SCMI Board of Directors

SCMI Board of Directors (2022 – 2023):

  • John Heidelberg Ph.D. – SCMI Board President; Associate Director and Professor of Biological Sciences, Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, USC
  • Tom Ford – SCMI Board Vice President; Executive Director, The Bay Foundation, Affiliate Member
  • Douglas E. Hammond Ph.D.- SCMI Board Secretary-Treasurer; Professor, USC
  • Christopher G. Lowe Ph.D.-  Professor of Biological Sciences, CSULB
  • Curtis Bennett Ph.D. – Dean, Natural Science and Mathematics, CSULB
  • Daniel J. Pondella II Ph.D. – SCMI Director; Associate Professor of Biology and Director, Vantuna Research Group, Moore Laboratory of Zoology, Occidental College
  • Larry G. Allen Ph.D. – Professor of Biological Sciences, CSUN
  • Tina Treude Ph.D.  – Director of the Marine Center at IoES and Professor for Marine Geomicrobiology, UCLA 
  • Steve Murray Ph.D. – OSI Chancellor’s Office Liaison, Emeritus CSUF 
  • George Leddy Ph.D. – Curriculum Coordinator, Los Angeles Community College District, Affiliate Member
  • Bryant Chesney – Senior Marine Habitat Resource Specialist, NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region, Affiliate Member
  • Andrew Solomon – Dive Safety Officer/Boat Safety Officer, California Science Center Foundation, Affiliate Member
  • James Moffett Ph.D. – Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California (USC Alternate)