Festival Co-Chairs
- E. Howard Rutherford, Senior Director of Development, USF Foundation
- Alison Barlow, CEO, St Pete Innovation District
City of St. Petersburg
- Tony Leno, Manager of Event Recruitment
Eckerd College
- Bjoern Muetzel, Mathematics Department
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Jessica Pernell, Graphics Consultant (MarineQuest Liaison)
- Kelly Richmond, Communications Director
NOAA Fisheries
- Allison Garrett, Communications Specialist
Ocean Conservancy
- Catherine Bruger, Social Media & Community Engagement Coordinator
- Natalia Lopez-Figueroa
St. Petersburg College
- Chad Mairn, Innovation Lab
St. Pete Innovation District
- Lauren Bell, COO
- Amber Pacetti, Innovation Manager
Tampa Bay Estuary Program
- Carlisle Jones, Communications & Outreach Coordinator
USF St Petersburg Campus
- David Rosengrant, Ed.D., Interim Director of Education, Associate Professor of STEM Education
- Lexi Wilson, Assistant Director of Events
- Sudsy Tschiderer, Office of External Affairs
USF College of Marine Science
- Beatriz Alejandra Aquilar Enriquez
- Bella Ritchie
- Naja Murphy
- Hallie Repeta
- Kylee Rullo
- Carlyn Scott
U.S. Geological Survey
- Marquetta Wilson, Public Affairs Specialist
Community Members
- James McKenna
- Jessie Peter