Advisory Board

The Bren School Advisory Board is a University-wide Advisory Committee that provides high-level direction to ensure that the School and its programs are the best in the world for their comprehensive, balanced, cutting-edge approach to environmental science and management.

Members of the 2003-2004 Advisory Board. Standing, left to right, are Tachi Kiuchi, Paul Portney, James Uwins '05, Leanna Struzziery '04, Paul Poncelet, Richard Rogers, Tom Ramirez, Monica Florian, Jean-Bernad Minster, and Mel Willis. Seated, left to right, are Dennis Aigner, Bruce Darling, Brigitte Bren, Doug Wheeler, and John Flynn (representing Donald Bren). Not pictured: Graham Chisholm, S. David Freeman, Mary Nichols, and Gary Hunt.

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Michael Chrisman Governor%20Arnold%20Schwarzenegger%20appointed%20Mike%20Chrisman%20California%27s%20ninth%20Secretary%20for%20Resources%20on%20November%2021%2C%202003.%20As%20a%20member%20of%20the%20cabinet%2C%20Secretary%20Chrisman%20serves%20as%20Governor%20Schwarzenegger%u2019s%20chief%20advisor%20on%20issues%20related%20to%20the%20State%27s%20natural%2C%20historical%2C%20and%20cultural%20resources.%20As%20the%20State%20of%20California%u2019s%20Secretary%20for%20the%20Resources%20Agency%2C%20Mr.%20Chrisman%20oversees%20policies%2C%20activities%2C%20a%20budget%20of%20%244.1%20billion%2C%20and%2014%2C712%20employees%20in%2024%20departments%2C%20commissions%2C%20boards%2C%20and%20conservancies%20related%20to%20conservation%2C%20water%2C%20fish%20and%20game%2C%20forestry%2C%20parks%2C%20energy%2C%20the%20coast%2C%20marine%20life%2C%20and%20landscape.%3Cp%3E%0D%0ASecretary%20Chrisman%20brings%20extensive%20expertise%20in%20natural%20resource%20management%20and%20environmental%20issues%20to%20the%20Schwarzenegger%20Administration.%20From%201996%20to%202003%20he%20served%20as%20Region%20Manager%20for%20Southern%20California%20Edison%20%28SCE%29%2C%20where%20he%20managed%20all%20phases%20of%20company/customer%20business%2C%20political%2C%20and%20civic%20activities%20in%20the%20San%20Joaquin%20Valley%20service%20area.%20From%201994%20to%201996%20SCE%2C%20he%20served%20as%20Undersecretary%20of%20the%20California%20Department%20of%20Food%20and%20Agriculture%20%28CDFA%29%2C%20where%20he%20provided%20leadership%20in%20developing%20and%20implementing%20sound%20policy%20for%20the%20state%27s%20agricultural%20industry%20and%20consumers%2C%20while%20managing%20a%20%24190%20million%20budget%20and%203%2C800%20employees.%3Cp%3E%0D%0ASecretary%20Chrisman%20served%20as%20Deputy%20Secretary%20for%20Operations/Legislation%20at%20the%20Resources%20Agency%20in%20the%20Pete%20Wilson%20Administration%20from%201991%20to%201994%2C%20and%20was%20Staff%20Director%20of%20the%20Assembly%20Republican%20Caucus%20in%201991%2C%20advising%20legislative%20members%20about%20issues%20related%20to%20water%2C%20agriculture%2C%20and%20the%20environment%2C%20areas%20he%20continued%20to%20specialize%20in%20as%20Chief%20of%20Staff%20to%20former%20Assemblyman%20Bill%20Jones%2C%20for%20whom%20he%20managed%20the%20State%20Capitol%20and%20District%20offices%20from%201986%20to%201991.%3Cp%3E%0D%0ASince%201966%2C%20Secretary%20Chrisman%20has%20been%20the%20owner/partner%20of%20Chrisman%20Ranches%20in%20Visalia%2C%20a%20family%20ranching%20and%20farming%20operation%20in%20Tulare%20County.%20In%201997%2C%20Governor%20Pete%20Wilson%20appointed%20Secretary%20Chrisman%20to%20the%20California%20Fish%20and%20Game%20Commission%2C%20where%20he%20also%20served%20as%20Chairman%20of%20the%20Wildlife%20Conservation%20Board.%20He%20is%20past%20Chairman%20of%20the%20Board%20of%20Directors%20of%20the%20Great%20Valley%20Center%2C%20and%20currently%20serves%20on%20the%20boards%20of%20the%20private%20nonprofit%20Central%20Valley%20Organization%20and%20the%20Sequoia%20and%20Kings%20Canyon%20National%20Parks%20Foundation%2C%20a%20nonprofit%2C%20public-benefit%20Corporation%20to%20preserve%2C%20protect%2C%20and%20enhance%20the%20cultural%20and%20natural%20features%20of%20Sequoia%20and%20Kings%20Canyon.%20He%20is%20also%20a%20member%20of%20the%20Sequoia%20National%20History%20Association.%3Cp%3E%0D%0ASecretary%20Chrisman%20holds%20a%20MS%20in%20Agricultural%20Education%20and%20a%20BS%20in%20Agronomy/Plant%20Science%20from%20the%20University%20of%20Arizona.%20As%20Secretary%20for%20Resources%2C%20he%20is%20dedicated%20to%20providing%20Californians%20with%20the%20same%20integrity%20and%20vision%20he%20learned%20as%20a%20fourth-generation%20San%20Joaquin%20Valley%20resident.%20He%20and%20his%20wife%2C%20Barbara%2C%20have%20two%20children%20-%20Jessica%20Nelson%20of%20Visalia%20and%20Josh%20Chrisman%20of%20Exeter%20-%20and%20five%20grandchildren.%3Cp%3E

Bruce Darling As%20Senior%20Vice%20President%20for%20University%20Affairs%20for%20the%20University%20of%20California%2C%20Bruce%20Darling%20has%20wide-ranging%20responsibilities%20that%20include%20integrating%20University-wide%20internal%20and%20external%20planning%20and%20policy%3B%20serving%20as%20the%20principal%20liaison%20with%20The%20Regents%3B%20acquiring%20UC%27s%20operating%20and%20capital%20budgets%3B%20overseeing%20the%20University%27s%20governmental%20relations%20programs%20in%20Sacramento%20and%20Washington%2C%20D.C.%2C%20and%20its%20communications%20with%20the%20news%20media%20and%20public%3B%20maintaining%20and%20forwarding%20alumni%20relations%3B%20and%20overseeing%20philanthropic%20giving%20to%20the%20University.%3Cp%3E%0D%0AIn%202003%20Mr.%20Darling%20was%20named%20UC%27s%20Interim%20Vice%20President-Laboratory%20Management%2C%20which%20carried%20oversight%20responsibility%20for%20UC%27s%20management%20of%20three%20national%20laboratories%20for%20the%20U.S.%20Department%20of%20Energy%20and%20the%20National%20Nuclear%20Security%20Administration.%20The%20three%20facilities%20-%20Los%20Alamos%20National%20Laboratory%2C%20Lawrence%20Livermore%20National%20Laboratory%2C%20and%20Lawrence%20Berkeley%20National%20Laboratory%20-%20employ%20nearly%2018%2C000%20people%20and%20have%20combined%20annual%20budgets%20of%20nearly%20%244%20billion.%3Cp%3E%0D%0APreviously%2C%20Mr.%20Darling%20served%20as%20Vice%20Chancellor%20for%20Development%20and%20University%20Relations%20at%20UC%20San%20Diego%2C%20and%20as%20Special%20Assistant%20to%20the%20Director%20of%20the%20National%20Science%20Foundation.%20He%20has%20received%20several%20scholastic%20and%20professional%20honors%20and%20is%20active%20in%20numerous%20professional%20and%20civic%20activities.%20He%20serves%20on%20the%20boards%20of%20the%20California%20Council%20on%20Science%20and%20Technology%20and%20Californians%20for%20Higher%20Education.%20%20He%20is%20also%20a%20member%20of%20the%20California%20Policy%20Research%20Center%27s%20Steering%20Committee%20and%20an%20ex-officio%20member%20of%20the%20UC%20President%27s%20Board%20on%20Science%20and%20Innovation.%3Cp%3E%0D%0AMr.%20Darling%20graduated%20summa%20cum%20laude%20with%20a%20bachelor%27s%20degree%20in%20political%20science%20from%20UCLA%20in%201974.%20He%20is%20fluent%20in%20Spanish%20and%20Portuguese%2C%20having%20spent%20much%20of%20his%20childhood%20living%20in%20South%20America%20and%20the%20Caribbean.%3Cp%3E%0D%0A%3Cp%3E

John Flynn John%20Flynn%20is%20a%20director%20of%20the%20Irvine%20Ranch%20Conservancy%20and%20the%20Executive%20Vice%20President%20of%20both%20the%20Donald%20Bren%20Foundation%20and%20Bren%20Investments.%3Cp%3E%0D%0AMr.%20Flynn%20is%20responsible%20for%20coordinating%20and%20monitoring%20the%20major-gift%20programs%20for%20Donald%20Bren%2C%20the%20Donald%20Bren%20Foundation%2C%20and%20The%20Irvine%20Company.%20He%20also%20has%20executive%20responsibilities%20for%20the%20administration%20and%20operations%20of%20Donald%20Bren%u2019s%20private%20family%20office.%3Cp%3E%0D%0ABefore%20joining%20Bren%20Investments%20in%201999%2C%20Mr.%20Flynn%20was%20a%20senior%20partner%20in%20the%20Los%20Angeles%20office%20of%20Arthur%20Andersen%2C%20an%20international%20accounting%20and%20advisory%20firm.%20%20He%20specialized%20in%20services%20to%20the%20real%20estate%20industry.%3Cp%3E%0D%0AMr.%20Flynn%20is%20a%20CPA%20with%20an%20MBA%20degree%20from%20the%20Wharton%20School%20and%20a%20B.A.%20degree%20from%20the%20University%20of%20California%2C%20Berkeley.%20He%20is%20a%20retired%20naval%20officer%20whose%20service%20included%20duty%20with%20the%20Navy%20Seabees%20during%20the%20Vietnam%20conflict.%0D%0A

Angel Martinez A%20leader%20in%20product%20and%20marketing%20innovation%20and%20in%20recognizing%20and%20shaping%20future%20trends%2C%20Angel%20Martinez%2C%2053%2C%20is%20the%20Chief%20Executive%20Officer%20of%20Deckers%20Outdoor%20Corporation%20and%20the%20former%20Executive%20Vice%20President%20and%20Chief%20Marketing%20Officer%20of%20the%20Reebok%20portfolio%20of%20brands.%20As%20one%20of%20the%20Reebok%20Corporation%u2019s%20founding%20employees%2C%20Angel%u2019s%20vision%20was%20instrumental%20in%20the%20creation%20of%20the%20Reebok%20brand%20worldwide.%3Cp%3E%0D%0AAngel%u2019s%20professional%20career%20began%20with%20Carter%20Hawley%20Hale%20department%20stores%20and%20joined%20Reebok%20International%20Ltd.%20in%201980%20as%20a%20West%20Coast%20sales%20representative.%20He%20positioned%20Reebok%20at%20the%20forefront%20of%20the%20women%u2019s%20fitness%20movement%2C%20led%20the%20team%20that%20designed%20and%20marketed%20the%20legendary%20Freestyle%20aerobic%20shoe%2C%20introduced%20a%20variety%20of%20other%20shoes%2C%20and%20established%20Reebok%u2019s%20presence%20in%20Hollywood.%3Cp%3E%0D%0AIn%201994%2C%20Angel%20was%20named%20President%20and%20CEO%20of%20The%20Rockport%20Company%2C%20Reebok%u2019s%20largest%20subsidiary%2C%20where%20he%20directed%20the%20development%20and%20global%20implementation%20of%20a%20successful%20product%20and%20marketing%20program%20dedicated%20to%20broadening%20the%20brand%u2019s%20appeal.%20The%20turnaround%20of%20the%20Rockport%20brand%20earned%20Angel%20the%20title%20of%201997%20Man%20of%20the%20Year%20by%20Footwear%20News%2C%20the%20leading%20trade%20publication%20in%20the%20footwear%20industry.%20Angel%20retired%20from%20Reebok%20in%202001%20after%2021%20years%20with%20the%20company.%3Cp%3E%0D%0AIn%202003%2C%20Angel%20partnered%20with%20Martin%20Keen%20to%20launch%20Keen%20Footwear.%20Keen%20was%20selected%20Launch%20of%20the%20Year%20in%20the%20footwear%20industry%20in%202003%20and%20in%202005%20received%20REI%u2019s%20%u201CVendor%20Partner%20of%20the%20Year%u201D%20award.%0D%0AAngel%20joined%20Deckers%20Outdoor%20Corporation%20in%202005%20as%20Chief%20Executive%20Officer%20and%20President%2C%20and%20was%20named%20Chairman%20of%20the%20Board%20in%20May%202008.%20Deckers%20offers%20five%20brands%20of%20footwear%20--%20Deckers%2C%20Teva%2C%20Ugg%20Australia%2C%20Simple%20Shoes%2C%20and%20Tsubo.%20In%202008%2C%20Deckers%20Outdoor%20was%20honored%20as%20Company%20of%20the%20Year%20by%20both%20Footwear%20News%20and%20Footwear%20Plus.%3Cp%3E%0D%0AAngel%20is%20a%20founding%20member%20of%20the%20Board%20of%20Advisors%20for%20the%20Reebok%20Human%20Rights%20Awards%20and%20was%20executive%20producer%20of%20the%20%u201CHuman%20Rights%20Now%21%u201D%20tour%20in%201988%2C%20working%20with%20Amnesty%20International%20and%20Bill%20Graham%20to%20produce%20the%20global%20concert%20tour%20that%20played%20in%2017%20countries%20on%20five%20continents%20over%20a%20seven-month%20period.%20He%20serves%20on%20the%20boards%20of%20Tupperware%20and%20the%20Santa%20Barbara%20Museum%20of%20Natural%20History.%3Cp%3E%0D%0AA%20native%20of%20Cuba%2C%20Angel%20emigrated%20to%20the%20United%20States%20in%201958.%20He%20is%20a%20graduate%20of%20the%20University%20of%20California%2C%20Davis%2C%20where%20he%20was%20an%20All-American%20in%20cross-country%20and%20track.%20He%20lives%20in%20Santa%20Barbara%20with%20his%20wife%2C%20Frankie%2C%20and%20their%20four%20children.%0D%0A

John Melack John%20Melack%20%28BA%20Cornell%3B%20PhD%20Duke%29%20leads%20a%20research%20program%20in%20limnology%2C%20biogeochemistry%2C%20aquatic%20ecology%2C%20and%20remote%20sensing%20that%20has%20active%20studies%20in%20tropical%20Brazil%2C%20coastal%20catchments%20in%20California%2C%20and%20alpine%20and%20saline%20lakes%20in%20the%20Sierra%20Nevada.%20He%20conducted%20research%20in%20tropical%20Africa%20for%20a%20decade%20and%20has%20studied%20lakes%2C%20rivers%2C%20wetlands%2C%20and%20catchments%20in%20Australia%2C%20Japan%2C%20central%20Asia%2C%20and%20the%20southeastern%20United%20States.%3Cp%3E%0D%0ADr.%20Melack%20has%20published%20more%20than%20200%20scientific%20papers%2C%20edited%20two%20books%20and%20a%20special%20issue%20of%20Limnology%20and%20Ocenography%2C%20and%20written%20numerous%20book%20reviews%20and%20technical%2C%20workshop%2C%20and%20committee%20reports.%20He%20serves%20on%20the%20editorial%20boards%20of%20Biogeochemistry%20and%20Hydrobiologia%20and%20has%20served%20on%20the%20editorial%20boards%20of%20Ecological%20Applications%20and%20Limnology%20and%20Oceanography.%20He%20is%20a%20member%20of%20the%20Science%20Steering%20Committee%20for%20the%20Large%20Scale%20Biosphere-Atmosphere%20Experiment%20in%20Amazonia%20and%20the%20Independent%20Science%20Board%20for%20the%20California%20Bay-Delta%20Authority%u2019s%20CALFED%20Bay-Delta%20Program%2C%20and%20is%20an%20elected%20U.S.%20representative%20to%20the%20International%20Society%20of%20Limnology.%3Cp%3E%0D%0APreviously%2C%20Dr.%20Melack%20was%20president%20of%20the%20International%20Society%20for%20Salt%20Lake%20Research%2C%20and%20for%20the%20past%20six%20years%20he%20has%20been%20a%20member%20of%20the%20National%20Academy%20of%20Sciences%20Committee%20on%20Geophysical%20and%20Environmental%20Data.%20He%20has%20represented%20the%20limnological%20community%20on%20NASA%u2019s%20Science%20Steering%20Committee%20for%20the%20Earth%20Observing%20System%20and%20served%20on%20the%20National%20Academy%20of%20Sciences%20committee%20that%20prepared%20report%20titled%20The%20Mono%20Basin%20Ecosystem-Effects%20of%20Changing%20Lake%20Level.%20He%20has%20also%20served%20for%2025%20years%20as%20the%20faculty%20manager%20of%20the%20Valentine%20Eastern%20Sierra%20Reserve%2C%20a%20teaching%2C%20research%2C%20and%20outreach%20facility%20in%20the%20eastern%20Sierra%20Nevada.%3Cp%3E%0D%0A

Michael O%27Connell Mike%20O%u2019Connell%20is%20the%20Executive%20Director%20of%20the%20Irvine%20Ranch%20Conservancy%20%28IRC%29.%20He%20came%20to%20the%20IRC%20after%20a%2013-year%20career%20with%20The%20Nature%20Conservancy%20%28TNC%29%2C%20where%20he%20held%20a%20number%20of%20positions.%3Cp%3E%0D%0AFrom%202001%20to%202004%2C%20he%20was%20managing%20director%20of%20the%20South%20Coast%20Eco-region%2C%20overseeing%20projects%20and%20staff%20in%20coastal%20Southern%20California%20and%20northwestern%20Baja%20California.%20From%201998%20to%202001%20he%20was%20Senior%20Advisor%20for%20Science%20and%20Policy%2C%20responsible%20for%20the%20Conservancy%u2019s%20work%20in%20the%20science%2C%20policy%2C%20and%20funding%20of%20regional%20conservation%20plans.%20From%201995%20to%201998%20he%20was%20director%20of%20Natural%20Community%20Conservation%20Planning%20in%20Southern%20California.%20Mike%20also%20spent%20four%20years%20with%20TNC%20in%20Florida%2C%20where%2C%20as%20Director%20of%20Habitat%20Conservation%20Planning%2C%20he%20facilitated%20the%20development%20of%20a%20regional%20conservation%20and%20land%20use%20program%20in%20Brevard%20County.%3Cp%3E%0D%0ABefore%20his%20career%20at%20TNC%2C%20Mr.%20O%u2019Connell%20served%20as%20section%20program%20officer%20for%20land%20and%20wildlife%20for%20the%20World%20Wildlife%20Fund%2C%20and%20worked%20on%20private%20land%20conservation%20and%20endangered%20species%20issues%20in%20both%20state%20government%20and%20private%20consulting.%20From%201998%20to%202003%2C%20he%20chaired%20the%20Policy%20Committee%20of%20the%20Board%20of%20Governors%20of%20the%20Society%20for%20Conservation%20Biology.%3Cp%3E%0D%0AMr.%20O%u2019Connell%20%20has%20co-authored%20two%20books%3A%20Reconciling%20Conflicts%20Under%20the%20Endangered%20Species%20Act%20%281991%29%20and%20The%20Science%20of%20Conservation%20Planning%20%281997%29%2C%20as%20well%20as%20a%20number%20of%20articles%20for%20the%20scientific%2C%20technical%2C%20and%20popular%20media.%20Mike%20has%20an%20AB%20in%20geology%20from%20Carleton%20College%20and%20an%20MES%20in%20conservation%20biology%20from%20the%20Yale%20School%20of%20Forestry%20and%20Environmental%20Studies.%3Cp%3E%0D%0A

Lindene Patton Ms.%20Patton%20serves%20as%20Chief%20Climate%20Product%20Officer%20at%20Zurich%20Financial%20Services.%20She%20manages%20the%20Underwriting%20Counsel%20staff%20and%20the%20Cost%20Engineering%20Services%20staff%2C%20which%20provide%20support%20to%20the%20environmental%20and%20architects%20and%20engineering%20underwriting%20divisions.%20She%20also%20oversees%20the%20group%20that%20underwrites%20guaranteed%20fixed-price%20remediation%20stop%20loss%20and%20all%20environmental%20impairment%20liability%20programs.%3Cp%3E%0D%0AMs.%20Patton%20has%20substantial%20expertise%20in%20all%20aspects%20of%20environmental%20insurance%20and%20professional%20liability%20insurance%20for%20the%20design%20professional%2C%20and%20she%20supports%20the%20development%20and%20improvement%20of%20all%20lines%20of%20environmental%20insurance.%20Additionally%2C%20Ms.%20Patton%20has%20extensive%20experience%20in%20standard%20property%20and%20casualty%20insurance%20and%20other%20specialty%20insurance%20coverages%2C%20such%20as%20political%20risk.%20She%20evaluates%20issues%20related%20to%20climate%20change%20and%20has%20developed%20products%20to%20support%20carbon%20trading%20and%20other%20unique%20solutions%20designed%20to%20assist%20customers%20in%20their%20adaptation%20to%20climate%20change.%3Cp%3E%0D%0AMs.%20Patton%20serves%20as%20a%20member%20of%20several%20advisory%20boards%2C%20including%20the%20Environmental%20Financial%20Advisory%20Board%2C%20a%20federal%20advisory%20committee.%20The%20purpose%20of%20the%20Environmental%20Financial%20Advisory%20Board%20is%20to%20provide%20authoritative%20analysis%20and%20advice%20to%20the%20EPA%20Administrator%20on%20finance%20issues%20to%20assist%20the%20Agency%20in%20carrying%20out%20its%20environmental%20mandates.%3Cp%3E%0D%0AMs.%20Patton%20is%20an%20attorney%20licensed%20in%20the%20State%20of%20California%20and%20the%20District%20of%20Columbia%2C%20and%20an%20American%20Board%20of%20Industrial%20Hygiene%20Certified%20Industrial%20Hygienist.%20She%20holds%20a%20bachelors%20degree%20in%20Biochemistry%20from%20the%20University%20of%20California%2C%20Davis.%20She%20received%20her%20Masters%20in%20Public%20Health%20from%20the%20University%20of%20California%20at%20Berkeley%2C%20and%20her%20J.D.%20from%20Santa%20Clara%20University%20School%20of%20Law.%0D%0A

Glenn Prickett Glenn%20Pricket%20is%20Senior%20Vice%20President%20of%20Conservation%20International%20%28CI%29%20and%20Executive%20Director%20of%20the%20Center%20for%20Environmental%20Leadership%20in%20Business%20%28CELB%29.%3Cp%3E%0D%0ACELB%2C%20a%20division%20of%20CI%2C%20engages%20the%20private%20sector%20worldwide%20in%20creating%20environmental%20solutions%20to%20global%20environmental%20problems.%20CELB%20works%20with%20leading%20firms%20in%20key%20industries%2C%20including%20natural%20resources%2C%20agriculture%2C%20travel%20and%20leisure%2C%20transportation%2C%20finance%2C%20and%20information%20technology%2C%20to%20create%20business%20practices%20that%20reduce%20industry%27s%20ecological%20footprint%2C%20contribute%20to%20conservation%2C%20and%20create%20value%20for%20the%20companies%20that%20adopt%20them.%20Examples%20of%20this%20work%20can%20be%20found%20in%20Footprints%20in%20the%20Jungle%3A%20Natural%20Resource%20Industries%2C%20Infrastructure%20and%20Biodiversity%20Conservation.%3Cp%3E%0D%0APrior%20to%20joining%20CI%2C%20Prickett%20served%20as%20Chief%20Environmental%20Advisor%20for%20the%20U.S.%20Agency%20for%20International%20Development%20and%20as%20Senior%20Associate%20with%20the%20International%20Program%20of%20the%20Natural%20Resources%20Defense%20Council.%20He%20currently%20serves%20on%20the%20board%20of%20directors%20of%20the%20Northern%20Virginia%20Conservation%20Trust.%20He%20lives%20in%20Great%20Falls%2C%20Virgina%20with%20his%20wife%20Lisa%20and%20son%20Benjamin.%20He%20earned%20his%20B.A.%2C%20Economics%20and%20Political%20Science%20from%20Yale%20University.%3Cp%3E%0D%0A

James Salzman Jim%20Salzman%20joined%20the%20Duke%20Law%20Faculty%20in%202004%20and%20holds%20a%20joint%20appointment%20as%20the%20Nicholas%20Institute%20Professor%20of%20Environmental%20Policy%20at%20the%20Nicholas%20School%20of%20the%20Environment%20and%20Earth%20Sciences.%20He%20has%20also%20been%20a%20visiting%20professor%20at%20the%20Bren%20School%20of%20Environmental%20Science%20and%20Management%20at%20UC%20Santa%20Barbara%3B%20at%20Yale%2C%20Harvard%2C%20and%20Stanford%20Universities%3B%20and%20at%20Macquarie%20University%20in%20Sydney%2C%20Australia%2C%20and%20Lund%20University%20in%20Lund%2C%20Sweden.%20He%20has%20lectured%20on%20environmental%20policy%20to%20audiences%20in%20the%20Americas%2C%20Europe%2C%20Asia%2C%20Australia%2C%20and%20Africa.%3Cp%3E%0D%0APrior%20to%20entering%20academia%2C%20Professor%20Salzman%20worked%20for%20the%20OECD%20in%20Paris%20and%20served%20as%20the%20European%20Environmental%20Manager%20for%20Johnson%20Wax%20in%20London.%20The%20first%20Harvard%20graduate%20to%20earn%20joint%20degrees%20in%20law%20and%20engineering%2C%20he%20was%20named%20a%20Sheldon%20Fellow%20upon%20graduation.%3Cp%3E%0D%0ASince%201996%20he%20has%20served%20as%20a%20principal%20liaison%20for%20the%20Trade%20and%20Environment%20Policy%20Advisory%20Committee%2C%20providing%20counsel%20to%20the%20EPA%20and%20the%20U.S.%20Trade%20Representative%20on%20issues%20relating%20to%20trade%20and%20the%20environment.%20Elected%20as%20a%20fellow%20of%20the%20Royal%20Geographical%20Society%20in%20London%20in%201995%2C%20he%20was%20a%20McMaster%20Fellow%20and%20Fulbright%20Senior%20Scholar%20in%20Australia%20in%202002-2003%2C%20and%20a%20Bren%20Fellow%20at%20the%20Bren%20School%20in%20January%202004.%20%3Cp%3E%0D%0AProfessor%20Salzman%20serves%20on%20the%20editorial%20board%20of%20three%20professional%20journals%20and%20on%20the%20advisory%20board%20of%20three%20environmental%20non-profits.%20His%20recent%20books%20include%3A%20Natural%20Resources%20Law%20and%20Policy%20%28with%20J.%20Rasband%20and%20M.%20Squillace%2C%20Foundation%20Press%202004%29%2C%20Concepts%20and%20Insights%20in%20Environmental%20Law%20%28with%20Barton%20Thompson%2C%20Jr.%2C%20Foundation%20Press%202003%29%2C%20and%20International%20Environmental%20Law%20and%20Policy%20%28with%20D.%20Zaelke%20and%20D.%20Hunter%2C%20Foundation%20Press%201998%2C%202nd%20ed.%202002%29%2C%20the%20leading%20casebook%20in%20the%20field.%20His%20published%20articles%20include%20%22Creating%20Markets%20for%20Ecosystem%20Services%3A%20Notes%20from%20the%20Field%22%20%28NYU%20Law%20Review%2C%20forthcoming%29%2C%20%22The%20Red%20Queen%2C%20Mozart%2C%20and%20Regulatory%20Accretion%20in%20the%20Administrative%20State%22%20%28with%20J.%20B.%20Ruhl%2C%2091%20Georgetown%20Law%20Journal%2075%2C%202003%29%2C%20and%20%22Environmental%20Tribalism%22%20%28with%20Doug%20Kysar%2C%2087%20Minnesota%20Law%20Review%201099%2C%202003%29.%3Cp%3E%0D%0AProfessor%20Salzman%20earned%20his%20B.A.%20in%20history%20from%20Yale%20College%20in%201985%2C%20graduating%20magna%20cum%20laude%20with%20distinction.%20He%20received%20his%20J.D.%20cum%20laude%20from%20Harvard%20Law%20School%20in%201989%2C%20and%20his%20M.Sc.%20in%20Engineering%20Sciences%20from%20Harvard%20University%20in%201990.%3Cp%3E

Robert Weber Robert%20C.%20Weber%20is%20President%20and%20Chief%20Executive%20Officer%20of%20ENSR/AECOM%2C%20one%20of%20the%20world%u2019s%20leading%20environmental%20consulting%2C%20engineering%2C%20and%20remediation%20firms%2C%20with%2070%20offices%20around%20the%20world%20and%2045%20in%20the%20United%20States.%20ENSR%2C%20which%20has%20completed%20environmental%20projects%20in%20more%20than%20100%20countries%2C%20recently%20merged%20with%20AECOM%2C%20a%20global%20design%20and%20management%20company%20with%20a%20staff%20of%2024%2C000.%3Cp%3E%0D%0AA%20highly%20experienced%20environmentally%20focused%20executive%20and%20technical%20leader%2C%20Mr.%20Weber%20joined%20ENSR%20in%201981%20after%20serving%20with%20the%20U.S.%20Environmental%20Protection%20Agency.%20Prior%20to%20his%20role%20as%20ENSR%20President/CEO%2C%20he%20led%20the%20company%u2019s%20North%20American%20operations%20and%20launched%20its%20highly%20successful%20Key%20Account%20Program.The%20program%20has%20served%20to%20forge%20strong%20relationships%20with%20ENSR%27s%20major%20multinational%20corporate%20clients%20and%20has%20fueled%20the%20company%27s%20recent%20exemplary%20performance%20and%20profitable%20growth%2C%20culminating%20in%20a%202005%20%3Ci%3EEnvironmental%20Business%20Journal%3C/i%3E%20Gold%20Medal.%3Cp%3E%0D%0APreviously%2C%20Mr.%20Weber%20served%20ENSR%20in%20progressive%20leadership%20and%20technical%20roles%2C%20including%20that%20of%20Senior%20Industrial%20Remediation%20Program%20Leader.%20A%20registered%20professional%20engineer%2C%20Mr.%20Weber%20holds%20a%20B.S.%20in%20chemical%20engineering%20from%20Lehigh%20University%20and%20an%20M.S.%20in%20environmental%20management/public%20health%20from%20the%20University%20of%20North%20Carolina.%20He%20also%20attended%20the%20Amos%20Tuck%20School%20Executive%20Business%20Program%20at%20Dartmouth%20College.%3Cp%3E%0D%0A

Mel Willis Visiting Lecturer Mel Willis has more than 25 years of experience as a professional environmental planner. Having entered the Bren School’s Master’s program as a mid-career professional, Dr. Willis graduated in 1999, then entered the doctoral program and received his Ph.D. in environmental science and management in 2003. He also holds a Master of City and Regional Planning degree from California State University, Fresno, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. Prior to beginning his doctoral studies, Dr. Willis was Vice President for Environmental Sciences and Planning Services with Fugro West, a subsidiary of Fugro NV, an international engineering, environmental, and geotechnical consulting firm. In that position, he supervised the provision of environmental services to government and industry in the western United States, and served as the principal-in-charge of a project office in Moscow, the Russian Federation. Dr. Willis’s experience includes major environmental projects throughout the U.S., Russia, South America, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. In addition to serving on the Bren School Advisory Board, Dr. Willis serves on the board of directors of the California Association of Environmental Professionals.

Henry Yang Henry%20T.%20Yang%20joined%20UC%20Santa%20Barbara%20as%20chancellor%20in%201994.%20He%20also%20holds%20a%20faculty%20appointment%20in%20the%20Department%20of%20Mechanical%20and%20Environmental%20Engineering.%20He%20was%20formerly%20the%20Neil%20A.%20Armstrong%20Distinguished%20Professor%20of%20Aeronautics%20and%20Astronautics%20at%20Purdue%20University%2C%20where%20he%20also%20served%20as%20the%20dean%20of%20engineering%20for%20ten%20years%2C%20and%20as%20director%20of%20the%20Computer%20Integrated%20Design%2C%20Manufacturing%2C%20and%20Automation%20Center.%20He%20received%20his%20Ph.D.%20from%20Cornell%20University.%3Cp%3E%0D%0AIn%20addition%20to%20his%20administrative%20responsibilities%2C%20Dr.%20Yang%20has%20remained%20active%20in%20teaching%20and%20research.%20He%20has%20received%2012%20outstanding%20undergraduate%20teaching%20awards%2C%20and%20he%20still%20teaches%20one%20or%20two%20undergraduate%20courses%20in%20structural%20analysis%20each%20year%20and%20guides%20several%20graduate%20students.%20He%20has%20authored%20or%20co-authored%20more%20than%20160%20articles%20for%20scientific%20journals%2C%20and%20served%20as%20principal%20or%20co-principal%20investigator%20for%2030%20sponsored%20research%20grants.%20His%20book%20%22Finite%20Element%20Structural%20Analysis%2C%22%20published%20by%20Prentice-Hall%2C%20has%20been%20adopted%20by%20many%20universities%20and%20has%20also%20been%20published%20in%20Japanese%20and%20Chinese.%3Cp%3E%0D%0ADr.%20Yang%20has%20served%20on%20numerous%20governmental%2C%20corporate%2C%20and%20academic%20committees%20and%20advisory%20boards%2C%20such%20as%20the%20Defense%20Science%20Board%2C%20USAF%20Scientific%20Advisory%20Board%2C%20Naval%20Research%20Advisory%20Committee%2C%20NASA%27s%20Aeronautical%20Advisory%20Committee%2C%20and%20the%20Engineering%20Advisory%20Committee%20of%20the%20National%20Science%20Foundation.%20He%20has%20received%20many%20honors%20and%20awards%20for%20his%20research%2C%20teaching%2C%20and%20service%2C%20including%20the%20Benjamin%20Garver%20Lamme%20gold%20medal%20from%20the%20American%20Society%20of%20Engineering%20Education%20and%20four%20honorary%20doctorates%20in%20engineering.%20He%20is%20a%20member%20of%20the%20National%20Academy%20of%20Engineering%20and%20a%20Fellow%20of%20the%20American%20Institute%20of%20Aeronautics%20and%20Astronautics.%3Cp%3E%0D%0A