CERF Staff — Goodbyes and Hellos

Summer has been a season of change at the Federation’s headquarters. Our long-time chief operations officer, Janet Barnes, has decided to move on to greener (and wetter) pastures! Janet is going back to her research roots, joining the Alliance for Coastal Technologies at the Chesapeake Biological Lab. Her contributions to the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation over the past eight years have been immeasurable and she will be greatly missed.  

In August, we said hello to two new staff members, Alejandra “Ally” Doughty, Program Manager, and Susan Helmrich, Office Manager. Ally’s primary duties will be to support CERF conferences, fundraising, governing board meetings and the website. She has previously worked at two not-for-profit organizations, where she specialized in membership management. Susan will work on headquarters administrative business and will be the coordinator of the Newsletter. She has great administrative experience, with emphasis on computer-related skills, project coordination, and technical writing.  

Ally can be reached at 410-326-7467 or via email at ally@erf.org. Contact Susan at 410-326-7470 or by email at susan@erf.org. As always, we are here to serve you, our members. We welcome your comments and suggestions