Meet the Staff

The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary office is co-located with The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Virginia.

Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
100 Museum Drive
Newport News, VA 23606
Phone: 757-599-3122
Fax: 757-591-7353

Management

David Alberg, Sanctuary Superintendent
757-591-7326
David.Alberg@noaa.gov

David Alberg joined the National Marine Sanctuary Program in the fall of 2005.  As Sanctuary Superintendent for the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, Mr. Alberg serves as the onsite manager for the sanctuary and as the primary point of contact between NOAA and The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Virginia which is conserving the thousands of artifacts recovered from the wreck of the USS Monitor.  He has an extensive background in cultural resource management, museum work and exhibit development and has been involved in a number of high-profile museum projects.  In 1992, Mr. Alberg began his museum career as the first curator for the Virginia Air and Space Center in Hampton Virginia and went on to serve as the Director of Exhibits and Collections for the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville,  AL.  Most recently, he served as the Deputy Director for Nauticus in Norfolk, Virginia where he was instrumental in the expansion of the NOAA@Nauticus partnership.

During his career, he has been involved in the development of a curation strategy for the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in conjunction with the Department of Energy and also led a major effort to preserve the Apollo One spacecraft that was involved in the 1967 Apollo fire that took the lives of astronauts Virgil I. Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffe.  Preserving our Nation’s history has always been a passion for Mr. Alberg. As Sanctuary Superintendent for the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary he continues the work of protecting and preserving the history of the USS Monitor; works to assure that the remains of the USS Monitor are preserved for future generations; and works to promote and expand the work of the National Marine Sanctuary Program.  Mr. Alberg serves in the United States Navy Reserve and holds a bachelors degree in Museum Studies from George Mason University and a master’s degree in Museum Education from the College of William and Mary.

Administrative/Budget

June Feggins-Hooe, Program Support Specialist
757-591-7333
June.Feggins@noaa.gov

June Feggins-Hooe is the Administrative Support Specialist for the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary and the Maritime Heritage Program. She has worked with NOAA since 1989, beginning her career as an administrative support specialist at the NOAA Officer Training Center at Fort Eustis, Virginia. She also worked at the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations 1995 to 2001. She has been the administrative support specialist at NOAA's Maritime Archaeology Center since 2001.

Research

Jeff Johnston, Historian
757-591-7351
Jeff.Johnston@noaa.gov

Jeff Johnston is a Program Specialist who has worked with the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary since 1995.  Jeff serves as the Sanctuary historian and has over 20 years experience specializing in the fields of maritime and Civil War history.  Jeff served as one of the archaeological team leaders for NOAA on Monitor during the recovery years and continues to work with private research groups to fulfill NOAA’s efforts to preserve the USS Monitor.

Education, Outreach & Sanctuary Advisory Council

Krista Trono, Communications Coordinator
757-591-7328
Krista.Trono@noaa.gov

Krista is the education and outreach coordinator for NOAA's Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. Through her efforts, Krista shares her enthusiasm and love for the ocean and the maritime heritage resources within. In 2005 Krista joined the Monitor staff after working for a year and a half with the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Master of Arts in Marine Affairs and Policy from the University of Miami-RSMAS in Florida. Her thesis work consisted of a review of the current shoreline erosion control framework in Virginia and focused recommendations for improved agency coordination.