Been on NANCY FOSTER since, February 2008.

LT Simon previously served on the MILLER FREEMAN. He joins the NANCY FOSTER after a short shore assignment at Marine Operations Center - Pacific as Operations Manager. Between the Marine Center and the MILLER FREEMAN, LT Simon spent three years with the Global Monitoring Division of NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory working as Station Chief of various observatories around the world.

LT Simon holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Ursinus College and a Master of Science in Environmental Studies from the University of Pennsylvania.

Operations Officer- LT Sarah Mrozek

Been on NANCY FOSTER since, June 2007.

LT Mrozek is excited to be spending her second sea tour on the warm waters of the east coast after her first assignment on RAINIER. Shore assignments have included Hydrographic Support Coordinator with the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) in Chesapeake, VA. She also had the opportunity to work at the Program Coordination Office under VADM Lautenbacher in Washington, DC.

LT Mrozek graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Science and Mathematics.

Navigation Officer- ENS Lecia M. Salerno, Hometown: Halifax, PA

Been on NANCY FOSTER since, November 2005.

Before joining the NOAA Corps, ENS Salerno worked as a marine mammal trainer at Marine Life Oceanarium in Gulfport, MS. She graduated from Coastal Carolina University with a B.S. in Marine Science. Resides in Charleston, SC

Junior Officer - ENS Marc E. Weekley,Hometown: Tampa, FL

Been on NANCY FOSTER since, May 2006.

ENS Weekley recently graduated from BOTC 109. He previously worked at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa as a biologist/diver and at an environmental laboratory as an analyst. He received his degree in 1999 from University of South Florida in Environmental Science. ENS Weekley looks forward to his career in the NOAA Corps and his first assignment on NANCY FOSTER.

Junior Officer - ENS Harold Emmons III,Hometown: Morehead City, NC

Been on NANCY FOSTER since, December 2006.

ENS Emmons also known as Trey, graduated from North Carolina State University with a B.S. in Meteorology and Marine Science. He is looking forward to the opportunity of coastal and small boat operations that NANCY FOSTER will bring.