Shellfish Area Biologist Staff Directory

Below are the towns/cities covered by each biologist and their specialty.

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Gloucester Region Shellfish Program

Office: 30 Emerson Ave, Gloucester

Wayne Castonguay, Regional Shellfish Supervisor 
Tel: 857-895-6343 
Email: Wayne.castonguay@mass.gov

Ryan Joyce, Senior Shellfish Biologist 
Towns: Salisbury, Newburyport, Essex, Lynn, Saugus, Revere, Hingham 
Tel: 978-290-9646 
Email: Ryan.joyce@mass.gov

Gregory Bettencourt, Shellfish Biologist 
Database & GIS Manager 
Tel: 978-491-6234 
Email: Greg.bettencourt@mass.gov

Melissa Campbell, Shellfish Area Biologist 
Towns: Newbury, Rowley, Ipswich, Marblehead, Dorchester, Cohasset, Scituate, Marshfield 
Tel: 857-360-2445 
Email: Melissa.campbell@mass.gov

Brooke Dejadon, Shellfish Area Biologist 
Towns: Gloucester, Rockport, Winthrop, Boston, Quincy, Weymouth, Hull, Duxbury, Kingston, Plymouth.   
Tel: 857-895-0445 
Email: Brooke.m.dejadon@mass.gov

Shaun Wallace, Wildlife Technician 
Tel: 857-393-3704 
Email: Shaun.wallace@mass.gov

Jacob Madden, Laboratory Supervisor 
Tel: 978-572-2161

Email: Jacob.madden@mass.gov

Florence Cenci, Senior Bacteriologist 
Tel: 978-491-6228 
Email: Florence.cenci@mass.gov

Amber Woolfeden, Bacteriologist 
Email: Amber.woolfeden@mass.gov

Ashley Lawson, Bacteriologist 
Email: Ashley.lawson@mass.gov  

New Bedford Region Shellfish Program

Office: SMAST West, 706 South Rodney French Blvd, New Bedford

Chrissy Petitpas PhD, Shellfish Program Leader 
Tel: 508-742-9766 
Email: Christian.petitpas@mass.gov

Matt Camisa, Regional Shellfish Supervisor 
Tel: 508-742-9743 
Email: Matt.camisa@mass.gov

Terry O’Neil, Senior Shellfish Biologist 
Towns: Swansea, Fall River, Westport, Dartmouth, New Bedford, Fairhaven 
Tel: 978-559-1530 
Email: Terry.oneil@mass.gov

Holly Williams, Shellfish Area Biologist 
Towns: Barnstable, Brewster, Dennis, Harwich, Yarmouth  
Tel: 857-360-2532 
Email: Holly.williams@mass.gov

Mike Blanco, Shellfish Area Biologist 
Towns: Aquinnah, Chilmark, Falmouth, Gosnold, Tisbury 
Tel: 857-895-0420 
Email: Michael.blanco@mass.gov

Emma Gallagher, Shellfish Area Biologist 
Towns: Eastham, Orleans, Chatham, Oak Bluffs, Edgartown 
Tel: 857-393-4058 
Email: Emma.gallagher@mass.gov

Mitchell Parizek, Shellfish Area Biologist 
Towns: Mattapoisett, Marion, Wareham, Nantucket  
Tel: 857-393-5101 
Email: Mitchell.parizek@mass.gov

Allison Myers, Shellfish Area Biologist 
Towns: Bourne, Sandwich, Mashpee, Wellfleet, Truro, Provincetown 
Email: Allison.myers@mass.gov

Alex Boeri, Aquaculture Project Leader 
Tel: 508-742-9730 
Email: Alex.boeri@mass.gov

Gabe Lundgren, Shellfish Aquaculture Biologist 
Tel: 508-742-9761 
Email: Gabriel.lundgren@mass.gov

Brianne Shanks, Laboratory Supervisor 
Tel: 508-742-9751 
Email: Brianne.shanks@mass.gov

Alyson Melo, Bacteriologist 
Tel: 508-742-9759 
Email: Alyson.mello@mass.gov  

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