Bren School Committees
Student Committees
| MEDS Dean's Advisory (DAC) | MESM Dean's Advisory (DAC) | PhD Dean's Advisory (DAC) |
| Paloma Cartwright, MEDS student Joe DeCesaro, MEDS student Allie Cole, MEDS student Steve Gaines, Dean Kimberly Yom, Staff Coordinator Jamie Montgomery, Staff Consultant Miya Scheble, Staff Consultant David Parker, Staff Consultant |
Elijah Baker, 1st year MESM Student Shayan Kaveh, 1st year MESM student Alessandra Puig-Santana, 1st year MESM student Joaquin Meckler, 2nd year MESM Student Shelby Smith, 2nd year MESM Student Matthew Koller, 2nd year MESM Student Steve Gaines, Dean Kristine Duarte, Staff Coordinator Satie Airamé, Staff Consultant David Parker, Staff Consultant |
Cori Lopazanski, 3rd year PhD Student Annette Hilton, 3rd year PhD Student Phoebe Racine, 5th year PhD Student Steve Gaines, Dean Kristine Duarte, Staff Coordinator Satie Airamé, Staff Consultant David Parker, Staff Consultant |
| MEDS Class Chairs | MESM Class Chairs | Graduate Student Association Representatives |
| Class of 2022: Paloma Cartwright and Joe DeCesaro |
Class of 2022: Gabrielle Barsotti and Morganne Sigismonti Class of 2023: Lucas Boyd and Meghna Rao |
Anna Zauner, 1st year MESM Student Aya Rosenfeld, 2nd year MESM Student Satie Airamé, Staff Advisor |
| Bren Seminars | The Green Initative Fund Representative | |
| Jacob Gellman, PhD Student Anna Boser, PhD Student Laurel Abowd, 2nd year MESM Student Carly Norris, 2nd year MESM Student Aleah Van Woert, Staff Coordinator Satie Airamé, Staff Consultant |
Risa Lewis (PhD Student) |
Faculty Committees
| Faculty Executive Committee | Diversity Committee | Recruitment, Admissions, and Support Committee |
| Kelsey Jack, Chair (2nd year) Kelly Caylor (2nd year) Scott Jasechko (1st year) Eric Masanet (1st year) Steve Gaines, Ex officio Bruce Kendall, Ex officio Sarah Anderson, Ex officio Kelly Keogh, Staff Coordinator Satie Airamé, Staff Consultant |
Kyle Meng, Chair Sarah Anderson, Ex officio Steve Gaines, Ex officio Liliana Sierra Castillo, PhD Student Teague Tran, MESM Student Halina Do-Linh, MEDS Student Kristine Duarte, Staff Coordinator Satie Airamé, Staff Consultant Kelly Keogh, Staff Consultant Rebecca Webb, Staff Consultant Melissa Van De Werfhorst, Staff Consultant |
Hunter Lenihan, Chair Patricia Holden Andrew Plantinga David Tilman Kristine Duarte, Staff Coordinator Rebecca Webb, Staff Consultant Kimberly Yom, Staff Consultant |
| Career Development & Alumni Relations Committee | PhD Program Committee | Master's Curriculum Committee |
| Sarah Anderson, Chair Andrew Plantinga Kristi Birney, Staff Coordinator David Parker, Staff Consultant Beth Pitton-August, Staff Consultant |
Chris Costello, Chair Frank Davis Bruce Kendall Rachel Torres, 5th year PhD Student Cali Pfleger, 2nd year PhD Student Emily Case, Staff Coordinator Satie Airamé, Staff Consultant Kristine Duarte, Staff Consultant |
James Frew, Chair Allison Horst Jim Salzman Laurel Wee, 2nd Year MESM Student Allie Cole, MEDS Student Emily Case, Staff Coordinator Satie Airamé, Staff Consultant Jamie Montgomery, Staff Consultant Kristine Duarte, Staff Consultant |
| Eco-Entrepreneurship Committee | Strategic Environmental Communication & Media Committee | MESM Group Projects Committee |
| Emily Cotter, Chair Patricia Holden Ashley Larsen Sean Kerr, Staff Consultant Satie Airamé, Staff Consultant |
Lisa Leombruni, Chair Roland Geyer Scott Jasechko Sean Kerr, Staff Consultant Satie Airamé, Staff Consultant |
Frank Davis, Chair Chris Costello Arturo Keller Steve Gaines, Ex officio Sophia Leiker, 1st Year MESM Student Virginia Pan, 1st Year MESM Student Max Settineri, 1st Year MESM Student Emily Case, Staff Coordinator Satie Airamé, Staff Consultant Beth Pitton-August, Staff Consultant |
| Building/Space Committee | Personnel Committee | Environmental Data Science Search |
| Sage Davis, Staff Coordinator Arturo Keller, Chair Mark Buntaine, Sabbatical W22, S22 Hunter Lenihan Satie Airame, Staff Consultant Steve Gaines, Ex Officio |
Matt Potoski, Co-Chair, Sabbatical W21 Naomi Tague, Co-Chair Kelly Keogh, Staff Coordinator |
James Frew, Chair Sarah Anderson, Equity Advisor Frank Davis Ben Halpern Naomi Tague Alice Lépissier, PhD Student Juan Carlos Villaseñor-Derbez, PhD Student Kelly Keogh, Staff Coordinator |
| Council of Legal Advisors Committee | Affirmative Action Committee | Corporate Environmental Management Faculty Search |
| Jim Salzman, Chair Beth Pitton-August, Staff Coordinator |
Steve Gaines, Dean Faculty, TBD Staff Coordinator, TBD |
Matt Potoski, Chair Eric Masanet Kyle Meng Emily Cotter Paul Leonardi (TMP) Seonghoon Kim, PhD student |
| MEDS Capstone Project | ||
| Allison Horst, Chair Ben Halpern Emily Case, Staff Coordinator Satie Airame, Staff Consultant Jamie Montgomery, Staff Consultant Alex Yousefivand, MEDS student Cullen Molitor, MEDS student |
Ad Hoc Committees
| MEDS Curriculum Cohesion Committee | Computing Committee | H. William Kuni Project Committee |
| Allison Horst, Chair Tamma Carleton James Frew Ben Halpern Scott Jasechko Samantha Stevenson Naomi Tague Olivier Deschenes Julien Brun Ben Best Stacy Rebich-Hespanha Jamie Montgomery, Staff Coordinator Satie Airame, Staff Consultant Sean Kerr, Staff Consultant |
James Frew Samantha Stevenson Brad Hill, Staff Coordinator Garrett Favre-Schwan, Staff Consultant Katherine Le, Staff Consultant |
Hunter Lenihan, Chair
Tamma Carleton Steve Gaines, Ex officio Satie Airamé, Staff Coordinator Lotus Vermeer, Staff Consultant |
| Sustainable Water Markets Fellowship Program Committee |
Sustainable Forests Fellowship Program Committee |
Web Design Executive Committee |
| Bob Wilkinson, Chair
Jim Salzman Steve Gaines, Ex officio Lili Prahl, Staff Coordinator |
Bruce Kendall, Chair
Robert Heilmayr Naomi Tague Kristine Duarte, Staff Coordinator Satie Airamé, Staff Consultant |
Melissa Van De Werfhorst, Chair
Lisa Leombruni Brad Hill, Staff Consultant Satie Airamé, Staff Consultant |
| Zurich Financial Services Distinguished Visitor Program Selection Committee |
Web Design Review Committee | |
| Roland Geyer, Chair
Kyle Meng Satie Airamé, Staff Consultant Sean Kerr, Staff Consultant Lotus Vermeer, Staff Consultant |
Melissa Van De Werfhorst, Chair Roland Geyer Lisa Leombruni Satie Airamé, Staff Consultant Kristi Birney, Staff Consultant Kristine Duarte, Staff Consultant Brad Hill, Staff Consultant David Parker, Staff Consultant Rebecca Webb, Staff Consultant |
Campus Committees
| Committee | 2021-2022 Members |
|---|---|
| Central Fellowships Committee | Samantha Stevenson |
| Chancellor’s Sustainability Committee | Sangwon Suh Hunter Lenihan |
| Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women | Sarah Anderson |
| Chancellor's Task Force on Childcare | Sarah Anderson |
| Program Review Panel (PRP) (meets Wed at 1-3) | Naomi Tague |
| AVC for Academic Personnel Search Committee | Bruce Kendall |
| Dangermond Chair Faculty Search Committee | Ben Halpern Patricia Holden John Melack |
| Faculty Salary Equity Committee | Chris Costello |
| Privilege and Tenure | Matt Potoski |
| Academic Welfare and Awards | Hunter Lenihan |
| Committee on Information Technology, Academic Senate (meets Fri PM) | James Frew, Chair |
| Information Technology Council | James Frew, CIO |
| Faculty Steering Committee, Center for Information Technology and Society | James Frew |
| Campus Data Science Initiative Working Group | Kelly Caylor |
| Data Science Curriculum Committee | Kelly Caylor |
| Committee on International Education | Arturo Keller |
| Office of Research Space Committee | Kelly Caylor |
| National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis | Ben Halpern, Director |
| NCEAS Campus Advisory Committee | Kelly Caylor |
| ERI Director | Kelly Caylor |
| UCSB Natural Reserve System (NRS) | Patricia Holden, Director |
| UC Natural Reserve System (NRS) University-wide Advisory Committee | Patricia Holden, Chair in Spring 2020 |
| Natural Reserve System (NRS) Advisory Committee | Patricia Holden, Ex Officio Frank Davis John Melack James Frew |
| Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve | John Melack, Faculty Advisor |
| ISBER Advisory Committee | Mark Buntaine |
| Institute for Energy Efficiency (IEE) Leadership Committee | Sangwon Suh |
| Marine Science Institute (MSI) Advisory Committee | Patricia Holden, Ex Officio Ben Halpern |
| Scientific Diving Committee | Hunter Lenihan |
| Small Boat Operations Committee | Hunter Lenihan |
| VCR Building Committee (COAST Building) | Ben Halpern |
| North Campus Open Space (NCOS) Administrative Advisory Group | Kelly Caylor Frank Davis |
| La Kretz Center | Frank Davis, Director |
| LTER Network Office | Frank Davis, Executive Director |
| Advisory Council for the Center for Black Studies Research | James Frew |
| UC Academic Freedom Committee | Hunter Lenihan |
| UC Systemwide Committee on Academic Computing and Communications | James Frew |
| UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Application Review Committee | Ashley Larsen |
| UC Environmental Economics (EE) Committee | Chris Costello, Chair |
| UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) Steering Committee | Kelsey Jack |
| Faculty Legislature Representative | Eric Masanet |
| UCSB Campus Climate Survey Committee | Sean Kerr |
