College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences Organizational Chart

Last updated January 2026

Dean - Tuba Özkan-Haller

• Executive Assistant to the Dean - Vikki Pointer

• Assistant Dean for Academic Programs - Kaplan Yalcin

  • Scheduling and Curriculum Coordinator - Bridget Washburn

  • Undergraduate Student Success and Advising Team - Led by Mary Chuinard

• Associate Dean for Research - Jim Lerczak

  • CEOAS Machine and Technical Development (CMTD) Facility  Manager - Ben Russell

  • Facilities and Operations Manager - Jason Balderston

  • Administrative Assistant - Karen Edwards

• Associate Dean for Graduate Programs - Lorenzo Ciannelli

  • Interim Director of OEAS Graduate Program - Jenn Fehrenbacher

  • Director of Marine Resource Management Program - Karen McLeod

  • Graduate Student Services and Development team - Led by Robert Allan

  • Administrative Assistant - Kira Hughes

• Climate Science Unit Chair - Phil Mote

  • Climate Science Faculty

  • Climate Science Program Director - Andrea Allan

• Geology and Geophysics Unit Chair - Frank Tepley

  • Geology and Geophysics Faculty

• Geography and Environmental Sciences Unit Chair - Erica Fleishman

  • Geography and Environmental Sciences Faculty

  • Interim Director of Environmental Science Undergraduate Program - Tyler McFadden

  • Geography and Geospatial Science Undergraduate Program Director

  • Geography and Geospatial Science Graduate Program Director

  • Directors of Certificate Programs - Kuuipo Walsh and Lynette de Silva 

• Oceanography Unit Chair - Yvette Spitz

  • Oceanography Faculty

• Research and Academic Computing Manager - Chris Sullivan

• Business Manager - Aviva Rivera

• Director of Communications and Marketing - Nancy Steinberg

• RCRV Program Manager - Demian Bailey