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The Office of Program Planning and Integration (PPI) was established in June 2002 as the focus for a new corporate management culture at NOAA. PPI addresses the need to foster integration and strategic management among NOAA Line Offices, Staff Offices, and councils. PPI supports planning activities through greater opportunities for active participation of employees, stakeholders, and partners, builds decision support systems based on the goals and outcomes set in NOAA’s strategic plan, and guides managers and employees on program and performance management, the National Environmental Policy Act, and socioeconomic analysis.
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Patricia Montanio
Patricia A. Montanio
Assistant Administrator
Office of Program Planning and Integration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
tel. 301-713-3318
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Pat Montanio came to the Office of Program Planning and Integration from her last assignment as the Director of the Office of Habitat Conservation. Pat was the Director since March of 2006 where she oversaw the conservation, protection, and restoration of oceanic, coastal, estuarine, and riverine habitats vital to our nation’s marine fisheries. She was Manager of the NOAA Habitat Program and a member of the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program’s senior management council.
Pat has served NOAA for over 20 years and over the time has also held the position of Chief of the Office of Response and Restoration’s Damage Assessment Center in the National Ocean Service. There she was involved in implementing the natural resource damage provisions of the Oil Pollution Act and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund) for NOAA. Prior to that, she served as Deputy Director of the Office of Response and Restoration. In both positions, she advanced the protection and restoration of coastal resources by developing improved strategies and partnerships, provided scientific guidance to federal, state and local agencies on oil and chemical spills and waste site clean-up decisions and promoted the restoration of natural resources affected by hazardous materials.
Prior to her stint in NOS, Pat was the Deputy Director of the NMFS Office of Protected Resources. There she directed programs for the conservation of marine mammals, endangered and threatened species, and other species of concern. She led agency efforts to develop new approaches to improve the implementation of the Endangered Species Act, as well as a legislative proposal under the Marine Mammal Protection Act establishing a new model for managing interactions between marine mammals and commercial fishing.
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Paul Hirshberg Deputy Director of Strategic Planning and Integration Laura Hamilton Climate Analyst Janet Baran R&D and Modeling Analyst Thanh Vo Observing Systems Analyst Micah Effron Engagement Analyst |
Dana Prince Organization/Administration Analyst Ken Stricklett Evaluation Analyst Stephen Jameson Coastal Analyst Jen Lechuga Oceans Analyst Jason Chasse Weather Analyst |
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Steve Kokkinakis Environmental Protection Specialist Jay Nunenkamp Environmental Protection Specialist Mele Coleman National Environmental Policy Specialist (Knauss Fellow) |
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Frank Parker National Regional Coordinator William Tyburczy Regional Collaboration Specialist (Knauss Fellow) |
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Linwood Pendleton (IPA) Chief Economist Tracy Rouleau Senior Social Science Advisor Leah Karrer Senior Social Scientist Hillary Huffer Social Science Analyst, Graduate Sciences Program |
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Rose Dyson Administrative Assistant Tejuana Hickerson Administrative Officer |
Todd Christenson Management Analyst |
