May 9th, the Chamber welcomes the President and CEO of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Dr. Deborah Bronk to the stage to summarize how their innovative approach to ocean science has transformed the non-profit from a scrappy startup to an internationally renowned leader.

Dr. Deborah Bronk is the president and CEO of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, a leading nonprofit research institute that is based in East Boothbay and conducts research around the world. As an oceanographer who has completed over 50 research expeditions, Bronk has served as president of the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), director of the Division of Ocean Sciences at the National Science Foundation, and chair of the Council of Scientific Society Presidents. She currently serves as chair of the UNOLS Council, which oversees the U.S. research fleet of ships and deep submersibles, and is president of The Oceanography Society. Bronk is committed to service to Maine and serves on the Maine Space Corporation board, the Maine Innovation Economy Advisory Board, and Focus Maine’s Bioscience Advisory Team. She is also the founder of the Maine Marine Science Consortium, which builds collaboration among leaders in marine and environmental science across the state.

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