Francesca Cava Email and Phone Number

Francesca Cava, Chief Operating Officer and Board member for ARES – Prior to this position, she served as the Arctic Policy Project Manager for the Aspen Institute Dialogue and Commission on Arctic Climate Change. She also served as the ocean literacy project manager at the National Geographic Society and was a submersible pilot and project manager for the 5-year exploration of the ocean during the Sustainable Seas Expeditions. She was appointed as a Coastal Commissioner on the California Coastal Commission for 4 years. Additionally, she completed a 21-year career in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA], where she served as the Director of the U.S. National Marine Sanctuary and National Estuarine Research Reserve Programs, overseeing over 200 employees. Ms. Cava was the first woman appointed to the rank of Captain in the NOAA Commissioned Office Corps.