Penelope D. Dalton
Curriculum Vitae
Director
3716 Brooklyn Ave. N.E.
Seattle, WA 98105
206.685.9215
206.685.0380 fax
pdalton@u.washington.edu
Education
- M.S. Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1987
- B.S. Biology, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, 1973
Positions Held
- Director. Washington Sea Grant, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2005-present
- Vice President. Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education, Washington, DC, 2001-2005
- Assistant Administrator for Fisheries. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, MD, 1999-2001
- Professional Staff Member, 1987-1992. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Washington, DC; Senior Professional Staff Member, 1992-1999
- National Sea Grant Fellow. University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1985-1986; Faculty Research Assistant, 1987
- Teacher. City Colleges of Chicago, Department of Defense, Naval Air Station, Rota Spain, 1978-1981
- Volunteer. United States Peace Corps, Kisii, Sawagongo, and Nairobi, Kenya, 1973-1975
Professional Memberships
- U.S. National Committee for the Census of Marine Life
- Marine Mammal Commission Advisory Committee on Acoustic Impacts on Marine Mammals
Selected Presentations
2004. Coastal States Organization annual meeting, U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy — Turning the Report into Action, Washington DC, March.
2003. CPST/NSF/Professional Societies Workshop, Surveying the Ocean Sciences Community, Washington DC, May.
2003. Navy Environmental Law Seminar, Balancing National Defense and Environmental Stewardship, Bethesda MD, April.
2002. The Johns Hopkins University, 2002 Explorations in Marine & Ocean Sciences Day keynote, Baltimore MD, November.
2002. OCEANS 2002 MTS/IEEE, Cross-cutting Ocean Observing Issues, Biloxi MS, October.
2002. House Ocean Caucus briefing, Rationale for a Coastal Ocean Observing System, Washington DC, June.
2002. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries, Hearing on NMFS management issues, Washington DC, May.
2001. House Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, Hearing on reauthorization of the National Sea Grant College Program Act, Washington, DC, November.