The Institute’s Advisory Board serves to
provide the Institute Director advice and
guidance to ensure the Institute’s programs
are providing top-quality educational
opportunities for the next generation of
ocean and coastal leaders, our programs are
relevant and responsive to the needs of the
professional community, and our outreach and
fundraising capacity is supported.
Advisory Board 2009-10
William J. Coffey
President, Beaufort Maritime Group, LLC
Adjunct Professor, RWU School of Law
Barry Costa-Pierce
Director, Rhode Island Sea Grant
University of Rhode Island
Dennis H. Esposito, Esq.
Principal, aarons-esposito
Adjunct Professor, RWU School of Law
Robert E. Falvey, Esq.
Falvey Cargo Underwriting
Adjunct Professor, RWU School of Law
RWU School of Law ‘98
Jared Goldstein
Professor, RWU School of Law
Jonathan Gutoff
Professor, RWU School of Law
Tricia Jedele, Atty.
Vice President, RI Advocacy Center Director
Conservation Law Foundation
Dennis W. Nixon
Associate Dean, Research & Administration
Graduate School of Oceanography
University of Rhode Island
Wendy Waller, Atty.
Policy Specialist, Save The Bay
RWU School of Law ’02 (J.D./Master of Marine
Affairs)
Julie Williams,
Atty.
Attorney-Advisor
General Counsel's Office
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
