Who We Are
A Multi-Agency Collaboration:
CReefs Principal Investigators, Management, and Support Staff
Principal Investigators
Dr. Nancy Knowlton, PI
Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C.
Dr. Julian Caley, PI
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Townsville MC, Queensland. Australia
Dr. Russell E. Brainard, PI
Chief, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Project Managers
Megan Moews
CReefs Lead Coordinator, Hawaii Node and Outreach Network Liaison
Joint Institute for Marine & Atmospheric Research, RCUH
Coral Reef Ecosystem Division
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Mary Wakeford
Australia Node Coordinator, OBIS Liaison
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Townsville MC, Queensland, Australia
Dr. Laetitia Plaisance, Postdoctoral
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C.
Primary Support Staff
Hawaii Node
- Molly Timmers, NOAA PIFSC CRED/UH JIMAR, Field Logistics and ARMS Lead
- Daniel Merritt, NOAA PIFSC CRED/UH JIMAR, ARMS Designer/Engineer
- Max Sudnovsky, NOAA PIFSC CRED/UH JIMAR, ARMS
- Kerry Grimshaw, NOAA PIFSC CRED/UH JIMAR, ARMS
- Troy Kanemura, NOAA PIFSC CRED/UH JIMAR, ARMSbase Development
- Jesse Abdul, NOAA PIFSC CRED/UH JIMAR, ARMSbase Development
- Annette DesRochers, NOAA PIFSC CRED/UH JIMAR, ARMSbase Development
- Michael Akridge, NOAA PIFSC CRED/UH JIMAR, Web Development
- Amanda Toperoff, NOAA PIFSC CRED/UH JIMAR, Graphics Department
- Other NOAA PIFSC CRED/UH JIMAR Staff have contributed greatly to the project over the years….
Australia Node
- Shawn Smith, AIMS, Field
- Dr. Rebecca Fisher, AIMS, Postdoctoral Fellow
- Gavin Ericson, AIMS, Web/Database Development
Smithsonian
- Ryuji Machida, Smithsonian, Molecular Development
