STEERING COMMITTEE
J. CHECO COLÓN-GAUD
Professor, Associate Dean, Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies
Georgia Southern University
PATINA MENDEZ
Continuing Lecturer, Environmental Sciences
University of California, Berkeley
DANIEL MCGARVEY
Associate professor, Center for Environmental Studies
Virginia Commonwealth University
AMANDA RUGENSKI
Lecturer and Undergraduate Coordinator
Graduate Program Faculty
University of Georgia
ADVISORY BOARD
Members of our Advisory Board have a personal commitment to enhancing diversity and inclusion in freshwater science and a professional history that will provide meaningful and unique perspectives on opportunities, challenges, and best practices for the Emerge program.
ARIAL SHOGREN
Assistant Professor
The University of Alabama
NICHOLAS AUMEN
Regional Science Advisor
South Florida, U.S. Geological Survey
STEPHANIE PARKER
Research Scientist
NEON
MARCELO ARDON
Associate Professor
North Carolina State University
DONNA KASHIAN
Professor and Director of Environmental Sciences
Wayne State University
JACQUES OLIVER
Senior Regulatory Scientist
US EPA Office of Water, Office of Science and Technology