Officer Archives 2005-2006

Dee Dee Barry - PRESIDENT

Dee Dee Barry received a Bachelor of Science in Housing, Interior Design
and Resource Management from Virginia Tech in 1994. She worked as a Property
Manager in Virginia and for 5.5 years before her fascination with sharks forced her to
return in school. She returned to Virginia Tech and earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology
in 2002. She was a Biology Instructor and Trainer at a community college in Virginia before entering
the Master’s of Biology program at East Carolina in 2003. Her thesis project will estimate
the abundance and biomass of marine fish in the coral reef, seagrass and mangrove habitats
surrounding Calabash Caye, Belize. This information will assist with the creation of a baseline
food web model for the intended creation of a marine reserve surrounding Calabash Caye.

When not feverishly working on her thesis, Dee Dee likes to swim, read James Patterson
novels (and the National Enquirer) and attend Martini Night. She and her husband, Alex, enjoy
hiking and playing with their dog, Madison.

Jennifer Woodroffe- SECRETARY

Jenny Woodroffe is a graduating senior Biology major with a Marine Biology concentration and a deep seated fear of anything involving Calculus. She is planning to graduate in Spring 2006, assuming that she survives Organic Chemistry (both semesters) and Physics II. She has worked for Dr. Roger Rulifson at the Institute for Coastal and Marine Resources since October 2004 and as a Guardian ad Litem, representing abused and neglected children in Pitt County, since May 2004. As an ICMR student worker, she has participated in a variety of research projects that range from Elisa Livengood's Lake Mattamuskeet Gar Fecundity project to Dr. Rulifson's Dogfish study. Jenny is currently identifying the zooplankton species found at the Pasquotank and Currituck county sites proposed for Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment plants as part of Dr. Rulifson's new three year study. She is also responsible for seperating and identifying the submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) species found at the sites.

When not staring into a microscope or seperating smelly seaweed species, Jenny can be found 1) studying frantically for the GRE's (general and Biology); 2) chasing her dog Teach, who is the reincarnation of Harry Houdini, though her neighboorhood; 3) reading the latest Science Fiction/Fantasy novels (with a marked preference for Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden novels and Kim Harrison's Dead Witch Walking series); 4) watching anime; 5) learning to sail a Rhodes 22 (it's on loan); 6) pier and bank fishing; and 7) finding new ways to avoid cleaning her room.

David is a native of Thomasville, North Carolina who is currently pursing a Master of Science
degree in Biology here at ECU. He previously received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology
from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2003. David is currently conducting research on the
condition of striped bass in the Roanoke River, and is working under the supervision of
Dr. Roger Rulifson in the Institute for Costal Marine Resources. He has been an active member
of ECU-AFS since the fall of 2004. In his spare time, David enjoys hunting, fishing, hiking and golfing.

Chad Smith completed a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from East Carolina University
in the Spring of 2002 with a concentration in ecology and marine biology. He is currently a
graduate student in the Department of Biology and is studying habitat utilization of anadromous
fishes in the lower Tar River, North Carolina. In addition to working on his thesis and taking classes,
he also enjoys teaching Environmental Biology Lab for Non-Majors. When Chad is away from school,
he enjoys going to concerts, travelling, piano, music recording/composition, running, cultural activities,
and photography... to name a few. Chad is an active memberin the American Fisheries Society.
He recently presented his research at the AFS National Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska and presided
over ECU-AFS during the 2004-2005 academic year. Chad is also active with the Biology Graduate
Student Association where he also holds a Historian/Webmaster Office Position. Recent endeavors
include learning to play the guitar and marathon training. Job interests include science journalism.

Dr. Roger A. Rulifson
Fisheries Biology, Fisheries Management
Senior Scientist - Institute for Coastal and Marine Resources
Professor - Department of Biology
Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1980

Anadromous fish species --Life history aspects, behavior, reproduction, migration, feeding
habits, bycatch, habitat utilization, resource management.

Key species are striped bass, American shad, hickory shad, alewife, and blueback herring.
Penaeid Shrimp --behavior, bycatch.

Power Production effects on habitat utilization --Tidal power (Canada), fossil fuel
(Hudson River, nuclear (New York, North Carolina), lowhead hydro dams (North Carolina).

Commercial fishing/gear development --purse netters (menhaden), gill netters (striped bass, alosids),
shrimp trawling (bycatch), skimmer trawls (gear development).

Director, Field Station for Coastal Studies at Mattamuskeet, an ECU multi-disciplinary field station
located in Hyde County within the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge on the
Albemarle-Pamlico peninsula.

Dr. Donald Holbert
Professor of Biostatistics
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 1973