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 

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

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