COMPASS Team and Board

We are passionate about science and scientists. Building on formal training in ecology, physical oceanography, biomechanics, and environmental science, we blend our real-world professional experience from federal and regional policymaking, journalism, writing, teaching, conservation, and consulting worlds. Our experience and networks poise us to support and connect science and scientists.

For a decade, we have been active practitioners in science communications- supporting and coaching scientists while also observing many of the conditions that can nurture, or hinder, effective science communications. We blog about our experiences and observations.

Because we are a distributed organization, office addresses can be found associated with particulate staff members.

COMPASS Team

Brooke Smith
Executive Director
Karen McLeod
Managing Director
Nancy Baron
Director of Science Outreach
Chad English
Director of Science Policy Outreach
Heather M. Galindo
Assistant Director of Science
Liz Neeley
Assistant Director of Science Outreach
Erica Goldman
Assistant Director of Science Policy Outreach
Meg Miner
Science Outreach Specialist
Heather Reiff
Science Policy Coordinator
Kenny Maher
COMPASS Coordinator
Communications Coordinator
Erin Moomey
Operations Manager
Emily Guise
Administrative Assistant

Board Members

Vikki Spruill
Vikki Spruill
Steve Gaines
Steve Gaines
Mike Sutton
Michael Sutton
Don Boesch
Donald Boesch
Dawn Martin
Dawn Martin