John Rumpler is the Senior Environmental Attorney for Environment Florida Research and Policy Center.  He advises Environment Florida RPC staff on matters of environmental law and policy. He is a 1988 graduate of Tufts University and received his J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law in 1996. Prior to returning to Environment Florida RPC in 2003, Mr. Rumpler practiced public interest and environmental law, representing community organizations in land use, zoning, and permitting matters. Mr. Rumpler began his public interest advocacy career with PIRG, and, prior to law school, he served as the Director of Ohio PIRG.

Michael Gravitz is an oceans advocate with Environment Florida Research and Policy Center.  He focuses on oceans policy and especially the nation's laws regulating marine fisheries, offshore drilling and ocean environment. In this role, he formulates Environment Florida Research and Policy Center’s ocean policies, and advocates before Congress. Mr. Gravitz is leading Environment Florida Research and Policy Center’s efforts on updating and improving the primary law that regulates fishing off our coasts, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.