Ms. Sandra Tate is an experienced program manager who has devoted her 25-year professional career to the design, implementation, and management of large-scale, multi-disciplinary marine monitoring, environmental assessment, and comprehensive coastal resource management programs. Most recently she has been Chief Scientist for water and plankton surveys performed as part of the Natural Resources Damage Assessment for the British Petroleum Deep Horizon oil spill incident. Prior to that, she was a partner at Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc., and performed dual roles as Assistant to the President as well as Director of Marine Sciences and Biological Research Department. She has logged hundreds of hours of research diving time in tropical environments and has participated in over 15 long term coral reef monitoring programs. She has worked both nationally and internationally in two primary areas of scientific focus: 1) maximizing storm protection for coastal property while balancing environmental concerns and 2) monitoring and mitigating marine environmental effects associated with coastal construction, petroleum resource development, petroleum spill incidents, and persistent organic and inorganic pollutants.
Ms. Tate is experienced in beach replenishment, construction of coastal structures, operations, and maintenance of inlet sand transfer stations, dune restoration, construction, and monitoring of artificial reefs, shoreline change analysis, assessment of the biological effectiveness of mitigation, preparation of Environmental Impact Statements and Environmental Assessments, Federal and state permitting requirements, and grant acquisition and management. She has managed environmental monitoring and assessment programs for the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Exxon Oil Corporation and a consortium of European oil companies lead by British Petroleum.
Lybolt M, Tate S. Post-construction environmental monitoring of the Town of Palm Beach Mid-Town Beach Nourishment Project. Paper presentation, 18th Annual National Conference on Beach Preservation Technology, 2005.
Walther MS, Tate S. When policy meets practice: Artificial reef mitigation in the highly ephemeral nearshore zone. Paper presentation, 48th Annual Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association Conference, 2004.
Tate S, Jenkins M, Barnett M. Shoreline restoration in Palm Beach: The Mid-Town project and comprehensive coastal management plan. Paper presentation, Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association 47th Annual Conference, 2003.
Tate S. The Juno Beach Shore Protection Project. Paper presentation, Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association 45th Annual Conference, 2001.
Freitas (Tate) S, Boehm PD. Contaminant distributions in bivalve molluscs from the U.S. coastal Atlantic and Pacific. Proceedings, Coastal Zone, 1989.
Freitas (Tate) S, et al. Phase 3 Final Report, National Status and Trends Program: Collection of bivalves and surficial sediments from coastal U.S. Atlantic and Pacific locations and analysis for organic chemicals and trace elements. U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 1989.
Freitas (Tate) S, Costa H, Trefry J, Hillman R, Boehm P. Seasonality in concentrations of trace organics and metals for bivalves and sediments from Long Island Sound. Mar Env Sci 1989.
Freitas (Tate) S. Contaminant profiles in bivalve molluscs from U.S. coastal waters. Paper presentation, Estuarine Research Federation, 1989.
Uhler AD, Coogan TH, Davis KS, Durell GS, Steinhauer WG, Freitas (Tate) ST, Boehm PD. Findings of tributyltin, dibutyltin, and monobutyltin in bivalves from selected U.S. coastal waters. Env Tox Chem 1989.
Freitas (Tate) S, Boehm PD. Contaminant concentrations in bivalve molluscs from the U.S. coastal Atlantic and Pacific. Coastal Zone 1989.
Boehm P, Freitas (Tate) S, et al. Phase 2 Final Report, National Status and Trends Program: Collection of bivalves and surficial sediments and analysis for organic chemicals and trace elements. U.S. DOC, NOAA, 1988.
Boehm PD, Freitas (Tate) ST. Toxic pollution monitoring of Boston Harbor: Three years of Mussel Watch results. Paper presentation, Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay Annual Symposium, 1988.
Freitas (Tate) S, Boehm PD. Patterns and relationships of trace organic and metal distributions in bivalves and sediments from the Pacific and Atlantic. Paper presentation, National Shellfisheries Association: Quality of Shellfish Growing Waters, 1988.
Freitas (Tate) S, Boehm PD. Trace organic and metal distributions in bivalves and sediments from the Atlantic and Pacific U.S. coasts. Paper presentation, New England Estuarine Research Federation, 1988.
Boehm P, Freitas (Tate) S, et al. Phase 1 Final Report, National Status and Trends Program: Collection of bivalves and surficial sediments and performance of analyses for organic chemicals and toxic trace metals. U.S. DOC, NOAA, 1987.
Freitas (Tate) S, Costa H, Trefry JH, Boehm PD. Seasonal variability in toxic organic chemicals and trace elements in resident bivalve molluscs and associated sediments from Long Island Sound. U.S. DOC, NOAA, 1987.
Freitas (Tate) S, Boehm PD. Patterns and relationships of trace organic and metal distributions in bivalves and sediments from the Pacific and Atlantic U.S. costs. Paper presentation, 9th Biennial International Estuarine Research Conference, 1987.
Werme CE, Jop KM Freitas (Tate) ST, Boehm PD. Evaluation of and recommendations for bioaccumulations studies for the 106-mile deepwater municipal sludge site monitoring program. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Marine and Estuarine Protection (OMEP), 1987.
Freitas (Tate) S, et al. Work/Quality Assurance Project Plan for collection of bivalve molluscs and surficial sediments and performance of analyses for organic chemicals and toxic trace metals. U.S. DOC, NOAA, 1986–1989.
Freitas (Tate) S, et al. Field Manual for the National Status and Trends Mussel Watch Program. U.S. DOC, NOAA, 1985–1988.
Freitas (Tate) S. Analysis of carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen in sediments. In: Georges Bank Benthic Infauna Monitoring Program Final Report. Battelle, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory. U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Minerals Management Service (MMS), 1985.
Blake JA, Freitas (Tate) S. Hydrography. In: Study of Processes on the U.S. South Atlantic Slope and Rise Phase 1, Final Report. Battelle, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory. U.S. DOI, MMS, 1985.
Freitas (Tate) S, et al. Additional parameters: CHN, sediment grain size, and hydrography. In: Study of Biological Process on the U.S. South Atlantic Slope and Rise. Battelle, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory. U.S. DOI, MMS, 1985.
Blake JA, Hecker B, Grassle JF, Maciolek-Blake N, Curran M, Dade B, Freitas (Tate) S, Ruff RE. Study of biological process on the U.S. South Atlantic Slope and Rise. U.S. DOI, MMS, 1985.
Maciolek-Blake N, Grassle JF, Cetta CM, Freitas (Tate) ST. Benthic infaunal community structure. In: Georges Bank Benthic Infauna Monitoring Program Final Report. Battelle and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. U.S. DOI, MMS, 1985.
Maciolek-Blake N, Boehm PD, Hecker B, Grassle JF, McGrath D, Requejo AG, Brown B, Cetta CM, Dade B, Freitas (Tate) S, Petrecca R. Study of biological processes on the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Slope and Rise. U.S. DOI, MMS, 1985.