NOAA Administrator Dr. Richard Spinrad has appointed four new members and reappointed one current member to the Hydrographic Services Review Panel, a federal advisory committee that gives NOAA independent advice on improving a range of services and products that support navigation and coastal resilience.

The four new members of the panel are: 

• Ms. Sloan Freeman, co-founder and CEO of Geodynamics LLC, Newport, North Carolina
• Ms. Kimberley Holtz, director of survey, Port of Long Beach, Long Beach, California
• Capt. Carolyn J. Kurtz, deputy pilot training coordinator, Tampa Bay Pilots Association, Tampa Bay, Florida
• Dr. Rebecca T. Quintal, director of corporate capture, SEACORP, Portsmouth, Rhode Island

The reappointed member is Dr. Qassim A. Abdullah, CP, PLS, vice president and chief scientist, Woolpert, Inc., Brunswick, Maryland.

These five members have joined the panel’s nine current members. Information on the panel and members can be found at: www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/panel.

The Hydrographic Services Review Panel is composed of experts in hydrographic surveying, vessel pilotage, port administration, tides and currents, coastal zone management, geodesy, recreational boating, marine transportation, and academia. RAdm. Benjamin K. Evans is the panel’s designated federal official. The directors of the NOAA/University of New Hampshire Joint Hydrographic Center, NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey, and NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services serve as nonvoting members.