OceansAdvance Names Interim Executive Director
The OceansAdvance Board announced the appointment of Cathy Hogan as Interim Executive Director.
Hogan has been with OceansAdvance since its inception in April, 2003, fulfilling various roles including administrative officer, contract administrator, communications officer and event manager. In 2013 she accepted a 15-month secondment to assume the role of Project Manager of OCEANS’14. There she lead a Team of 22 local cluster members that organized the largest industry conference held in St. John’s, as well as one of the top three IEEE-MTS OCEANS events ever held in North America.
Prior to her joining OA, Cathy worked as a consultant for the Provincial Department of Development and Rural Renewal as a Contract Administrator and Liaison between the Province and the National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program.
She takes on this position with vast experience and expertise in the ocean tech community and has long-standing relationships with all OA members and key partners.
February 2024
