People | Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology

Catharine Arnold

Management Services Officer

4306 Life Sciences Building

Oversees the departmental operation and is responsible for it running smoothly.

Administration

Lauren Baker

Graduate Advisor EEMB

4314 Life Sciences Building

Responsible for coordinating graduate affairs including admissions, teaching assistantships, and advising.

Pedro Castellon

Undergraduate Advisor

3320 Life Sciences Building

Serves as Undergraduate Advisor, working with students and faculty in areas of undergraduate education.

Taylor Diamond

Lab Coordinator

BSIF 2219

Coordinates the Introductory Biology Program laboratory courses.

Catherine Drake

Academic Coordinator

1118 BSIF

Assists the MCDB and EEMB departments with running Intro Bio lecture and laboratory courses.

Sayward Halling

Intro Bio Program Manager

1118 Biological Sciences Instructional Facility

Works cross-departmentally with MCDB and EEMB to oversee the administration of lecture and laboratory Intro Bio courses.

Administration

Cameron Hannah-Bick

Greenhouse Manager

540 Greenhouse

Maintains the school’s teaching collection and assists researchers with their experiments.

Shops and Faciities

Ken Irwin

Shop Superintendent

1250A Bio Shop

Shops and Faciities

Andi Jorgensen

Director of Finance

4308 Life Sciences Building

Responsible for finance administration, payroll, non-academic personnel, recharges, & accounts payable.

Administration

Ryan Langlo

Developmental Tech III

1255 Bio Shop

Assists with scientific equipment repair, research apparatus fabrication, and maintenance of departmental equipment.

Shops and Faciities

Carman Ly

Lab Coordinator

2219 BSIF

Coordinates the Introductory Biology Program laboratory courses.

Alice Nguyen

Academic Coordinator, Introductory Biology

4326 Life Sciences Building

Oversees the Introductory Biology Program, including both lecture and lab courses. Co-director of the Ocean Global Change Biology REU program.

Michael (Mickey) O'Connell

Marine Mechanician

1007 Marine Biotech

Responsible for the daily upkeep of departmental boats, research equipment maintenance and repair, facilities management, and design and construction services.

Shops and Faciities

Christian Orsini

Assistant Diver / Collector

102 Building 465

Responsible for animal collections and care, facilities operations and maintenance, and captaining departmental boats.

Shops and Faciities

Oscar Perez

Lab Manager

1118 Biological Sciences Instructional Facility

Manages the Introductory Biology Program laboratory courses.

Shops and Faciities

Christoph Pierre

Director of Marine Operations

102 Building 465

Responsible for marine operations, seawater system function, boating program oversight and animal collections.

Shops and Faciities

Michael Tucker

Undergraduate Academic Advisor

3318 Life Sciences Building

Advises undergraduates on the biology major(s), reviews petitions for graduation matters and creates the schedule of classes for each quarter.

Academic Advisor

Shelly Vizzolini

Academic Personnel

4310 Life Sciences Building

Responsible for academic personnel. Academic year and summer curriculum. Oversees student advising support staff.

Administration

Brian Wolf

Web Designer / Developer

2302 Life Sciences Building

Designs, maintains and develops websites for academic, research, outreach programs for the UCSB campus.

Technical Support