Background with Respect to Ocean Sciences Education:
Ed.D. University of Massachusetts; principal architect of the original Maine's Learning Results; past president of the national Council of State Science Supervisors; served on the NRC's National Committee on Science Education Standards and Assessment that oversaw production of the National Science Education Standards; served on the NRC's K-12 Committee on Science Education; chaired a working group of state science supervisors; served as a design team member for the NRC's Committee on Test Design for K-12 Science Achievement; recently served as the Director of Secondary Instruction at a high school in Maine