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<a name="SafeHtmlFilter__MailAutoSig"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Todd R. Hallenbeck</span></b></a><span style="font-size:10pt"> | Program Coordinator</span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma;margin:0in 0in 0pt">
<span style="font-size:10pt">West Coast Ocean Data Portal</span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">West Coast Governors Alliance</span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma;margin:0in 0in 0pt">
<span style="font-size:10pt">Cell: (408) 482-6807 </span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font color="#0000ff"><span style="font-size:10pt"><a href="mailto:todd.r.hallenbeck@gmail.com" target="_blank">todd.r.hallenbeck@westcoastoceans.</a>org</span></font><span style="font-size:10pt"> | </span><span style="font-size:10pt"><a href="https://webmail.lcd.state.or.us/ecp/Customize/www.westcoastoceans.org/RDF" target="_blank">www.westcoastoceans.org/RDF</a></span></p>
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