9:06 a.m., April 7, 2009----Judith T. Krauthamer has been appointed executive director of the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (MACOORA).

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The non-profit association provides timely, accurate ocean and weather data to citizens, communities, businesses, and emergency management operations from Cape Hatteras, N.C., to Cape Cod, Mass. -- an area encompassing over 66 million people and five major estuaries.

The announcement was made by Carolyn Thoroughgood, special assistant to the provost for program development, and professor of marine and earth studies at the University of Delaware.

Thoroughgood is the principal investigator on a three-year, $1.2-million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop the Mid-Atlantic system as part of an integrated ocean observing network along the U.S. coastline.

She also chairs the MACOORA board of directors, representing industries, academic institutions, resource management agencies, and nongovernmental organizations across the region.

“Judith brings a wealth of experience in association management, marine policy, and ocean technology as MACOORA's new executive director,” Thoroughgood said. “We look forward to her leadership and contributions to this dynamic regional association.”

Krauthamer has over 25 years of experience, with a career portfolio that includes expertise in organizational development, strategic planning and alliance building in science, engineering and technology (SET) communities. Formerly, she was employed as state government relations manager with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and most recently, as executive director of the Marine Technology Society.

Krauthamer has a graduate degree in fisheries sciences from Texas A&M University and is a published author, editor and reviewer of peer-reviewed journal articles as well as popular literature. Her work has appeared in Associations Now, a journal of the American Society of Association Executives, Ecological Modeling, and the National Marine Fisheries Review.

She resides with her husband and son in Ellicott City, Md., where she volunteers as a judge with Capitol Debate, a nationwide high-school debating competition.

MACOORA's research arm is the Mid-Atlantic Regional Coastal Ocean Observing System (MARCOOS), an integrated system of buoys, radar, gliders and other technologies. Benefits include providing faster and more precise management tools for port management, search and rescue, power utility restoration, reservoir, storm, and waste-water management and local and state post-storm regulation of beaches and fisheries.

For more information, visit the MACOORA Web site.

Article by Tracey Bryant

Photo by Ambre Alexander