Keelin Kuipers
Original Boulder WAS*IS

I am the program manager for the NOAA Coastal Storms Program, which brings together data, models, and decision support tools from across NOAA to help coastal communities prepare for and recover from storms. I have been working with the program since 2002. From 2001-2002, I served as a Special Assistant to the National Ocean Service Assistant Administrator and was responsible for a variety of coastal management projects and issues, including planning a National Governors Association conference on recommendations from the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy. From 1999-2001, I served as the California and Oregon coastal management program liaison in the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. My responsibilities included managing cooperative agreements, providing policy assistance on coastal management issues and providing guidance on the development of state programs to control polluted runoff. Prior to joining NOAA, I worked for the National Science Foundation in the Directorate for Biological Sciences. At NSF, my responsibilities included budget development, grants management, and representing the agency on biodiversity policy issues. I am married to Matthew Kuipers and we have one daughter, Maeve, who is 1 ½. I enjoy baking, gardening, and the beach. When my daughter is older, I look forward to returning to another favorite hobby, scuba diving. I was born in Washington, DC and came back to the area after finishing graduate school at the University of Michigan in 1995. My family and I currently live in Bethesda, MD.
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