NANOOS is made up of representatives from Member Organizations, NANOOS-supported scientists, and NANOOS staff who work together in several capacities to carry out the goals of NANOOS. NANOOS Governance structure is outlined in the NANOOS Memorandum of Agreement.
Executive Committee (ExCom)
Governing Council (GC)
Data Management and Communications Committee (DMAC)
User Products Committee (UPC)
Education & Outreach Committee (E&O)
Principal Investigators (PI)
Executive Committee
 | Jan Newton Executive Director, Principal Investigator: NANOOS Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington Seattle, Washington |
 | Andrew Barnard Governing Council Board Chair, Executive Committee Representative At-Large Oregon State University Corvalis, Oregon |
 | Mike Kosro Governing Council Board Vice Chair, Executive Committee Representative for OSU, Education and Outreach, User Products, Principal Investigator: Oregon Surface Currents Observations College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon |
 | Jonathan Allan Executive Committee Representative for Oregon State Agencies, Governing Council Representative, User Products Committee Chair, Principal Investigator: Oregon Shoreline Observations Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Newport, Oregon |
 | Russell Callender Executive Committee Representative At-Large, Governing Council Representative Washington Sea Grant, University of Washington Seattle, Washington |
| Aja DeCoteau Executive Committee Representative for Tribal Support Organizations, Governing Councel Representative Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Portland, Oregon |
| Casey Dennehy Executive Committee Representative for Washington State Agencies, Governing Council Representative Washington Department of Ecology Lacey, Washington |
| Gus Gates Executive Committee Representative for Non-Government Organizations, Governing Council Representative Surfrider Foundation Washington |
| Andy Lanier Executive Committee Representative for Oregon Federal Offices, Governing Council Representative Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development Salem, Oregon |
 | Parker MacCready Executive Committee Representative for UW, Governing Council Representative, Principal Investigator: Puget Sound Modeling School of Oceanography, University of Washington Seattle, Washington |
 | David Martin Executive Committee Representative At-Large, Governing Council Representative Seattle, Washington |
| Tommy Moore Executive Committee for Tribal Support Organizations, Governing Council Representative Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Forks, Washington |
 | Daniel Nelson Executive Committee Representative for Industry, Governing Councel Representative RBR Ltd. Seattle, Washington |
| Misty Peacock Executive Committee Representative for Academic, Governing Councel Representative Northwest Indian College Bellingham, Washington |
 | Joe Schumacker Executive Committee Representative for Tribes, Governing Council Representative Quinault Indian Nation Taholah, Washington |
 | Fritz Stahr Executive Committee Representative for Non-Governmental Organizations, Governing Council Representative, NANOOS Secretary, Education and Outreach Ocean Inquiry Project Seattle, Washington |
| Julianna Sullivan Executive Committee Representative for Tribes, Governing Council Representative Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe Kingston, Washington |
| Kim Thompson Executive Committee Representative for Industry, Governing Council Representative Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association Olympia, Washington |
| Kevin Werner Executive Committee Representative for Washington Federal Offices, Governing Council Representative Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Seattle, Washington |
| National Observing System Partners Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT) Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) Integrated Ocean Observing System IOOS | |||||||