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John Cortinas (far right) bundled up in winter wear with friends, smiling together while attending the first inauguration of President Barack Obama. In Washington, DC, January 2009. Photo courtesy of John Cortinas.
John Cortinas (R) joyfully smiles with his partner Tim (L) on a beach during sunset. In Naples, Florida, 2026. Photographer Credit: Timothy Shearer. Photo courtesy of John Cortinas.
John Cortinas (5th from the left), as director of NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory stands with employees after raising the gay pride flag. This was an eventful first occurrence in the history of any NOAA laboratory. In Miami, Florida, June 2023.Photo courtesy of John Cortinas.
John smiles on a marinecraft amidst an aquamarine ocean, while participating in the release of a new underwater drone used to collect ocean observations around hurricanes. Near St. Petersburg, Florida, August 2022. Photography credit: John Cortinas. Photo courtesy of John Cortinas.
John Cortinas (R) standing with the Vice-President of the United States, Kamala Harris (L) during an event to announce climate resiliency grants provided by the federal government. In Miami, Florida, April 2023. Photo credit: Official Federal government event photo, photographer unknown.Photo courtesy of John Cortinas.
John Cortinas (far right) standing with other NOAA colleagues as part of the US delegation to the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Biennial Assembly. In Paris, France, June 2024. Photo courtesy of John Cortinas.
John Cortinas standing with a couple dozen NOAA colleagues as part of the USA delegation to the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Ocean Decade Conference. In Barcelona, Spain, April 2024. Photo courtesy of John Cortinas.
John Cortinas (2nd from the left) stands with members of the Blacks in Marine Science organization at the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Ocean Decade Conference. In Barcelona, Spain, April 2024..Photo courtesy of John Cortinas.
Age 7 John Cortinas (far left), stands with three of his siblings. Location unknown, 1971. Photo courtesy of John Cortinas.
John Cortinas (right) smiles while receiving his doctoral degree in Geophysical Sciences from the Georgia Institute of Technology. In Atlanta, Georgia, 1992. Photo courtesy of John Cortinas.
John Cortinas (back row, third from right) smiles with his siblings and parents in a garden courtyard while visiting his father’s side of the family. In La Puente, California, circa 1980. Photo courtesy of John Cortinas.
John Cortinas’ family photo (L-R) of his: mother, father, and father’s sister in Atlanta, Georgia, June 1992. Photo courtesy of John Cortinas.
John Cortinas on stage as the NOAA Research Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science, providing opening remarks at the NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory annual conference. In Boulder, CO, 2024.Photo courtesy of John Cortinas.
John standing in front of the NOAA laboratory in Miami he directed from 2019-2024. In Miami, Florida, 2019. Photo courtesy of John Cortinas.
John smiles while standing next to his framed and displayed Presidential Rank Award, awarded by the U.S. President Joseph Biden in 2022. Location & year unknown. Photography credit: John Cortinas. Photo courtesy of John Cortinas.
