Leadership

ECOS Leadership

Director, School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability; Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Davie Campus, DW-312 
Tel: (954) 236-1041 
Email: svollmer@fau.edu 

Associate Director, School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability; Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Lab-01, Room 148
Tel: (772) 242-2621
Email:  mccoym@fau.edu

Assistant Director, School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability 
Davie Campus, DW-310 
Tel: (954) 236-1334 
Email: kvardeman@fau.edu   

Executive Leadership

Dean, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Boca Campus, SE-43, Room 254A 
Email: veforbes@fau.edu 

Executive Director, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute; Professor 
Tel: (772) 242-2445 
Email: jsullivan@fau.edu 

Administration

Alana Edwards, M.S. 
Student Programs & Education Coordinator, School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability 
Davie Campus, DW-313 
Email: aedwards@fau.edu  

Dimitri Gann   
Budget & Administrative Coordinator, School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability 
Davie Campus, DW-310 
Tel: (954) 236-1104 
Email: gannd@fau.edu 

MaryBeth Hartman Kerber, M.Ed.
Research and Outreach Coordinator, School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability 
Davie Campus, DW-316 
Email: mhartman@fau.edu  

Gail Kenney 
Administrative Assistant, School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability
Davie Campus, DW-308
Tel: (954) 236-1247
Email: kenneyg@fau.edu  

Center, Program, and Field Lab Directors

Serena Hoermann, Ph.D., AICP, MBA
Interim Director, Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions; Assistant Research Professor, School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability
Boca Campus. SO-284E 
Tel: (561) 455-7948 
Email: shoermann@fau.edu 

Amber Moore, M.S.
Riverwoods Manager
100 Riverwoods Circle, Lorida, Florida, 33857
Tel: (863) 801-5145 
Email: ambermoore@fau.edu 

Director, Environmental Science Program; Assistant Research Professor, Department of Biological Sciences 
Boca Campus, SC-248 
Tel: (561) 297-0873 
Email: mpeter45@fau.edu 

Co-Director, Marine Science and Oceanography Program; Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences 
Boca Campus, SC-211 
Tel: (561) 297-1288
me.porter@fau.edu 

Senior Faculty Mentors

Tobin Hindle, Ph.D. 
Graduate Program Director, Department of Geosciences; Scientist, Department of Geosciences 
Boca Campus, SE-462 
Tel: (561) 297-2846 
Email: thindle@fau.edu 

Director, Environmental Science Program; Assistant Research Professor, Department of Biological Sciences 
Boca Campus, SC-248 
Tel: (561) 297-0873 
Email: mpeter45@fau.edu 

Joshua P. Scholl
Instructor, Department of Biological Sciences 
Boca Campus, SC-269 
Tel: (561) 297-0626 
Email: jscholl1@fau.edu

Faculty Mentors

Stephen Kajiura
(Biological Sciences)

Kate Detwiler
(Biological Sciences)

Ale Aleuy
(Biological Sciences)

Jake Francis
(Biological Sciences)

Carsten Grupstra
(Biological Sciences)

Evelyn Frazier
(Biological Sciences)

Matt Edwards
(Geosciences)

James Gammack-Clark
(Geosciences)

Natalia Malina
(Chemistry)

Undergraduate Advisors

Jennifer Fabricus 
Director, Career Center Liaison Program 
Boca Campus, SU-80 
Tel: (561) 297-1144 
Email: jberma16@fau.edu  

Desiree Fray
Academic Advisor, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Student Services and Advising
Boca Campus, SE-43
Tel: (561) 297-2272
Email: frayd@fau.edu 

Kelly Nielsen
Internship Coordinator, School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability; Assistant Director, Career Center Liaison Program
Tel: (561) 297-3533
Email: nielsenk@fau.edu 

Demarus Youngblood, M.A.
Executive Director, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Science & Data Science Advising 
Email: djohnson@fau.edu