Program Advisory Board
The S.C. Sea Grant Consortium receives guidance and input from its Program Advisory Board, which was established in 2005.
Prospective members are invited by the Chair of the Consortium Board of Directors, and the Program Advisory Board consists of representatives from academic, agency, business, and public interest organizations from South Carolina and adjacent coastal states.
Clark Alexander, Ph.D.
Director
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
John Carmichael
Executive Director
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
Deborah Stirling
S.C. Floodwaters Commission, National Sea Grant Advisory Board
Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies
Coastal Carolina University
Paul Gayes, Ph.D.
Palmetto Professor of Marine Science and Geology
Executive Director, Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies
Coastal Carolina University
Marilyn Hemingway
CEO and President
Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce
Kim Iverson
Public Information Officer
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
Sandra Bundy
Real Estate Broker
B&P Real Estate Services
Georgetown County Planning Commission
Jeffrey S. Allen, Ph.D.
Executive Director
S.C. Water Resources Center
Clemson University
Jannie Harriot
WeGOJA Foundation
David Bennett
Executive Director
Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission
Blaik Keppler
Deputy Director Marine Resources
S.C. Department of Natural Resources
Debra Hernandez
Executive Director
Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association
Patricia Ferguson, Ph.D.
Regional Workforce Advisor
S.C. Department of Commerce
Ben Duncan
Chief Resilience Officer
Director, S.C. Office of Resilience
Dawn Dawson-House
Executive Director
S.C. African American Heritage Commission
Elizabeth B. von Kolnitz
Chief
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
Chris Mack
Coastal Engineering Lead
Stantec Engineering
Geno Olmi, Ph.D.
Coordinator
NOAA SE and Caribbean Regional Team
Kevin Mills
President and CEO
South Carolina Aquarium
Mary Culver
Applied Sciences Program Manager
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Mike Denson, Ph.D.
Director
Hollings Marine Laboratory
Sandra Bickerstaff
Educator
Orange County School District