Committee Members

2023-24 Committee Members


SECRETARY

LouAnn Reed
NOAA
Term ends: Spring 2024

PARLIAMENTARIAN

Jaap Hillenius
College of Charleston
Term ends: Spring 2024

MARINE BIOLOGY COUNCIL

email the Marine Biology Council

Jody Beers
College of Charleston
Term ends: Spring 2026

Susan Lovelace
S.C. Sea Grant Consortium
Term ends: Spring 2025

Barbara Lyon
Cultivate SC
Term ends: Spring 2024

Ben Neely
NIST
Term ends: Spring 2026

Paul Pennington
NOAA
Term ends: Spring 2026

Andrew Shedlock
College of Charleston
Term ends: Spring 2025

Allan Strand
College of Charleston
Term ends: Spring 2024

Julie Vecchio
DNR
Term ends: Spring 2026

Cheryl Woodley
NOAA
Term ends: Spring 2024

Student Representative

Jess Kusher
GPMB

NOMINATING COMMITTEE (CHANGES IN FALL SEMESTER)

email the Nominating Committee

Greg Doucette
College of Charleston
Term ends: Fall 2026

Mike Janech (Chair)
College of Charleston
Term ends: Fall 2024

Denise Sanger
DNR
Term ends: Fall 2025

Andrew Shedlock
SC Sea Grant
Terms ends: Fall 2024

ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE

email the Admissions Committee

Fabio Casu
NIST
Term ends: Spring 2025

Andrew Clark (Chair)
College of Charleston
Term ends: Spring 2024

Thomas Greig
NOAA
Term ends: Spring 2024

Jeff Hyland
NOAA
Term ends: Spring 2025

Tracy Smart
DNR
Term ends: Spring 2024

Erik Sotka
College of Charleston
Term ends: Spring 2026

Pace Wilbur
NOAA
Term ends: Spring 2026

Lenny Yong
DNR
Term ends: Spring 2026

NO STUDENT REP ON THIS COMMITTEE

CURRICULUM AND ACADEMIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

email the Curriculum and Academic Planning Committee

Jeff Brunson
DNR
Term ends: Spring 2026

Christine Byrum
College of Charleston
Term ends: Spring 2026

Marie DeLorenzo
NOAA
Term ends: Spring 2024

Jack DiTullio
College of Charleston
Term ends: Spring 2024

Wayne Fitzgibbon
MUSC
Term ends: Spring 2026

Jeff Guyon
NOAA
Term ends: Spring 2025

Erin Levesque
DNR
Term ends: Spring 2025

Heather Spalding
College of Charleston
Term ends: Spring 2025

Student Representative

Mikayla Sonnenfeld
GPMB

FUNDING AND COOPERATIVE RESEARCH COMMITTEE

email the Funding and Cooperative Research Committee

Jason Broach
DNR
Term ends: Spring 2026

Peter Etnoyer
NOAA
Term ends: Spring 2024

Heather Fullerton (Chair)
College of Charleston
Term ends: Spring 2024

Brita Jessen
SC Sea Grant
Term ends: Spring 2025

Student Representative

Ryan Ware
GPMB

FACULTY-STUDENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE

email the Faculty-Student Relations Committee

Antony Harold (Chair)
College of Charleston
Term ends: Spring 2025

Jimmy Kilfoil
DNR
Term ends: Spring 2026

Wayne McFee
NCCOS
Term ends: Spring 2026

David Whitaker
DNR (retired)
Term ends: Spring 2024

Student Representative

Grace McGrew
GPMB

COLLOQUIUM COMMITTEE (CHANGES IN FALL SEMESTER)

email the Colloquium Committee

Karen Burnett  (Chair)
College of Charleston
Term ends: Fall 2025

Jeff Guyon
NOAA
Term ends: Fall 2026

Peter Key
NOAA
Term ends: Fall 2024

Steve Morton 
NOAA
Term ends: Fall 2025

Daniel Sasson
DNR
Term ends: Fall 2024 

Demetri Spyropoulos
DNR
Term ends: Fall 2026

Student Representatives

Maggie Knight
GPMB

Kelsey Martin
GPMB

Ray Radick
GPMB

Anna Thornton
GPMB