CeNCOOS Governing Council Members

2013 Governing Council Members

These 15 individuals were elected by the CeNCOOS community in an attempt to represent the diversity of marine organizations and interests in our region. Throughout the year and at Public bi-annual meetings, the Council helps guide the progress of CeNCOOS. View the Council list as a pdf document.


Eric Bjorkstedt
Research Fish Biologist
NOAA/NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Fisheries Ecology Division
570 Ewing Street
Trinidad, CA 95570
Phone: (707) 826-3688
Email: eric.bjorkstedt@noaa.gov
Steven Bograd
Supervisory Research Oceanographer
NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Environmental Research Division
1352 Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Phone: (831) 648-8314
Email: steven.bograd@noaa.gov
Francisco Chavez - Executive Committee
Senior Scientist
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
7700 Sandholdt Road, Moss Landing, CA 95039
Phone: (831) 775-1709
Email: chfr@mbari.org
Dan Costa
Professor of Biology
Tagging of Pacific Predators (TOPP)
UC Santa Cruz, Institute of Marine Sciences, Long Marine Lab
100 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: (831) 459-2786
Email: costa@ucsc.edu
Pat Coulston - Past Executive Committee Chair
Marine Resource Assessment
Program Manager (Retired)
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
830 S Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (831) 227-9495
Email: Patrick.Coulston@wildlife.ca.gov
Greg Dale
Southwest Operations Manager
Coast Seafoods, Inc.
25 Waterfront Drive Eureka, CA 95501
Phone: (707) 442-2947
Email: gdale@coastseafoods.com
Krista Kamer
Director
CSU Council on Ocean Affairs, Science and Technology
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 518-2161
Email: kkamer@sfsu.edu
Raphael Kudela - Executive Committee
Professor
UC Santa Cruz - Ocean Sciences and IMS
1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Phone: (831) 459-3290
Email: kudela@ucsc.edu
John Largier
Professor
UC Davis
Bodega Marine Lab, Bodega Bay CA 94923
Phone: (707) 875-1930
Email: jlargier@ucdavis.edu
Skyli McAfee
Executive Director
California Ocean Science Trust
1330 Broadway, Suite 1530, Oakland, CA 946120
Phone: (510) 251-8320
Email: skyli.mcafee@calost.org
Erika McPhee-Shaw - Executive Committee Chair
Associate Professor
Moss Landing Marine Labs
8272 Moss Landing Road, Moss Landing, CA 95039
Phone: (831) 771-4400
Email: eshaw@mlml.calstate.edu
Mary Miller
Project Director, Public Understanding of Science
San Francisco Exploratorium
Pier 15
San Francisco 94111
Phone: (415) 528-4347
Email: mmiller@exploratorium.edu
Karina Nielsen
Associate Professor
Sonoma State University
1801 E Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Phone: (707) 664-2962
Email: karina.nielsen@sonoma.edu
Kyle VanderLugt
Director of Program Development
Liquid Robotics, Inc.
14604 Georgia Avenue, Rockville, MD 20853
Phone: (520) 245-2421
Email: kyle.vanderlugt@liquidr.com
Dean Wendt
Associate Professor of Biology
Executive Director, SLOSEA
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Biological Sciences Department
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Phone: (805) 756-2988
Email: dwendt@calpoly.edu