• Development Committee

Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

• Vice Chair

National Council for Science and the Environment

• Board of Directors

University of Rhode Island Foundation

• Board of Directors

ScienceCounts

• Board of Directors

Cleantech San Diego

• Board of Directors

California Ocean Science Trust (OST)

• Board Member

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)

• Advisory Board Member

Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans

• Working Group on Biological Obs, Chair

Consortium for Ocean Leadership (COL)

• Members Nominating Committee Chair

Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science

• Advisory Board Member