Senior Advisory Committee:

• Brian Aldrich, US Coast Guard
• Jeff Crooks, Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve
• Chris Crompton, Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition
• Mas Dojiri, City of Los Angeles
• Linda Duguay, USC Seagrant
• Leslie Ewing, State Coastal Commission
• Roberto Garcia, USN METOC
• Dominic Gregario, State Water Resources Control Board
• Larry Honeybourne, Orange County Health Care Agency
• Samuel Johnson, US Geological Survey
• Captain Richard McKenna, Marine Exchange of Southern California
• Russ Moll, California Seagrant
• George Robertson, Central Bight Water Quality Working Group
• Walter Nordhausen, California Oil Spill Prevention and Response
• Dave Panzer, Minerals Management Service
• Jonathan Phinney, NOAA Southwest Fisheries/PaCOOS
• Arthur Shak, US Army Corps of Engineers
• Sam Shuchat, State Coastal Conservancy
• Rebecca Smyth, NOAA

Board of Governors:

• Phil Bailey, Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
• Diane Evans, Earth Science and Technology Directorate, Jet Propulsion Laboratory/National Aeronautics & Space Administration
• Steve Gaines, Director, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Guadalupe Garcia, Vicerector, UABC
• Donal Manahan, Director, Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Southern California
• Jim McWilliams, University of California, Los Angeles
• John A. Orcutt, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
• Susan V. Bryant, Vice Chancellor for Research, University of California, Irvine
• Carlos Robles, CEA-CREST Program Director, Cal State Los Angeles
• Steve Weisberg, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
• Federico Graef Ziehl, Director General, CICESE

Board Executive Committee:

• Chair: John Orcutt, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
• Donal Manahan, University of Southern California
• Jim McWilliams, University of California, Los Angeles
• Steve Weisberg, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

Executive Steering Committee**:

• Yi Chao, Jet Propulsion Laboratory/ National Aeronautics & Space Administration
• Russ Davis, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
• Burt Jones, University of Southern California
• Keith Stolzenbach, Coastal Center, Institute of the Environment, University of California, Los Angeles
• Libe Washburn, University of California, Santa Barbara

Operations:

• Chief Operating Officer: Eric Terrill, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego

*ROLE/GOALS: Appoint an operating staff to manage the day-to-day functions of SCCOOS; Convene an advisory group of users and funders; Coordinate government relations and mobilize support for appropriations; Plan and carry out a retreat to develop a 10-year vision for SCCOOS; Establish formal and informal mechanisms to assure the greatest possible communication among members and to encourage and facilitate participation by members in SCCOOS activities