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