Festival Co-Chairs
- E. Howard Rutherford, Senior Director of Development, USF Foundation
- Alison Barlow, Executive Director, St Pete Innovation District
City of St. Petersburg
- Tony Leno, Manager of Event Recruitment
- Paul Stellrecht, Event Coordinator
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Jessica Pernell, Graphics Consultant (MarineQuest Liaison)
- Kelly Richmond, Communications Director
HD Interactive
- Kevin Hohl, Chief Strategy Officer
NOAA Fisheries
- Kimberly Amandola, Communications Specialist
- Allison Garrett, Communications Specialist
Ocean Conservancy
- Catherine Bruger, Social Media & Community Engagement Coordinator
Tampa Bay Estuary Program
- Joe Whalen, Communications & Outreach Coordinator
USF St Petersburg Campus
- Madhu Pandey, College of Arts and Sciences
- David Rosengrant, Ed.D., Interim Director of Education, Associate Professor of STEM Education
- Sudsy Tschiderer, Office of External Affairs
USF College of Marine Science
- Abdiel Laureano-Rosario
- Loraine Martell-Bonet
- Natalia Lopez-Figueroa
U.S. Geological Survey
- Chris Reich, Deputy Center Director
- Meaghan Faletti, Information Specialist
Community Members
- Jessie Peter