Marlene Kaplan
Biography
 Marlene Kaplan has nearly 30 years or experience at NOAA working across the spectrum of resource policy and management issues and more recently on education. In 2002, she came to NOAA’s Office of Education and has been instrumental in expanding it from a $1 million planning office to a $30 million office with major programmatic responsibilities including grants, scholarships and partnership programs. The largest program she oversees is the Educational Partnership Program (EPP) with Minority Serving Institutions. EPP funds four Cooperative Science Centers at MSI and partner institutions with the goal of increasing participation of underrepresented groups in NOAA sciences. She also oversees undergraduate scholarships that provide tuition support, paid internships and NOAA mentors to over 100 students per year. Dr. Kaplan holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in biochemistry and a doctorate in environmental science and engineering (D. Env) from UCLA.
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