USC Sea Grant has an active and interested Advisory Council. We work to keep our Council informed about our research and outreach progress and consult with members on an annual basis.
Current Advisory Council Members
| Mariela Paz Carpio-Obeso Division of Drinking Water State Water Resources Control Board |
Capt. J. Kipling Louttit Executive Director Marine Exchange of Southern California |
| Candice Dickens-Russell President and CEO Friends of the Los Angeles River |
Chris Mobley Superintendent Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary |
| Mas Dojiri Assistant General Manager City of Los Angeles Sanitation & Environment |
Craig Moyer Partner Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP |
| John Dorsey Professor of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science Loyola Marymount University |
Lisa Gilbane Environmental Analysis Section Chief Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
| Lesley Ewing Senior Coastal Engineer (retired; consultant) California Coastal Commission |
Rebecca Smyth West Coast Director/Regional Division Chief NOAA Office for Coastal Management |
| Russell Galipeau Superintendent (retired) Channel Islands National Park; Lecturer, California State University Channel Islands |
Guangyu Wang Chief Administrative Director (retired) Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission |
| Mark Gold Former Executive Director Ocean Protection Council |
Stephen Weisberg Executive Director Southern California Coastal Water Research Project |
| Jenny Krusoe Executive Director AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles |
