Gina Mason Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) – South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and Alaska Regions. Aquaculture; Sustainable Fisheries; and Enforcement.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Issue areas include coastal zone management, ecosystem science, coastal resilience and climate change.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Primary executive staffer in a busy front office, reviewing all materials intended for Assistant Administrator (AA).• Ensure AA’s short and long-term strategic engagement with internal and external staff is contributing to NOAA’s mission and the National Ocean Service’s (NOS) three priorities, while taking advantage of new opportunities. • Collaborate with Policy and Constituent Affairs Division on scope of work intended for NOAA and NOS leadership, while providing input for AA’s presentations, talking points, and briefing materials. • Work closely with AA’s Executive Assistant on calendar management and travel arrangements.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Primary support staffer leading calendar management, travel arrangements, and organization of meeting and briefing materials.• Maintained a detailed understanding of office priorities surrounding coastal resilience, marine protected areas, data sharing, and sustainable fisheries. • Provided strategic input to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Management (AS/CM) on key priorities.• Prepared AS/CM for Congressional testimony and hearings.• Assisted AS/CM with op-eds and conference presentations.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Water and Power Branch, US Army Corps of Engineers. Specific focus on coastal navigation, beach nourishment, and Columbia River Fish Mitigation Program. Had exposure to BLM and Power Administration programs.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Supported and oversaw over 40 Society chapters and technical interest groups.• Composed bimonthly newsletter, all social media campaigns, and coordinated logistics and programs for close to 15 conferences a year.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Provided independent consulting for the 2015 National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB).• Lead written communication with high-level officials for NOSB finals competition.• Updated and reorganized database for online ocean sciences quiz.

Office Of Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (Nh-01)

• Produced and prioritized Member’s schedule; reviewed, researched, and corresponded with incoming requests; handled confidential personal files and travel.• Generated detailed materials for events by coordinating with colleagues, organizers, and both respective legislative and district staff.• Supervised, mentored, and trained congressional interns.

New Hampshire

• Guided campaign operations, developed positive events with voters, investigated and prepared materials for seven debates. • Executed and managed other political engagements, such as endorsement events, rallies, canvass kick-offs, editorial boards, and retail politicking.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Monitored, analyzed, and reported on policies pertinent to ocean sciences, including legislative and executive activities. • Composed weekly policy newsletters, monthly program updates, and quarterly science policy publications.• Collaborated on planning and executing annual policy forum, which attracted over 300 participants to discuss urban ocean issues. • Developed and presented proposal to streamline policy section of organization’s website, which was successfully implemented.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed daily operations including, communications, finance, board and vendor relations.• Supervised two part-time interns.

Office Of Congressman Chris Van Hollen (Md-8)

• Composed constituent mail responses with a focus on environmental and energy issues; arranged and led Capitol Hill tours.• Partnered with the Director of Scheduling in organizing incoming event, meeting, and speaking requests. • Collaborated with constituent services staff on casework correspondence and crafted in-district program requests.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Coordinated the production of a four-day marine conservation conference for over 400 participants; coordinated event logistics, vendors, fundraising, sponsorships, and registration; recruited, trained, and supervised 25 conference volunteers.• Spearheaded the largest Capitol Hill lobby day for ocean conservation, advocating for the National Ocean Policy, seafood traceability, and responsible fishing practices; collaborated with an expert committee on messaging materials and office targeting. Effectively met with over 100 congressional offices and approximately 25 Member’s of Congress. • Crafted newsletters, communication materials and strategies; maintained website, outreach directory and social media accounts.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed the Blue Movement Directory, a listing of ocean advocacy organizations. Developed and maintained working relationships with current and newly listed organizations.• Generated material for social media accounts. Proofread fundraising proposals, grants, and outreach materials.

Multiple

Atlantic Edge Dive Center (Gaithersburg, MD)Cruz Bay Watersports (St. John, USVI)Utila Dive Center (Utila, Honduras)• Beautiful Oceans Science Instructor: Certified recreational divers/snorkeler in selected topics of marine biology, ecology, species and ecosystems.• Specialty courses: Digital photography, Wreck, Equipment, Enriched Air, Naturalist.

Utila, Honduras

• Volunteer with Roatan Marine Park for clean ups, monitoring, and outreach.

Bethesda, Md

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology, Women’S And Gender Studies, Humanities

Activities and Societies: Meek Community Service Scholarship, Delta Delta Delta, National Panhellenic Council, Vice President of Recruitment

Certificate, Natural Sciences

Activities and Societies: Dean's List