Karla Heidelberg, Ph.D.

Director 
213.821.1335
kheidelb@usc.edu

Phyllis Grifman, M.A.

Executive Director
213.740.1963
grifman@usc.edu

Amalia Almada, Ph.D.

Science, Research & Policy Specialist

Extension Leader

amaliaal@usc.edu

Dane Lazarus, M.S.

Science, Research & Policy Specialist

Focus: Resilience

dlazarus@usc.edu

Rachel Darling, M.S.

Science, Research & Policy Specialist

Focus: Resilience

darlingr@usc.edu

Sydney Rilum, M.S.

Science, Research & Policy Specialist

Focus: Marine Debris

rilum@usc.edu

Maria Madrigal, M.S.

Education Manager
mdmadrig@usc.edu

Leah Shore, M.S.

Communications Manager
213.740.1960
lshore@usc.edu

Charlotte Stevenson, M.S. M.A.

Senior Science Writer and Program Specialist
cnsteven@usc.edu

Ruth Dudas

Contracts & Grants Coordinator
213.740.1961
rdudas@usc.edu