Governing Board & Staff

Governing Board 2025–2027

President 

Sharon Herzka
The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute 

 President-Elect 

Christine Whitcraft
California State University Long Beach

Past Presiden

Linda Blum
University of Virginia

 

 

 Secretary

Alex Bijak
Virginia Institute of Marine Science

 

Treasurer 

David Tomasko
Sarasota Bay Estuary Program

Member at Large | 2025–2029

Kim de Mutsert
University of Southern Mississippi

 

Member at Large | 2025–2029

Pedro Morais
California Department of Water Resources

 

Member at Large | 2023–2027

Allison Fitzgerald
New Jersey City University

Member at Large | 2023–2027

Benjamin Walther
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi

Student Member at Large | 2025–2027

Kelley Savage
Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

 


Affiliate Society Representatives

ACCESS
Heather Hunt
University of New Brunswick

AERS
Gulni Ozbay
Delaware State University

AMLC
Ron Oleynik
Holland & Knight LLP

CAERS
Janet Walker
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

GERS
Stephanie Archer
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium 

NEERS
John Sheppard
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries

PERS
To Be Decided

SEERS
Loren Mathews
Georgia Southern University

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CERF Staff

Contact Information
Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
2150 North 107th Street, Suite 330
Seattle, WA 98133-9009
(206) 209-5262 
[email protected]

Administration, Communications, Conference,
& Membership Services

SBI Association Management
[email protected]

Executive Director
Susan Park
(804) 381-6658
[email protected]



Chief Operating Officer
Scott Eichinger
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