People

Greg Stunz, Ph.D.

HRI Senior Executive Director

Sylvia Earle, Ph.D.

HRI Ambassador to the Gulf

Kristina Alexander, J.D.

Endowed Chair for Marine Policy and Law

Keisha Bahr, Ph.D.

HRI Chair for Coral Reef and Ocean Health

Dale Gawlik, Ph.D.

James A. “Buddy” Davidson Endowed Chair for Conservation and Biodiversity

James Gibeaut, Ph.D.

Endowed Chair for Coastal and Marine Geospatial Sciences

Paul Montagna, Ph.D.

Endowed Chair for HydroEcology

Jennifer Beseres Pollack, Ph.D.

Larry D. McKinney Endowed Chair for Coastal Conservation & Restoration

Michael Wetz, Ph.D.

HRI Chair for Coastal Ecosystem Processes

Silvia Patricia González Díaz, Ph.D.

Furgason Fellowship International Chair for Coastal and Marine Studies in Cuba

Fernando Nuno Dias Marques (Nuno) Simões, Ph.D.

Furgason Fellowship International Chair for Coastal and Marine Studies in Mexico

Matthew Streich, Ph.D.

Mark W. Ray CCA Texas Endowed Director of the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation

Mark Besonen, Ph.D.

HRI Director of International Programs & Associate Research Scientist

Jace Tunnell, M.S.

HRI Director of Community Engagement

Jessica Parra, DBA

Director of HRI Operations

Donna Scott

Executive Director of Development

Leslie Adams, M.S.

Operations Manager

Charan Adipudi

Graduate Research Assistant

David Armstrong

Graduate Research Assistant

Linnea Balderson

Budget Specialist