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Jenny Hauser, Legislative Assistant
to Rep. Tom Allen
Left to Right: Rep. Tom Allen (D-ME); Jean-Michel Cousteau, Sylvia
Earle, and Jenny Hauser
USC Sea Grant is pleased to have Jenny Hauser in Washington,
D.C. this year as a federal Knauss Fellow. Jenny Hauser is a 2002
Knauss Sea Grant Fellow, coming to Washington D.C. from Monterey
California, where she served in the U.S. Navy. As a Knauss Legislative
Fellow, Jenny is serving as Legislative Assistant to Congressman
Tom Allen of Maine. She handles all proposed legislation, hearings,
meetings and constituent mail related to oceans and fisheries
issues. She works for Congressman Allen at ocean related meetings
and conferences, and writes talking points and testimony for press
releases, floor statements and hearings. Representative Allen
is a member of the House Oceans Caucus, and Jenny attends Caucus
planning meetings and other events.
Jenny holds a graduate degree in Physical Oceanography from
the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and an
undergraduate degree from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis,
Maryland. Among many other accomplishments, she has served as
a guide at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and participated in the Vents
Cruise on Juan de Fuca Ridge on the NOAA ship Discoverer.
The Knauss Fellowship was established in 1979 to provide a
unique educational experience to students who have an interest
in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in the national
policy decision affecting those resources. The fellowship matches
graduate students with hosts in executive, legislative, or an
appropriate association/institution in Washington D.C. for a year
long paid fellowship.
Left to Right: Rep. Tom Allen (D-ME); Jean-Michel Cousteau, President
of Ocean Futures Society, Board Member of The National Marine
Sanctuary Foundation; Jenny Hauser, Sea Grant Fellow
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