Staff & Faculty

Karla Heidelberg, Ph.D.

Director 
213.821.1335 
kheidelb@usc.edu 

Executive Director
213.740.1963 
grifman@usc.edu

Linda Chilton, M.A.

Education Programs Manager
213.740.1965
lchilton@usc.edu 

Maria Madrigal, M.S.

Education Specialist
mdmadrig@usc.edu

Karina Alvarez, M.S.

Coastal Extension Specialist
karinaa9@usc.edu 

Amalia Almada, Ph.D. 

Science, Research & Policy Specialist
amaliaal@usc.edu

Leah Shore, M.S. 

Communications Manager
213.740.1960 
lshore@usc.edu

Charlotte Stevenson, M.S. 

Science Writer
CStevenson.USCSeaGrant@gmail.com

Ruth Dudas

Contracts & Grants Coordinator
213.740.1961 
rdudas@usc.edu