• Doctorate in marine-estuarine environmental science (sediment biogeochemistry) at the University of Maryland, College Park.

• Rebecca Holyoke, Ph.D. – Deputy director of NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

• Rebecca R. Holyoke, Ph.D., Chief of Staff of NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) … a strategic advisor to the NOS assistant administrator, deputy assistant administrator and other NOS senior leadership.