John Everett
Graduating class: 1961
Inducted into Hall of Fame: 2012
Hall of Fame Category: Lifetime Achievement
Born to a Fairhaven fishing family Dr. Everett attended Rogers, East Fairhaven and Fairhaven High School, graduating in 1961. He received an engineering degree from NB Institute of Technology and holds his Masters and Doctorate from Florida State University.
Dr. Everett has held two positions within government for the past two decades, NOAA Fisheries Director of Policy and Planning and Chief of Research while also serving as Deputy Director for Research: and Chief of Research for the United Nations Atlas of the Oceans in Rome.
He has testified before the United States Congress (both Senate and House) as an expert witness on fisheries ecosystems, ocean acidification, global climate change and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Currently he is President of Ocean Associates, Inc. an oceans consulting business that employs 150 people in 6 states and several countries.
A highly respected scientist, Dr. Everett has been selected by scientists and politicians from around the world to chair scientific analyses by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
1996-2002 he served as Chief, Research Division of NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service. Prior to that, he was the Acting Director of the Office of Research and Environmental Information in the field of marine fisheries, biology and oceanography.
He was involved in the coordination of the Apollo launch, developed the UN Atlas of Oceans and created the Oceans Art. US and TechnologySite.org websites.
Currently living with his wife, Kristin Vehrs, in Arlington, Virginia, he has three children and two grandsons. He can be reached at JohnEverett@OceanAssoc.com