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Staff List

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

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

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

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

Katie Hill
Sea Grant Legal Program Director
Email: katiehill@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-6242
Bio

Sara Karlsson
Administrative Financial Director
Email: karlsson@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-8849
Bio

Emily Kenworthy
Public Relations Coordinator
Email: ekenworthy@uga.edu
Phone: 912-261-3911
Bio

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

Kimberly Andrews
Coastal Ecology Specialist – Coastal Ecology Lab
Email: kma77@uga.edu
Phone: 912-261-3975
Bio

Erin Arneson
Seafood Specialist
Email: ema04430@uga.edu
Phone: 912-400-6900
Bio

Josh Billings
Coastal Ecology Research Technician
Email: joshua.billings@uga.edu
Phone: 912-276-4214
Bio

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

Trey Cooper
Public Relations Specialist
Email: treycooper@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2348
Bio

Michelle Covi
Coastal Resilience DOD Liaison
Email: mcovi@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-9883
Bio

Abbey Crossman
Coastal Ecology Research Technician
Email: abbey.crossman@uga.edu
Bio

Brendan Dula
Reporting and Evaluation Coordinator
Email: brendan.dula@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-3333
Bio

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

Leslie Ferguson
Program Specialist
Email: leslie.ferguson@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-8849
Bio

Eugene Frimpong
Coastal Economic Specialist
Email: eugene.frimpong@uga.edu
Phone: 912-262-2379
Bio

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Lisa Gentit
Marine Resource Specialist
Email: gentit@uga.edu
Phone: 912-264-7365
Bio

Katie Higgins
Marine Educator and Volunteer Coordinator
Email: kt.higgins@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2364
Bio

Susie Hohenstein
Aquarium Receptionist
Email: susie.hohenstein@uga.edu
Bio

Earl Jones
Chef Manager
Email: blanche.jones@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-3345
Bio

Meagan Jones
Coastal Community Resilience Specialist
Email: meagan.jones@uga.edu
Phone: 912-264-7268
Bio

Steven Kicklighter
Maintenance Worker
Email: craig.kicklighter@uga.edu
Bio

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Bonnie Klostermann
Assistant Administrative Financial Director
Email: bkloster@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-1030
Bio

Lisa Kovalanchik 
Aquarium Curator
Email: lisao@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2356
Bio

Cindy Lingebach 
Administrative Assistant
Email: calingeb@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2344
Bio

David Looye
Facilities Manager
Email: David.Looye@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2449
Bio

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

Shannon Matzke
Marine Educator and Public Program Coordinator
Email: shannon.matzke@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2446
Bio

Courtney McGill
Program Specialist
Email: courtney.mcgill@uga.edu
Phone: 912-264-7268
Bio

John Pelli
Marine Resource Specialist
Email: john.pelli@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2348
Bio

Todd Recicar
Marine Operations Supervisor and Boat Captain
Email: trecicar@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2350
Bio

Hillary Sklar
Hatchery Technician
Email: hrs03274@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2348
Bio

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Katy Smith
Water Resources Specialist
Email: klaustin@uga.edu
Phone: 912-262-3338
Bio

Oscar Thompson
Coastal Ecology Research Professional 
Email: oscar.thompson@uga.edu
Phone: 508-939-1804
Bio

Sydney Williams
Nature-Based Solutions Specialist
Email: slwilliams@uga.edu
Bio

Amarrious Wilson
Coastal Ecology Research Technician
Email: amarrious.wilson@uga.edu
Bio

Jackie Wilson
Cook 
Email: jacquelyn.wilson@uga.edu
Bio

Shanon Wise
Digital Media Assistant
Email: shanonwise@uga.edu
Phone: 912-598-2387
Bio
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