Staff List

Mark Risse
Director
Email: mrisse@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-5956

Mona Behl
Associate Director of Georgia Sea Grant
Email: mbehl@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-6621

Thomas Bliss
Director of Shellfish Research Lab
Email: tbliss@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2348

Bryan Fluech
Associate Director of Marine Extension
Email: fluech@uga.edu
Phone: 912-264-7269

Anne Lindsay
Associate Director of Marine Education
Email: lindsaya@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2355

Shana Jones
Sea Grant Legal Program Director
Email: shanaj@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-3641

Emily Woodward
Public Relations Coordinator
Email: ewoodward@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2348 ext. 107

Kelsey Broich
Graphic Designer
Email: kbroich@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4996

Jessica T.R. Brown
Stormwater Specialist
Email: jtrbrown@uga.edu
Phone: 912-264-7341

Kayla Clark
Public Programs Coordinator
Email: kayla270@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-3345

Elaine Connell
Program Specialist
Email: econnell@uga.edu
Phone: 912-264-7268

Heather Cotton
Public Relations Specialist
Email: heather.cotton@uga.edu
Phone: 912-264-7303

John A. “Crawfish” Crawford
Marine Educator, Naturalist and Research Vessel Captain
Email: crawfish@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2364

Devin Dumont
Aquarium Curator
Email: dumont@uga.edu
Phone: 912 598 2337

Stephanie Edgecombe
Event and Scheduling Coordinator/Accts. Receivable
Email: sedge@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2335

Delphine Evans
Cook
Email: devans@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2304

Patricia Furman
Maintenance Worker
Email: pfurman@uga.edu

Jill Gambill
Coastal Community Resilience Specialist
Email: jgambill@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-3463

Lisa Gentit
Research Technician
Email: gentit@uga.edu
Phone: 912-264-7365

Genell Gibson
Administrative Assistant
Email: genell@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-3325

Keren Giovengo
EcoScapes Program Manager
Email: giovengo@uga.edu
Phone: 912-280-1586

Rob Hein
Aquaculture Extension Agent
Email: rehein@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2348

James Marty Higgins
Marine Resource Specialist
Email: jhiggins@uga.edu
Phone: 912-264-7351

Katie Higgins
Marine Educator and Volunteer Coordinator
Email: kt.higgins@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2387

Clay Holloway
Facilities Manager
Email: clayeh@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2449

Sara Karlsson
Administrative Manager and Fiscal Officer
Email: karlsson@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-1030

Angela Llewallyn
Administrative Assistant 
Email: angelal@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-6009

Resslee Lott
Cook
Email: leelott@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2304

Justin Manley
Hatchery Manager
Email: manley@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2348

Herbert McIver
Marine Resource Specialist
Phone: 912-264-7268

Lisa Olenderski
Aquarium Curator/PreK-4th Coordinator
Email: lisao@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2356

Dodie Sanders
Marine Educator
Email: sandersd@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2340

Marie Scoggins
Administrative Financial Director
Email: mms337@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-8849

Katy Smith
Water Quality Program Coordinator
Email: klaustin@uga.edu
Phone: 912-262-3338

Tori Stivers
Seafood Specialist
Email: tstivers@uga.edu
Phone: 770-460-2506

Maryellen Timmons
Marine Educator
Email: mare@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2353