Board of Trustees

botsCRC’s Board of Trustees is made up of one Representative from each of the seven research institutions. Current board members include:
  • Fred Dobbs, Chair of Board, Professor and Chair of the Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University (ODU)
  • Anson Hines, Secretary of Board, Director of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)
  • Peter Goodwin, President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, CRC Board Representative for the University System of Maryland (UMCES / USM)
  • Larry Nagahara, Associate Dean of Research at the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
  • Saied Mostaghimi, H.E. and Elizabeth F. Alphin Professor and Director of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
  • Matthew Royer, Director of the Agriculture and Environment Center at Pennsylvania State University (PSU)
  • John Wells, Dean and Director of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

The Board also includes “Alternate Trustees” who work closely with the Representatives to stay abreast of CRC activities and issues and can also attend and vote at Board meetings on behalf of the institution. 2019 Alternate Trustees include:

  • Brian Benham,  Extension Specialist and Professor, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech
  • Edward Bouwer, Abel Wolman Professor of Environmental Engineering, Dept. of Environmental Health and Engineering, JHU
  • Denise Breitburg, Senior Scientist and Principal Investigator, Marine and Estuarine Ecology, SERC
  • William Dennison, Director, Integration and Application Network, UMCES / USM
  • John Klinck, Professor of Oceanography and Director, Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography, Department of Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, ODU
  • Mark Luckenbach, Professor of Marine Sciences and Associate Dean of Research and Advisory Services, VIMS
  • Lara Fowler, Assistant Director for Outreach and Engagement, Institutes of Energy and the Environment, PSU