Meeting roles in:
Charting the Unknown: How NOMEC Accelerates Deep-Sea Exploration for Informed Decision Making
Ms. Medley is Chief of the Expedition and Exploration Division within NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration. She also serves as the NOAA co-chair of the interagency working group on ocean exploration and characterization (IWG-OEC) which falls under the National Ocean Mapping Exploration and Characterization (NOMEC) council. Before joining NOAA Ocean Exploration, Ms. Medley worked for NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey for 12 years, including 6 years as the Chief of the Customer Affairs Branch. Most recently Ms. Medley completed a Presidential Management Fellowship Interagency Rotation Program (PMF-IRP) working within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) with a portfolio focused on Environmental Justice and Equity as part of the Justice40 Initiative. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA, she also holds an M.S. from University of Massachusetts, Amherst in Geosciences. In 2009 she also received her M.S. in Ocean Mapping and IHO-Category A certification from the University of New Hampshire, CCOM/Joint Hydrographic Center. Ms. Medley serves as an Executive Board Member and Treasurer of the Women’s Aquatic Network (WAN), a non-profit organization which brings together professionals with interest in marine, coastal, and aquatic affairs and promotes the roles of women and all who seek equity in these fields. In her spare time, she adventures around the world and at home with her husband and three children.