STEM ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Bonefish & Tarpon Trust
Representative: Aaron Adams

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Representative: Marina Barrineau

Indian River State College 
Representative: Kyle Bartow

The Nature Conservancy
Representative: Anne Birch

St. Lucie County
Representative: Sandra Bogan

Bethune-Cookman University
Representative: Hyun Jung Cho

Indian River Soil and Water Conservation District
Representative: Dr. David Cox

Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program (Retired)
Representative: Bob Day

Stetson University
Representative: Dr. Chris De Bodisco

Save the Manatee Club
Representative: Tiare “TJ” Fridrich

Independent 
Representative: Frank Golan

FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Representative: Dr. Dennis Hanisak

St. Johns River Water Management District
Representative: Dr. Charles Jacoby, Chair

Florida Institute of Technology
Representative: Dr. Kevin Johnson

University of Florida/IFAS Extension
Representative: Dr. Lisa Krimsky

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Representative: Dr. Nickolas ‘Dan’ Macchiarell

Eastern Florida State College
Representative: Dale McGinnis

Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute 
Representative: Wendy Noke-Durden

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Representative: Dr. Richard Paperno

South Florida Water Management District
Representative: Melanie Parker

Smithsonian Marine Station at Ft. Pierce
Representative: Dr. Valerie Paul

Indian River County Parks and Conservation
Representative: Beth Powell

Roffer’s Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service
Representative: Dr. Mitchell Roffer

Marine Resources Council
Representative: Dr. Leesa Souto

Blue World Research Institute
Megan Stolen

Marine Discovery Center
Representative: Chad Truxall, Vice-chair

University of Central Florida
Representative: Dr. Linda Walters

Ocean Research and Conservation Association
Representative: Dr. Edie Widder

Volusia County
Representative: Kelly Young