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Louisiana
Sea Granter Appointed to Washington, D.C., Position
July
12, 2007
Mike Liffmann,
associate executive director of Louisiana Sea Grant, housed at
LSU, will become extension leader for the National Sea Grant College
Program. Liffmann begins his one-year appointment in Washington,
D.C.,
in August.
“Mike’s
new position as national extension leader is a reflection of his
commitment to helping Sea Grant fulfill its mission of maintaining
a healthy coastal environment and economy,” said Dr. Charles
Wilson, Louisiana Sea Grant College Program executive director
and Louisiana State University vice provost. “The national
office has called on Mike before for assistance with various projects,
so they recognize the value of his more than 20 years of experience
with Louisiana Sea Grant.”
As national
extension leader, Liffmann will work to enhance communication
between the National Sea Grant Office and its extension network,
provide coordination and leadership for fisheries extension enhancement
programs and initiate collaborations with various Sea Grant partners.
Since 2001, he has served as Louisiana Sea Grant/LSU AgCenter
extension project leader.
Sea Grant’s
network of more than 300 extension experts works with coastal
community members and decision makers to provide informal education
and transfer new technologies. Sea Grant extension staff work
with communities in countless ways – to improve tourism
opportunities, help fish farmers develop environmentally-sound
shellfish farming practices, explain the impacts of land use on
water quality, and provide technical assistance to communities
planning for, and dealing with, hurricanes and other natural disasters.
The national
Sea Grant network includes more than 30 programs based at top
universities in every coastal and Great Lakes state, Puerto Rico
and Guam. The programs work together to help citizens understand,
conserve
and better utilize the nation’s coastal, ocean and Great
Lakes resources. The Louisiana Sea Grant program was
established in 1968.
Liffmann earned
a B.A. in economics and political science from Lamar University
in Beaumont, TX., and a M.A. in Latin American and regional economics
from LSU.
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