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Clarissa Anderson

Conference Co-Chair

Director
California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS)
Cooperative Institute for Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Systems (CIMEAS)
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
La Jolla, CA

Dail Laughinghouse

Conference Co-Chair

Associate Professor & State Extension Specialist - Phycology/HABs
Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center
University of Florida / IFAS
Davie, FL

Mindy Richlen

Senior Research Specialist
Associate Director, Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region (CINAR)
Assistant Director, National Office for HABs
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA

Marc Suddleson

MERHAB Program Manager
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
NOAA National Ocean Service
Silver Spring, MD


Conference Questions

Beth Miller-Tipton

Conference Coordinator

Director
UF/IFAS Office of Conferences & Institutes (OCI)
Gainesville, FL

Kimberly Brand

Conference Registrar

Registrar
UF/IFAS Office of Conferences & Institutes (OCI)
Gainesville, FL

October 25–29, 2026
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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