A technical and administrative staff based in Newburyport, MA supports the Council’s activities. Led by its Executive Director, the staff is responsible for all aspects of Council operations, including preparing fishery management plans and other documents that reflect the Council’s positions and policies, ensuring program continuity, and the maintenance of records and archives.

NEFMC Staff

Pictured above, the New England Fishery Management Council’s staff. Front row, left to right: Jenny Couture, Angela Forristall, Margaret Bernier, Emily Bodell, Executive Director Cate O’Keefe, Janice Plante, Michelle Bachman, Robin Frede, Joan O’Leary, and Naresh Pradhan. Back row, left to right: David McCarron, Connor Buckley, Jamie Cournane, Jonathon Peros, Rachel Feeney, Deputy Director Chris Kellogg, and Sherie Goutier. Absent: Andrew Applegate and Woneta Cloutier.

Woneta Cloutier

Executive Assistant / Office Manager
(978) 465-0492 (ext. 100)

Sherie Goutier

Executive Assistant / Webmaster
(978) 465-0492 (Ext. 102)

Jonathon Peros

Executive Affairs Lead; Senior Fishery Analyst for Atlantic Sea Scallops and Risk Policy
(978) 465-0492 (ext. 117)

Dr. Rachel Feeney

Technical Staff Lead; Social Impact Analyst; Senior Fishery Analyst for Skates and Scientific and Statistical Committee
(978) 465-0492 (ext. 110)

Michelle Bachman

Climate Planning/Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Lead; Senior Fishery Analyst for Habitat, Offshore Wind, and Aquaculture
(978) 465-0492 (ext. 120)

Dr. Jamie Cournane

Fisheries Science Lead; Senior Fishery Analyst for Atlantic Herring
(978) 465-0492 (ext. 103)

Andrew Applegate

Senior Fishery Analyst for Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management (lead) and Small-Mesh Multispecies (lead)
(978) 465-0492 (ext. 114)

Emily Bodell

Fishery Specialist for Atlantic Herring, Small-Mesh Multispecies (Whiting), Skates, and Protected Resources
(978) 465-0492 (ext. 105)

Connor Buckley

Fishery Specialist for Scallops, Skates, and Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology
(978) 465-0492 (ext. 115)

Jennifer Couture

Fishery Analyst for Monkfish (lead), Habitat, and Offshore Wind
(978) 465-0492 (ext. 111)

Robin Frede

Fishery Analyst for Groundfish (lead), Atlantic Large Whales, and Other Protected Resources
(978) 465-0492 (ext. 124)

David McCarron

Information Technology and Fishery Analyst for Enforcement, Dogfish, and Protected Resources
(978) 465-0492 (Ext. 121)

Dr. Naresh Pradhan

Fishery Analyst, Economist
(978) 465-0492 (ext. 106)