Emily Menashes is the new Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations at NOAA Fisheries.

Emily Menashes

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations for NOAA Fisheries, performing the duties of Acting Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere and Acting Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries

Emily Menashes is the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations for NOAA Fisheries, and she is performing the duties of Acting Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere and Acting Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries.

As Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, she provides oversight of NOAA Fisheries’ budget as well as its facilities operations nationally. She also oversees the headquarters offices of Human Capital Management; International Affairs, Trade and Commerce; Law Enforcement; Aquaculture; Policy; Communications; Equal Employment Opportunity; and the implementation of the National Seafood Strategy.

Menashes has 25 years of experience working within the federal government on a wide range of coastal and ocean conservation and management issues. She previously held leadership-level positions at NOAA Fisheries, NOAA’s National Ocean Service, and NOAA Research. Menashes holds an M.S. in Marine Resource Management from Oregon State University and a B.A. in Biology and Environmental Studies from Bowdoin College.