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Emily Menashes Selected as New Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations at NOAA Fisheries

Ms. Emily Menashes has been selected as the new Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations at NOAA Fisheries. Currently serving as the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Programs and Administration at NOAA Research, Ms. Menashes will officially assume her new role at Fisheries on September 25, 2023. In this role, she will provide oversight of the agency’s budget as well as its facilities operations nationally. She will also oversee the headquarters offices of Human Capital Management; International Affairs, Trade and Commerce; Law Enforcement; Aquaculture; Policy; Communications; EEO; and the implementation of the National Seafood Strategy.

Ms. Menashes brings 24 years of experience working within the federal government on a wide range of coastal and ocean conservation and management issues. She held leadership-level positions across several line offices including NOAA Fisheries, NOAA Ocean Service, and NOAA Research. She also held a yearlong detail as the Deputy Director for Ocean and Coastal Policy at the White House Council on Environmental Policy…

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