Dr. MaryLouise Keefe has 37 years of hydropower-specific experience and specializes in managing complex fish and aquatic biological and ecological study programs. Dr. Keefe has provided her expertise on 26 hydroelectric /flood control facilities and has served as program manager for five major aquatic study programs. She has managed or participated in extensive aquatic habitat surveys focused on quantifying fish habitat available, developed research, monitoring and evaluation documents, and reviewed of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) design plans as a member of design teams and as an Independent Expert Panel member. Dr. Keefe has also conducted desktop analyses and written technical white papers addressing fish and habitat impacts. 

MaryLouise has a Ph.D. in Biological Science from the University of Rhode Island and completed graduate courses in Biological Oceanography at the University of South Florida. She obtained a B.A in Biology from Smith College.