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SCMI Board of Directors


John Heidelberg Ph.D.

SCMI Board President; Associate Director and Professor of Biological Sciences, Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, USC

jheidelb@usc.edu | (213) 740-5791


Tom Ford

SCMI Board Vice President; Executive Director, The Bay Foundation, Affiliate Member

tford@santamonicabay.org


Douglas E. Hammond Ph.D.

SCMI Board Secretary-Treasurer; Professor, USC

dhammond@usc.edu | (213) 740-5837


Christopher G. Lowe Ph.D.

Professor of Biological Sciences, CSULB

Chris.Lowe@csulb.edu | (562) 985-4918


Curtis Bennett Ph.D.

Dean, Natural Science and Mathematics, CSULB

curtis.bennett@csulb.edu | (562) 985-1521


Daniel J. Pondella II Ph.D.

SCMI Director; Associate Professor of Biology and Director, Vantuna Research Group, Moore Laboratory of Zoology, Occidental College

pondella@oxy.edu |(323) 259-2955


Larry G. Allen Ph.D.

Professor of Biological Sciences, CSUN

larry.allen@csun.edu 


Tina Treude Ph.D. 

Director of the Marine Center at IoES and Professor for Marine Geomicrobiology, UCLA

ttreude@g.ucla.edu 


Steve Murray Ph.D.

OSI Chancellor’s Office Liaison, Emeritus CSUF

smurray@fullerton.edu | (714) 287-2638


George Leddy Ph.D.

Curriculum Coordinator, Los Angeles Community College District, Affiliate Member

leddygs@lavc.edu


Bryant Chesney

Senior Marine Habitat Resource Specialist, NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region, Affiliate Member

bryant.chesney@noaa.gov | (562) 980-4037


Andrew Solomon

Dive Safety Officer/Boat Safety Officer, California Science Center Foundation, Affiliate Member

ASolomon@californiasciencecenter.org | (213) 744-2051


James Moffett Ph.D.

Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California (USC Alternate)

moffett@usc.edu | (626)864-0161