LEADERSHIP & Staff
STAFF
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Stuart Sandin
CMBC Director & Oliver Chair for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation
Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego
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Mara Button
Student Administrative Assistant
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Toni Sleugh
PhD Candidate and CMBC Student Representative
tsleugh@ucsd.edu
Steering Committee
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Octavio Aburto-Oropeza
Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego
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Ayelet Gneezy
Professor, Rady School of Management at UC San Diego
Director, Center for Social Innovation & Impact
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Tyler Grigsby
Senior Director of Development, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego
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Sarah Mesnick
Ecologist, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Adjunct Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego
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Samantha MUrray
Executive Director, MAS MBC Program, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego
Member, California Fish and Game Commission
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Brice Semmens
Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego
Director, California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI)
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Mary M. Yang
Conservationist, Biotech Company Founder