Directory
Leadership
Austin Shelton, Ph.D.
Director
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
shelton@triton.uog.edu
(671) 735-5631
Fran Castro, MS
Associate Director, Operations and Development
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
francastro@uog.edu
(671) 735-5631
Kyle Mandapat, MBA
Associate Director, Science Communication & Community Engagement
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
mandapatk@triton.uog.edu
(671) 735-5631
Else Demeulenaere, Ph.D.
Associate Director, CIS Division of Natural Resources
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
elsed@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Emma Perez
Fiscal Officer
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
pereze18243@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-5631
Phillip Cruz, PMBA
Program Leader
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
philcruz@uog.edu
(671)-735-5631
Administrative & Grant Support
Janelle Flores
Program Associate
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
floresj844@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-5631
Ci'ana Cruz
Grant Assistant III
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
cruzcr@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-5631
Science Communication, Community Engagement & Outreach
Annania Nauta Kemp
Community Engagement Manager, Kupu Corps Coordinator
Guam Green Growth
annania.nauta@triton.uog.edu
Joseph Certeza
G3 Conservation Corps Coordinator
Guam Green Growth
ccertezaj@triton.uog.edu
Gabriella Topasna
Extension & Outreach Assistant
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
topasnag15513@triton.uog.edu
Tristan Quintanilla
Extension & Outreach Assistant
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
quintanillat9700@triton.uog.edu
Thomas Benavente
GROW Conservation Corps Project Lead
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
benaventet15274@triton.uog.edu
Louella Losino
Publications & Media Supervisor
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
losiniom@triton.uog.edu
Maurice Jones
Production Coordinator
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
jonesml@triton.uog.edu
Clyde Grappa
Graphic Artist
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
grapac@triton.uog.edu
Jeremie Charfauros
Assistant Science Communicator
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
charfaurosj3148@triton.uog.edu
Reese Espinosa
Assistant Science Communicator
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
espinosak16299@triton.uog.edu
Christian Sumalpong
Science Communicator
Guam NSF EPSCoR
sumalpongc6474@triton.uog.edu
Matt Zapata
Web Specialist
Guam NSF EPSCoR
zapatam@triton.uog.edu
Fisheries & Sea Turtle Research
Leilani Sablan Naden
Fisheries Biologist
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
sablanl9009@triton.uog.edu
Ella Fedenko
Sea Turtle Biologist
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
fedenkoe@triton.uog.edu
Mary Jolleen Perez
Sea Turtle Biologist
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
perezm14726@triton.uog.edu
Climate Resilience & Energy
Clemintiné Schnabel
Micronesia Challenge Guam Coordinator
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
schnabelc@triton.uog.edu
Rico Lizama
Project Associate
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
lizamar16811@triton.uog.edu
Emily Wood
Climate Action Coordinator
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
woode@triton.uog.edu
Guam Restoration of Watersheds (GROW)
Joshua Muña
GROW Project Lead
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
munaj7479@triton.uog.edu
Daniel Stone Jr.
GROW Project Associate
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
stoned@triton.uog.edu
Christopher Certeza
GROW Project Associate
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
certezac8658@triton.uog.edu
Laura Layan
GROW Project Associate
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
layanl@triton.uog.edu
Telel Blesam
GROW Project Associate
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
blesamt@triton.uog.edu
Lawerence Lizama
GROW Project Associate
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
lizamal10975@triton.uog.edu
Aquaponics & Aquaculture
Dave Crisostomo, MS
Aquaculture Specialist
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
crisostomod8562@triton.uog.edu
Samih Otmane-Tani
Aquaculture Associate
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
otmane-tanis@triton.uog.edu
Tristan Ruway
Research Assistant II (Aquaculture)
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
ruwayt@triton.uog.edu
Capacity Building
Catherine Bansil
Program Lead
NSF Navigating Home
bansilc17887@triton.uog.edu
Franki Guerrero
Program Associate
NSF INCLUDES & Guam NSF EPSCoRt
guerrerof@triton.uog.edu
Guam Green Growth
Abby Crain
G3 Circular Economy Coordinator
Guam Green Growth
craina@triton.uog.edu
(671)-475-0161
Emily Stergar-Wendte
G3 Makerspace Coordinator
Guam Green Growth
wendtee@triton.uog.edu
(671)-475-0161
Camarin Quitugua
G3 Action Framework Coordinator
Guam Green Growth
quituguac@triton.uog.edu
Jaret Castro
G3 Action Framework Associate Coordinator
Guam Green Growth
castroj9420@triton.uog.edu
Shawn Garcia
G3 Makerspace Attendant
Guam Green Growth
garcias6899@triton.uog.edu
(671)-475-0161
Franceska de Oro
G3 Circular Economy Education Assistant
Guam Green Growth
deorof@triton.uog.edu
(671)-475-0161
Center for Island Sustainability Natural Resources Division
Vince Fabian
Program Manager
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
fabianv@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Matthew Putnam
Research Assistant III
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
maputnam@uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Jacob Concepcion
Research Assistant III
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
concepcionj15242@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Caley Jay Chargualaf
Project Associate
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
chargualafc10679@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Damon Concepcion
Research Assistant III
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
concepciond15462@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Wade Kitalong
Research Assistant III
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
kitalongw@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Anna Aguire
Project Associate
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
aguirrea@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Zeriah Blas
Research Assistant II
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
blasz15489@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Damien Camacho
Research Assistant I
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
camachod11125@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Regina-Mae Dominguez
Research Statistician II
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
dominguezr@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Joshua Fernandez
Research Associate II
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
fernandezj8885@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Tristan Guile
Research Assistant II
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
guilet@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Xavier Reyes
Research Assistant II
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
reyesx@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Kara Schwarz
Project Associate
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
schwarzk@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Aubrie Uson
Research Assistant II
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
usona@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Khanh Ly
Project Associate
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
lyk@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Alexander Patague
Research Assistant II
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
pataguea13703@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Sigfrido Sanchez
Research Assistant II
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
sanchezs16836@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Makeo Blas
Research Assistant II
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
blasm16809@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Brian Anderson
Research Associate I
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
andersonb16835@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Beato Mangloña
Research Assistant II
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
manglonab11147@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Tayah Hawley
Extension Associate I
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
hawleyt@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Tatiana Talavera
Extension Associate II
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
talaverat17646@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Stewart Johnny
Research Associate I
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
johnnys@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Caleb Escalera
Research Associate I
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
escalerac@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Matthew Cruz
Research Associate I
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
cruzm7607@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Joshua Artuz
Research Associate I
UOG CIS & Sea Grant
artuzj@triton.uog.edu
(671)-735-2918
Contact Us
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UOG Station
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Phone: (671)735-5631
Email: cis@uog.edu
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Sea Grant. All rights reserved.
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Mangilao, Guam 96913
Phone: (671)-735-5631
Email: cis@uog.edu
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