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Mary Anne Bishop
is a research ecologist with a doctorate from the University
of Florida at Gainesville. Her research focuses primarily on
estuarine ecology, including the shorebirds, estuarine fishes
and benthic invertebrates that inhabit the estuarine environment.
For more than a decade she has been a Co-Principal Investigator
on the Pacific Flyway Shorebird Migration Program studying migration
strategies and the importance of coastal habitats used by shorebirds
during spring migration. Since 1987 Bishop has worked cooperatively
with the International Crane Foundation and Chinese scientists
on the Tibetan Plateau studying the ecology and conservation
of bar-headed geese and the endangered black-necked crane. Click
here for links to current
projects (nearshore ecology) of Dr. Bishop. |
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Anne Bishop ph. ext. 228 |
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Shelton Gay works on oceanography projects at the Center. He earned a Masters of Science in biology at Northern Arizona University and joined the Science Center's staff in 1994. He maintains, tests and deploys the oceanographic equipment as well as works on data analysis and publication writing. He is particularly interested in the physical oceanography of fjords and near-shore locations in Prince William Sound. Click here for links to current projects (Physical oceanographic studies) on which Shelton is assisting. | Shelton Gay ph. ext. 240 |
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Thomas C. Kline, Jr. is a biological oceanographer who specializes in food web analysis using stable isotopes. He earned his doctorate at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and has been the principal investigator for numerous studies in Prince William Sound, the North Slope of Alaska and the Gulf of Alaska regions. Currently, he is working on the Coastal Gulf of Alaska GLOBEC project. Additional abstracts on Dr. Kline's projects are included here (see Food Web Analysis section). | Thomas
C. Kline, Jr. ph. ext. 233 |
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Richard Thorne , Deputy Director of Nowcast/Forecast programs and Director of Research, is a fisheries scientist who specializes in using hydroacoustics to measure fish and plankton populations. He holds a doctorate degree in Fisheries and a Masters degree in Biological Oceanography. Currently, his work focuses on acoustic surveys of herring, pollock and zooplankton in Prince William Sound and the Kodiak region. He is also investigating the decline of Steller sea lion populations in relation to the abundance of herring and pollock. | Richard
Thorne ph. ext. 226 |
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Richard E. Crawford is a marine biologist with a background in hydroacoustic studies of pelagic resources. Rick has published extensively in coastal and estuarine issues. He has wide experience in US and Canadian Arctic waters including equipment systems development and remote sensing applications in resource assessment. He received his Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Maine. At the PWS Science Center he is participating in herring, pollock and zooplankton monitoring and research projects. | Rick Crawford ph. ext. 241 |
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Rob Campbell joined the Center in January 2007 as a Zooplankton Specialist. Rob will primarily be working with Dr. Tom Kline on studies of zooplankton abundance, in support of projects aimed at understanding the survival of juvenile herring and pink salmon. Rob comes to the Center from the Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science at the University of Hamburg, where he had been a postdoctoral researcher for three years. In Hamburg Rob worked on studies of the "biochemical ecology" of zooplankton and phytoplankton, and participated in surveys in the North Sea aimed at understanding how physical features help structure plankton communities. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Victoria, and his studies there centered on the overwintering ecology and biochemistry of plankton in the Strait of Georgia (which happily has many species in common with Prince William Sound). He also holds an M.Sc. from Dalhousie University and a B.Sc. from the University of Toronto. | Rob Campbell ph. ext. 239 |
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Jennifer Ewald began work with PWSSC October 1, 2007 as the incoming oceanographer. Jennifer’s primarily work will be with the oceanographic mooring program, funded by OSRI and with AOOS leading the effort for the PWS demonstration project planned for 2009. Jennifer has been working as an oceanographer and project manager for NOAA’s National Current Observation Program over the last 6 years. During this time, she built infrastructure for field operations in the Pacific Basin primarily in Alaska and is operationally experienced in 60 current meter deployments per season. She developed and managed engineering improvements for submersible buoy systems and established cross agency communications between Kachemak Bay Research Reserve and the Alaskan Ocean Observation System. In support of outreach and education, she sponsored and followed a NOAA Teacher at Sea with corresponding Documentary on the NOAA ship RAINIER. Her work on the West Coast includes Cook Inlet, Southeast Alaska, Humboldt Bay CA and Narragansett and Chesapeake Bay on the East Coast. This year’s tidal current survey brought her to Prince William Sound, where she decided to continue her work with the Science Center. She received her B.S. from Coastal Carolina University in Marine Science and attended graduate school at the University of Rhode Island working with current meters in Narragansett Bay. Graduate work at URI will be applied to the data sets collected in Prince William Sound focusing on tidal analysis and non-tidal transport. | Jennifer Ewald ph. ext. 235 |
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James Thorne works double-duty, as the Center's IT systems administrator and as technician for the hydroacoustics research programs measuring fish and plankton populations. He holds a bachelors degree in oceanography from the University of Washington. Before coming to Cordova in 2001, he worked as a research scientist for a sonar equipment manufacturer and production coordinator for a dot-com. | James
Thorne ph. ext. 229 |
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Brad Reynolds began working for the Science Center in April 2004 as a field biologist collecting data on juvenile salmon habitat along the Copper River Delta. He earned his Bachelor's degree in biology from Western Carolina University and has worked for the Mountain Aquaculture Research Center in North Carolina and the Florida Program for Shark Research. Currently, he is completing his Master’s degree in Marine Science at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, University of South Alabama. Brad’s graduate research is focused on restoration ecology and the use of artificial reefs to enhance fish habitat in western Prince William Sound. | Brad
Reynolds ph. ext. 234 |
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Kevin Siwicke is the field and laboratory biologist. He holds a B.S. in Oceanography with an emphasis in Biology from Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA. He has received several academic honors during his university career and intends to continue academic pursuits in coming years. Here in Prince William Sound, the work is at-sea collection and laboratory processing of zooplankton samples. Kevin has had experience with both of these, and he hopes his time at the Science Center will further prepare him for graduate studies in Biological Oceanography. |
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Neil Dawson joined the team as avian biologist in October 2007. Previous work has centered on the population ecology of Atlantic seabirds and identification of marine protected areas in the UK, enabling him to spend long and happy periods on remote Scottish islands. He received an MSc in Marine and Fisheries Science at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, his thesis focusing on jaegers on the Shetland Isles. His interests lie in ecosystems approaches to the marine environment and his work here will explore the role seabirds in regulating herring populations around PWS. He is relishing the prospect of working on and living in such a stunning and diverse environment. |
Niel Dawson ph. ext. 234 |
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Stephanie Waite is a GIS Analyst who joined the Science Center in May 2007. She is primarily working on developing a knowledge system to serve the Copper River watershed and Prince William Sound regions. This system will provide easy access to extensive biophysical and socioeconomic information describing the region and will include numerous geographic data layers, maps, reports and photographs. Stephanie holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Information Systems from James Madison University in Virginia. She gained her GIS skills while working for the U.S. Geological Survey and the Center for Fire Research & Outreach at UC Berkeley. In addition, she has also had the opportunity to do GIS work in Brazil and enjoys speaking Portuguese. Stephanie brings a natural resource management perspective to the job from her work with the National Park Service. |
Stephanie Waite ph. 424-3541 |
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Administrative Staff
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Nancy Bird
is both President & C.E.O. of the PWS Science Center and Executive Director of the Oil Spill Recovery Institute. She is committed to continuing the growth of PWSSC as a community-based research and education center with strong scientific credibility and programs that promote cost-effective, leading-edge measurement and modeling technologies. Bird is responsible for overall operations at the Center and works with both the Science Center's Board of Directors and the Advisory Board of the Oil Spill Recovery Institute to set policies and develop programs. She is currently serving on the North Pacific Research Board, the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Board, and the advisory councils for the Alaska Ocean Observing System and the Coastal Response Research Center.
Nancy was recruited to the Center's staff four months after its founding in 1989. She arrived in Cordova in 1976 to work as a youth center counselor; she later worked as a teacher, museum curator and Editor of the Cordova Times, among other positions prior to joining the Science Center. Bird earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton College with an emphasis on the modern political history of India and sometimes enjoys looking for appropriate comparisons to the history of scientific research in Prince William Sound.
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Penelope (Penny) Oswalt as Finance Director is responsible for all financial related activities and helps coordinate grants and contracts administration. She prepares budgets and financial reports for the President and Board of Directors, and coordinates annual audits of the Center's finances which are completed by nationally recognized accounting firms.. Penny has A.A. degrees from Highline Community College in Washington and Prince William Sound Community College. Penny joined the Center's staff on its first day in 1989 and remains very dedicated to its long-term success. | Penny
Oswalt ph. ext. 224 |
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Shelley Grant is Science Center bookkeeper and is responsible for accounts payable/receivable and payroll. Shelley graduated from West High School in Anchorage and attended the University of Alaska in Fairbanks. She has extended family in Cordova and she enjoys fishing, gardening, reading, organizing community events and spending time with her children and family. | Shelley
Grant ph. ext. 223 |
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Administrative assistant Nancy DiNapoli moved to Cordova from Anchorage. Her background is in cartography and digital mapping. She has degrees in Business Administration and in Surveying and Mapping. Nancy works on public relations and administrative projects and maintains the visitor area of the center. | Nancy
DiNapoli ph. ext. 227 |
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Signe Fritsch
is a Program Specialist for the Science Center. She performs various administrative and general Science Center tasks. Signe earned her Bachelor’s Degrees in Geosciences and Biology at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA. She arrived in Cordova in the fall of 2000 after a summer position as a naturalist guide in Prince William Sound. Signe was involved in the education program her first year at the Science Center, then worked for Tom Kline on GLOBEC and IPHC projects. From fall 2002 to spring 2007 she was involved with the Biological Monitoring Projects of the Copper River Delta; including Benthic Resources, Marine Invertebrates and Shorebirds, under the direction of Mary Anne Bishop.
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Liz Senear assists the Center on a part-time basis both as an administrative assistant and scientific project technician. Her primary profession is commercial fishing in both Bristol Bay and Prince William Sound. A forest sciences graduate of the University of Washington, she worked for eight summers as a field assistant on Alaska glaciers. Since 1989, she has pursued a personal interest in malacology and coral reef ecology. | Liz
Senear ph. ext. 402 |
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Ken Gibson joined PWSSC as Director of Development in September of 2007. He has worked for nonprofit and government organizations since 1987, including Pacific Science Center, the Seattle Children's Museum, Seattle Public Library, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, and Metro Parks Tacoma. He holds a bachelors degree (political science) from Pacific Lutheran University, and a Masters in Nonprofit Leadership from Seattle University. In addition he has a certificate in facilitation from California State University, Dominguez Hills. Ken is active with nonprofit organization, serving on the advisory boards of the Group Heath Community Foundation, Seattle University's Nonprofit Leadership Program, Board of Directors for Rose House, a mental health organization, and is a member of Tacoma Rotary #8. Ken is also a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the National Committee on Planned Giving, and the Northwest Development Officer's Association. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Aimee, and their three young children. He enjoys visiting museums, learning new things, doing photography, participating in shooting sports, and playing guitar (the last two not so well!). |
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Scott Pegau is OSRI Research Program Manager. Scott was most recently with the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve in Homer, where he has been a researcher for the past five years. Scott grew up in Alaska and graduated from high school in Nome. After serving in the Navy on submarine duty, he attended University of Alaska Fairbanks and graduated with a degree in physics. He received his Doctoral degree in Oceanography from Oregon State University. Scott served as a researcher and teaching professor at Oregon State. Scott and his wife Cathy, who is a writer of fiction, have two young daughters. Scott likes to read, fish, hunt, garden and manage a house full of pets. As OSRI Research Program Manager, Scott develops annual and strategic plans for a grant program focused on oil pollution issues in the Arctic and sub-Arctic. He oversees peer reviews of proposals, monitors grant contracts, and provides leadership in planning research programs and work plans in collaboration with the OSRI Board and Scientific and Technical Committee. The Research Program Manager works with the Executive Director to develop and maintain cooperative agreements with other organizations for research and education programs. | Scott Pegau ph. ext. 222 |
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Lindsay Butters - Education Staff – Lindsay Butters joined the Education staff in November 2004 as an education intern. She became Program Coordinator for the Science Center's 2005 Summer Camp Programs, and led the development of the Youth Environmental Leadership Program. Lindsay currently assists in the Discovery Room, Outreach Discovery and high school science programs, and serves as Summer Education Program Coordinator, organizing a variety of educational experiences for youth and adult audiences. In 2004, Lindsay received a B.S. in Integrated Environmental Sciences from Johnson State College in northern Vermont, where she also completed coursework in Outdoor Education and Adventure Leadership. Lindsay also completed a 30 day wilderness training program with the Colorado Outward Bound School, and holds current certification as a Wilderness First Responder. Prior to her arrival in Alaska, Lindsay served as a Volunteer Educator for the Environmental Learning for the Future program in Cambridge, VT, and was employed for two field seasons by the Green Mountain Club as a Backcountry Caretaker, providing education and assistance to hikers and groups using the Long Trail. | Lindsay Butters ph. ext. 231 |
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Allen Marquette - Education Staff- Allen manages the Discovery Room, Village Outreach and Community Education Programs for the Science Center. He provides middle school and high school science teachers with classroom support for their biology, geology and astronomy programs. He also writes and records a weekly science education program that is aired on the Valdez public radio station, KCHU, titled “Field Notes”, and writes a weekly newspaper column for the Cordova Times titled “Sound Science”. Allen came to the Science Center in October of 2002. Previously, he worked with the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum in California, Nez Perce Cultural History Museum in Lapwai, Idaho and the Dillingham Cultural Museum in Dillingham, Alaska. He holds a degree in Archaeology and Paleontology from Long Beach State University. Allen enjoys sharing science with kids of all ages from 5 to 95 years of age. |
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Krysta Williams - Education Staff –- Krysta joined the Prince William Sound Science Center in October of 2006 to assist part-time in educational programming and developing and implementing curriculum for the Discovery Room program. Krysta holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology with an emphasis in Ecology and a minor in Anthropology from the University of Montana. She also holds a master’s degree in teaching from the University of Alaska, Southeast, and an Alaska Type A teaching certificate with endorsements in Secondary Education for Biology and Anthropology. Krysta’s background in environmental education and academics includes six summers as a camp counselor in Pennsylvania, two years working with the Juneau school district as an intern teacher and substitute focusing on math and science, and two years as a secondary generalist in Kokhanok, Alaska. Krysta is happy to be making Cordova her new home. |
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Kate Alexander - Education Staff – Kate is currently attending the University of Oregon in Eugene pursuing a Master's Degree in Public Administration. She earned a Bachelor's degree in environmental biology and a minor in environmental studies from Dartmouth College in 2002. Kate started as an academic intern in our education program in January of 2003. In 2004 she took responsibility for running the summer programs. One of Kate's highlights has been coaching the National Ocean Science Bowl team from Cordova High School for three years, including the winter 2005 transportation tangle with a canceled ferry and multiple avalanches on the way to Seward that concluded with a trip to Nationals in Monterey, CA. She'll be back in summer to lead the Youth Environmental Leadership Program and looks forward to continuing to expand summer program opportunities for all ages. |
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