N2N-GoM Leadership
Planning Committee
Dr. Katya Wowk
Chair for Community Resilience & Director of Texas OneGulf, Harte Research Institute for the Gulf of Mexico Studies
Co-PI, N2N-GoM
Dr. Sharon Herzka
Research Professor, Ensenada’s Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education (CICESE)
Co-PI, N2N-GoM
Dr. Zenon Medina-Cetina
Associate Professor, Texas A&M University (TAMU)
PI, N2N-GoM
Maria Alejandra Navarrete-Hernandez
Government and Multinational Liaison Officer, The Ocean Foundation
Dr. Alberto Munoz
Chief Information Officer, Plenumsoft
Co-PI, N2N-GoM
Victor Gutierrez
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Plenumsoft
Co-PI, N2N-GoM
Steering Committee
Dr. Jorge Brenner
Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS)
Steven Johnson
Independent Consultant, Chevron Retired
Jorge Zavala
Director, Institute for Atmospheric Science and Climate Change, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Kim Faulk
Business Development Manager/Project Manager, Geoscience Earth & Marine Services (GEMS)
Steven DiMarco
Professor, Ocean Engineering, Team Leader of the Ocean Observing at Geochemical & Environmental Research Group, Texas A&M University (TAMU)
Fathi Ghorbel
Professor, Mechanical Engineering & BioEngineering, Rice University (RICE)
Xavier Chiappa-Carrara
Professor, Director de la Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores – Merida, Universidad Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)
Ricardo Bello-Bolio
Mexico Lead, Yucatan Initiative Project
Julie Loisel
Professor, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University (TAMU)
Jose Miguel Varela
Director, Advanta Global Services – Miami
Working Groups (WG)
Governance WG
Dr. Khalil Dirani
Professor, Texas A&M University (TAMU)
Co-PI, N2N-GoM
Dr. Sharon Herzka
Research Professor, Ensenada’s Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education (CICESE)
Co-PI, N2N-GoM
Research WG
Dr. Katya Wowk
Chair for Community Resilience & Director of Texas OneGulf, Harte Research Institute for the Gulf of Mexico Studies
Co-PI, N2N-GoM
Data Science WG
Dr. Alberto Munoz
Chief Information Officer, Plenumsoft
Co-PI, N2N-GoM
Dr. Hector Garcia Nava
Researcher, Baja California Autonomous University (UABC)
Member, N2N-GoM Data Science Working Group
Elio Villasenor
Director of Data Science Lab, National Institute of Statistics and Geography of Mexico (INEGI)
Member, N2N-GoM Data Science Working Group
Favio Medrano
Data Warehouse Manager, Mexican Research Consortium for the Gulf of Mexico (CIGoM)
Member, N2N-GoM Data Science Working Group
Felimon Gayanilo
Enterprise IT Technologist, Harte Research Institute for the Gulf of Mexico Studies
Member, N2N-GoM Data Science Working Group
Saul Delgadillo
Web Applications Developer, Mexican Research Consortium for the Gulf of Mexico (CIGoM)
Member, N2N-GoM Data Science Working Group
Integrated Research Teams (IRTs)
Community Resilience IRT
Dr. Becky Allee
Senior Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Lead, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT
Dr. Evelia Rivera Arriaga
Professor, Campeche Autonomous University (UACAM)
Co-Lead, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT
Dr. Carmen Pedroza
Researcher, Mexico National Autonomous University (UNAM)
Member, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT
Dr. Laura Elena Vidal Hernandez
Professor, Mexico National Autonomous University (UNAM)
Member, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT
Dr. Pamela Jenkins
Professor Emeritus, University of New Orleans (UNO)
Member, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT
Dr. Renee Collini
Coastal Climate Resilience Specialist, Mississippi State University (MSU)
Member, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT
Dr. Rodolfo Silva Casarin
Researcher, Mexico National Autonomous University (UNAM)
Member, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT
Dr. Samuel Brody
Director, Center for Texas Beaches and Shores (CTBS)
Member, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT
Dr. Silvia Salas Marquez
Research, Center for Advanced Research and Studies (CINVESTAV Merida)
Member, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT
Dr. William Butler
Associate Profesor, Florida State University (FSU)
Member, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT
Dr. Yu Zhang
Associate Profesor, University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)
Member, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT
Deep Sea IRT
Dr. Elva Escobar Briones
Professor, Mexico National Autonomous University (UNAM)
Lead, N2N-GoM Deep Sea IRT
