SCCWRP scientific staff serve in leadership capacities for a wide variety of professional societies, advisory committees and peer-reviewed journals. These leadership roles provide an opportunity for SCCWRP to work toward building broad scientific consensus on emerging research, and to effectively incorporate scientific findings into decision-making and policy development. As of 2018, SCCWRP staff held 110 such leadership roles.
Advisory Committees National and International Global Aquatic Passive Sampling Network Dr. Keith Maruya, Member National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Dr. Marcus Beck, Member, Workshop Advisory Group for Ecological Comparisons Across Estuaries U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dr. Eric Stein, Member, National Advisory Committee on Compensatory Mitigation Evaluation and Monitoring U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Dr. Eric Stein, Member, Watershed Assessment Committee Dr. Eric Stein, Member, Committee on Advanced Training in Compensatory Mitigation Dr. Martha Sutula, Member, National Estuarine Bioassessment Workgroup Dr. Martha Sutula, Judge, Nutrient Sensor Challenge Dr. Stephen Weisberg, Member, Board of Scientific Counselors, Safe and Sustainable Water Resources Committee Water Research Foundation Steve Bay, Member, CEC Issue Area Team Dr. Alvina Mehinto, Member, CEC Issue Area Team State and Regional Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association Dr. Raphael Mazor, Technical Advisor, Bay Area Regional Monitoring Coalition Dr. Eric Stein, Member, Statewide Trash Assessment Technical Advisory Committee California Clean Beach Task Force Dr. Stephen Weisberg, Member California Council for Science and Technology Dr. Stephen Weisberg, Member, Water Produced During Oil & Gas Activities Steering Committee California Ocean Protection Council Dr. Stephen Weisberg, Member, Science Advisory Team Dr. Stephen Weisberg, Chair, California Ocean Acidification Task Force California State Lands Commission Dr. John Griffith, Member, Technical Advisory Group, Marine Invasive Species Program California Water Quality Monitoring Council Ken Schiff, Alternate Member Dr. Eric Stein, Member, Environmental Flows Workgroup Dr. Eric Stein, Member, Healthy Watersheds Partnership Dr. Susanna Theroux, Co-Chair, DNA Barcoding and eDNA Workgroup Dr. Stephen Weisberg, Member Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System Dr. Stephen Weisberg, Governing Board Member Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition Ken Schiff, Co-Chair, Executive Committee Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project Dr. Eric Stein, Member, Science Advisory Panel Dr. Martha Sutula, Member, Science Advisory Panel Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Dr. Raphael Mazor, Member, Bioassessment Workgroup Dr. Raphael Mazor, Member, Round Table Dr. Eric Stein, Member, Round Table Dr. Susanna Theroux, Member, Bioassessment Workgroup University of California Marine Managed Areas Ken Schiff, Member, Interagency Coordinating Committee University of California Sea Grant Dr. Stephen Weisberg, Member, Advisory Council University of Southern California Sea Grant Dr. Stephen Weisberg, Member, Advisory Board West Coast Ocean Partnership/West Coast Regional Planning Body Dr. Stephen Weisberg, Co-Chair, West Coast Ocean Data Portal Local and Project Level Buccaneer Beach and Loma Alta Creek Microbial Source Identification Study Dr. Joshua Steele, Member, Technical Advisory Committee California Department of Fish and Wildlife Dr. Martha Sutula, Member, Science Advisory Panel, Experimental Fish Enhancement Program, Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program Colorado Lagoon Mitigation Banking Dr. Eric Stein, Member, Technical Advisory Committee County of San Diego Watershed Protection Program Dr. Eric Stein, Member, Technical Advisory Committee, Regional Water Quality Equivalency Guidance Document Dr. Nabiul Afrooz, Member, Technical Advisory Committee, Regional Water Quality Equivalency Guidance Document Elkhorn Slough Tidal Wetland Project Dr. Martha Sutula, Member, Water Quality Working Group Industrial Environmental Association of Southern California Ken Schiff, Member, Technical Advisory Committee on Stormwater Monitoring James River Proposed Chlorophyll-a Criteria Development Dr. Martha Sutula, Member, Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee King County, Washington Ken Schiff, Member, Water Quality Advisory Committee Los Angeles Freshwater Mussel Restoration Project Dr. Raphael Mazor, Member, Technical Advisory Group Los Angeles Freshwater Mussel Restoration Project Dr. Raphael Mazor, Member, Technical Advisory Group Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Dr. Martha Sutula, Member, Advisory Panel on Diversions for the Mississippi River and Atchafalaya Basins Malibu Lagoon Restoration Dr. Martha Sutula, Member, Technical Advisory Committee The Nature Conservancy Dr. Eric Stein, Member, Coastal Conservation Assessment Science Panel Newport Bay Naturalists and Friends Dr. Martha Sutula, Member, Research Committee Orange County Infrastructure Report Card Ken Schiff, Member, Expert Advisory Group Ormond Beach Wetland Restoration Dr. Eric Stein, Member, Technical Advisory Committee Dr. Martha Sutula, Member, Technical Advisory Committee San Diego Association of Governments Dr. Eric Stein, Coordinator, Scientific Advisory Committee, Resource Enhancement and Mitigation Program San Diego Climate Science Alliance Dr. Eric Stein, Member of the Fourth Climate Assessment Workgroup San Diego Wet Weather Bacterial TMDL Compliance Cost-Benefit Analysis Ken Schiff, Chair, Technical Advisory Committee San Francisco Bay Nutrient Management Strategy Dr. Martha Sutula, Member, Technical Advisory Team San Francisco Estuary Institute Dr. Marcus Beck, Member, South Bay Trends Analysis Workgroup Dr. Keith Maruya, Member, Emerging Contaminants Workgroup Dr. Alvina Mehinto, Member, Emerging Contaminants Workgroup Dr. Stephen Weisberg, Member, Exposure and Effects Workgroup Steven Bay, Member, Exposure and Effect Workgroup San Gabriel River Regional Monitoring Program Dr. Raphael Mazor, Member, Technical Guidance Committee Santa Clara Estuary Environmental Flows Workgroup Dr. Eric Stein, Member, Science Review Panel Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission Steve Bay, Chair, Technical Advisory Committee Dr. Eric Stein, Member, Technical Advisory Committee Tecolote Creek Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Dr. John Griffith, Member, Technical Advisory Committee Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve Dr. Eric Stein, Member, Science Advisory Team, Tidal Restoration Program Dr. Martha Sutula, Member, Science Advisory Team, Tidal Restoration Program U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dr. David Gillett, Member, Technical Advisory Committee, East San Pedro Bay Ecosystem Restoration U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Dr. David Gillett, Advisory Panel Member, National Coastal Condition Assessment Great Lakes Benthic Indicator Development Workshop Dr. Stephen Weisberg, Member, Board of Scientific Counselors Safe and Sustainable Water Resources Committee U.S. Geological Survey Dr. Alvina Mehinto, Scientific Advisor, Columbia Environmental Research Center Sturgeon Gene Expression Project U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Steve Bay, Member, Pulsed Exposure Scientific Advisory Panel, Systems Center Pacific Ken Schiff, Member, Pulsed Stormwater Toxicity Advisory Committee, Upper Santa Ana River Habitat Conservation Plan Dr. Eric Stein, Member, Hydrology Technical Advisory Committee
Journal Editorships
Chemosphere
Dr. Keith Maruya, Associate Editor
Journal of Regional Studies in Marine Science
Ken Schiff, Guest Editor, Regional Monitoring Programs in the United States
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Ken Schiff, Associate Editor
Freshwater Biology
Dr. Eric Stein, Co-Editor, Special Issue on Environmental Flows
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Dr. Alvina Mehinto, Editorial Board Member
Professional Societies
American Society for Microbiology
Dr. John Griffith, Chair-Elect, General and Applied Microbiology Division
Dr. John Griffith, Councilor, Council on Microbial Sciences
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Dr. Kris Taniguchi-Quan, Board Member, Pacific Southwest Region
American Water Works Association
Steve Bay, Chair, Echinoderm Fertilization and Development Standard Method Joint Task Group
Dr. Stephen Weisberg, Member, Biological Examination Standard Methods Committee
California Estuarine Research Society
Dr. David Gillett, Secretary/Treasurer
Dr. Karen McLaughlin, Board Member-at-Large
Dr. Martha Sutula, Past President
Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
Scott Martindale, Co-Chair, Communications Task Force
Scott Martindale, Editorial Board Member, Coastal and Estuarine Science News
Dr. Martha Sutula, Secretary
Dr. Stephen Weisberg, Member, Finance and Investment Committee
National Association of Marine Laboratories
Dr. Stephen Weisberg, Board Member
Society for Freshwater Science
Dr. Raphael Mazor, Secretary, California Chapter
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Steve Bay, Member, Global Sediment Interest Group Steering Committee
Dr. Keith Maruya, Past President, Southern California Chapter
Dr. Alvina Mehinto Co-Secretary, Southern California Chapter
Dr. Ashley Parks, Co-Chair, Early Career Committee
Society of Wetland Scientists
Dr. Eric Stein, Past President, Western Chapter
Southern California Academy of Sciences
Shelly Moore, Board Member
Western Association of Marine Laboratories
Dr. Stephen Weisberg, President
Student Thesis/Dissertation Committees
California State University, Long Beach
Dr. David Gillett, Master’s Committee of Kenny McCune
California State University, Monterey Bay
Dr. Raphael Mazor, Master’s Committee of Matt Robinson
California State University, San Diego
Dr. Eric Stein, Master’s Committee of Kelly Flint
Cornell University
Dr. Nina Bednarsek, Master’s Committee of Sage Mitchell
Colorado State University
Dr. Eric Stein, Ph.D. Committee of Stephen Adams
University of California, Irvine
Dr. Martha Sutula, Ph.D. Committee of Kelly Ramin
University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Eric Stein, Ph.D. Committee of Jennifer Taylor
Dr. Eric Stein, Ph.D. Committee of Steve Lee
University of Lisbon, Portugal
Dr. Stephen Weisberg, Ph.D. Committee of João Paulo Medeiros