COL Strategic Advisory Committee

The Strategic Advisory Committee (SAC) is composed of members elected by affiliate institutions, representing different sectors of the ocean community. The COL director and senior management team meet regularly with the SAC to seek advice on COL’s plans and activities. Together the SAC provides input for COL’s future directions and strategic goals.

Austin James Jr.

James A. Austin, Jr.

B.A. geology, Amherst College (1973)
 

Jorge Brenner

Jorge Brenner

Executive Director for the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS)

Heidi Cullen

Heidi Cullen

Director of Communications and Strategic Initiatives and Director of the Information and Technology Dissemination Division at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)

Jacqueline Dixon

Jacqueline Dixon

Professor, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida

Stephanie Ingle

Stephanie Ingle, PhD

Strategic Director for Coastal Resilience and Ocean Sciences for the Americas Region (Fugro)

Kristin Kleisner

Kristin Kleisner, Ph.D.

Lead Senior Scientist and Associate Vice President for Oceans Science (EDF)

Margaret Leinen

Margaret Leinen

Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences, Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Dean of the School of Marine Sciences

Dr. Ellen Martin

Dr. Ellen Martin

Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Florida

Dr. S. Bradley Moran

Dr. S. Bradley Moran

Dean of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences and Professor of Oceanography at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
 

Becky Pearson

Becky Pearson

Chief Operations Officer