Board of Advisors and Staff
![Marco Ayala](https://pof.egr.uh.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Marco-Ayala.png)
Marco Ayala
Director ICS Security
1898 & Co., Burns & McDonnell
![Meredith Austin](https://pof.egr.uh.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/RADM-Meredith-Austin.jpg)
Meredith Austin, RADM (USGC, RETIRED)
President
Mer Crisis Advisors, LLC.
![Marco Ayala](https://pof.egr.uh.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Michael-Fossum.jpg)
Col. Michael Fossum USAFR (RET.)
Chief Operating Officer
Texas A&M University at Galveston
![Robert Hawn](https://pof.egr.uh.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/robert-hawn.jpg)
Robert Hawn
Vice President, Maritime Affairs
West Gulf Maritime Association (WGMA)
![Vesa Koivumaa](https://pof.egr.uh.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/vesa-koivumaa.jpg)
Vesa Koivumaa
Head of Growth, Americas
Wärtsilä Voyage
![Kevin Pollari](https://pof.egr.uh.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Pollari-Cropped.jpg)
Kevin Pollari
Principal
Deloitte Consulting LLP
![Elliott Vera](https://pof.egr.uh.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/vera.png)
Elliott Vera
Americas Technology Project Manager
Shell Shipping and Maritime