Dr. Linda Stathoplos received her Ph.D. in Oceanography from the Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, in 1989. She worked for NOAA for over 17 years, first managing biological oceanographic data archives, and then managing satellite ground systems to help monitor earth and space weather and sea level. She also worked in private industry for 8 years, making dynamic ocean maps for fishing customers. She has retired from NOAA and is now a consultant for Earth Resources Technology, Inc. She lives in Maine with her husband, John Lillibridge, who is also a NOAA retiree.