the people
The Staff
Rachel Aronson, Quiet Sound Program Director
Rachel Aronson leads the Quiet Sound Program. Rachel’s background is in natural resources multi-stakeholder facilitation. She brings experience in connecting with stakeholders to inform decisions about how to manage natural resources and develop effective, durable policy.
Caitlin O’Morchoe, Quiet Sound Program Manager
Caitlin O’Morchoe grew up in Poulsbo, WA, and spent her summers on the waters of the Salish Sea. She decided to turn her love for the ocean into her career and received a bachelor’s in marine biology from Occidental College in Los Angeles.
Quiet Sound is a program of the nonprofit organization Washington Maritime Blue.
Leadership Committee
The Quiet Sound Leadership Committee will engage with the Quiet Sound Working Groups and other stakeholders to move forward with the program and ultimately reduce the impact of large commercial vessels on Southern Resident Killer Whales in Washington waters.
Working Groups
Program Structure
Program Staff
Rachel Aronson Program Director
Angel Menchaca Operations Manager
Caitlin O’Morchoe Graduate Fellow
Maritime Blue Other Staff
Monitoring Whales & Vessel Noise Work Group
Chairs – Puget Sound Partnership, NOAA and co-chair Seattle Aquarium
Whale Notification System Work Group
Chair – Washington State Ferries
Evaluation and Adaptive Management for Tribal Treaty Rights and SRKW Objectives Work Group
Chairs – Puget Sound Partnership, NOAA and co-chair Seattle Aquarium
Vessel Operations & Incentives Work Group
Chairs – Marine Exchange and Pacific Merchant Shipping Association
Innovation & Vessel Quieting Work Group
Chair – Washington Maritime Blue
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