group was established to engage regional stakeholders and to ensure that the Tampa Bay Surveillance Project builds on existing surveys and programs.
Susie Paterson, Research and Evaluation Manager
Karen Campbell-Fraze, PE, Environmental Restoration Flight Chief
Kristy Snyder, Remedial Project Manager
Chris Sutton, 6th Civil Engineer Squadron contractor
Tom Frazer, Dean, College of Marine Science
Luiz Barbieri, Program Administrator, Marine Fisheries Research
Vera Ignjatovic, Professor of Pediatrics
Our list of collaborators will grow and evolve with the TBS project. In addition to our MTAG, there are a number of organizations and individuals lending considerable support to our project. We are grateful for their expertise and guidance!
Seniors from The University of South Florida’s College of the Arts Graphic Design Research class are collaborating with TBS for the Fall 2024 semester. Students will explore different research methods to yield a comprehensive design system for the project. This may entail branding, infographics, packaging, social media, and more. We look forward to this collaboration and are SO excited to share what the students create.
Dennis Apeti, Program Manager
NOAA’s National Mussel Watch Program monitors the status and spatial and temporal trends of chemical contaminants and biological stressors in the nation’s coastal waters. The Mussel Watch Program is the longest running continuous contaminant-monitoring program of its kind in the United States. The program utilizes a sentinel-based approach to monitoring by collecting and analyzing sediment and bivalves (oysters and mussels) as surrogates for water pollution and bioaccumulation from a network of sites across the U.S. and territories.
A very special shout-out to Bass Pro Shops for being a TBS sponsor! BPS generously donated gift cards to the crew to purchase field gear and other goodies. We have been sporting our hats, buffs, quick-dry t-shirts, shorts and pants on each sampling trip and are especially grateful on those high-heat-advisory-warning days. This gift has also enabled us to stock our research vessel with safety gear quickly and efficiently.
