Service To The Profession

In addition to research and teaching, SMA faculty and professional staff are active in public service. The following lists a selection of their activities.

Craig Allen Associate Professor of Law, Adjunct Associate Professor of Marine Affairs: Panelist, Conference on Protecting Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vents, hosted by InterRidge in Sydney, British Columbia. (September 2000)
Panelist, International Conference on High Seas Marine Protected Areas, hosted by German Government in Vilm, Germany. (February-March 2001)
Patrick Christie Research Assistant Professor: Consultant to Inter-American Development Bank for the design of a coastal management project in Ecuador.
Steering committee member for the Coastal Zone Asia Pacific Conference.
Andrea Copping Affiliate Associate Professor and Assistant Director, Washington Sea Grant Program: President 1998-2000, Pacific Estuarine Research Society.
Chair, British Columbia/Washington Marine Science Panel, 1993-present.
Chair, Northwest Straits Commission, 2000-2001.
David Fluharty Associate Professor (WOT): Member, National Research Council Study Committee on the Evaluation, Design, and Monitoring of Marine Reserves and Protected Areas in the U.S., 1998-present.
Member, North Pacific Fishery Management Council 1994-present.
Associate Editor (1981-present) Coastal Management Journal
Robert Goodwin Affiliate Associate Professor and Senior Coastal Resource Specialist, Washington Sea Grant Program: Co-Chair, Washington State Shoreline/Coastal Planners Group.
Chair, Cascadia Chapter of The Coastal Society (TCS).
Marc Hershman Professor and Director, School of Marine Affairs: Commissioner, U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy.
Editor-in-Chief, Coastal Management journal (1973-present).
Founder, Board Member and Secretary, Odyssey, The Maritime Discovery Center.
Dan Huppert Associate Professor: Member, National Research Council Committee to Review the Community Development Quota Program.
Member, Independent Economic Analysis Board, Northwest Power Planning Council, Portland, Oregon.
Vlad Kaczynski Associate Professor (WOT): Co-chaired and organized a conference on "Marine Transportation, Regional Integration and Environmental Barriers in the North Pacific Rim: Policy implications for Korea".
Member, African Studies program delegation to Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Tom Leschine Associate Professor: Member, (1992-present) and Chair (1996-present) National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes (Board on Radioactive Waste Management)
Ed Miles Professor of Marine Affairs and Public Affairs: Member, Board of Trustees, H. John Heinz III, Center for Science, Economics and the Environment.
Advisory Panel, Climate and Global Change Program, Office of Global Programs, NOAA.
Board of Trustees, Olympic Park Institute.
Marc Miller Professor: Co-Chair, Congress on Coastal and Marine Tourism,Vancouver, B.C., 1999.
Scientific and Statistical Committee (North Pacific Fishery Management Council (1990-1998).
Editorial Advisory Board (1993-present) Coastal Management Journal.
Warren Wooster Professor (Emeritus): Chair (Emeritus), PICES (North Pacific Marine Science Organization).
Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria Research Analyst: Program Committee for Remote Sensing, the ERIM Sixth International Conference on Remote Sensing in Marine and Coastal Environments.
National Steering Committee for Seagrass Mapping Protocols.

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