Gretchen is the head of the Sustainable Fisheries Division in the Alaska Region.  She has been with the Alaska Region since 1998 and had worked as the head of the Habitat Division and in the Sustainable Fisheries Division as a Fishery Management Plan Coordinator. She also served as the Alaska Region National Environmental Policy Act Coordinator. Gretchen received her Master's from the School of Marine Affairs at the University of Washington and her Bachelor's from Rutgers University.