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MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW

The BFS is managed by a Director in consultation with the Faculty Advisory Committee. A Lead Dean serves as the primary liaison between BFS and the Academic Deans Committee (ADC). The volunteer program is overseen by a Volunteer Coordinator.

DIRECTOR

The Director, who reports to the Lead Dean, has responsibility for day-to-day operations, including scheduling of class and research use, arranging maintenance, and overseeing student assistants and outside contractors.

The Director is:

• Dr. Wallace M. Meyer III
  Department of Biology
  Pomona College
  175 W. 6th Street
  Claremont, CA 91711-6324
  909-621-8577
  wallace.meyer@pomona.edu

LEAD DEAN

The Lead Dean presents the BFS budget and other resource needs to the ADC. The Lead Dean for the BFS is:

• Dr. Audrey Bilger, Lead Academic Dean for the Bernard Field Station
  Vice President and Dean of the College, Pomona College
  x18137, Audrey.Bilger@pomona.edu

FACULTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The BFS Faculty Advisory Committee consists of one representative from each of major programs that use the BFS. The BFS Faculty Advisory Committee advises the Director on:

• Academic uses of the Field Station such as student and faculty research projects
• Appropriate educational usage of the Field Station by community groups
• Habitat maintenance and record-keeping relative to usage
• Budget development and capital needs

Current members of the BFS Faculty Advisory Committee are:

• Dr. Marion Preest
  Professor of Biology, Keck Science Department
  x70029, mpreest@kecksci.claremont.edu
• Dr. Matina Donaldson-Matasci
  Assistant Professor of Biology, Harvey Mudd College
  x71572, mdonaldsonmatasci@hmc.edu
• Dr. Brinda Sarathy
  Associate Professor of Environmental Analysis, Pitzer College
  x77342, brinda_sarathy@pitzer.edu
• Dr. Jonathan Wright
  William A. Hilton Zoology Professor and Professor of Biology, Pomona College
  x18603, Jonathan.Wright@pomona.edu
• Dr. Lucinda McDade
  Executive Director, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
  Professor and Chair of the Botany Department, Claremont Graduate University
  Judith B. Friend Director of Research, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
  (909) 625-8767 x234, Lucinda.McDade@cgu.edu

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

The Volunteer Coordinator schedules, arranges, and oversees the volunteer workdays as well maintaining records for the volunteer program. The Volunteer Coordinator is:

• Dr. Nancy Hamlett, Visiting Professor of Biology, Harvey Mudd College
  hamlett@g.hmc.edu