Team

Maeghan Brass is highly experienced engaging multi-disciplinary, multi-sector teams to develop and implement user-driven projects. She provides overall program leadership and manages the day-to-day activities of the Science Collaborative program. She leads the development of the Science Collaborative's regular request for proposal processes and serves as a program officer, working closely with project teams. She also guides ongoing project and program learning and contributes to the development of collaborative science workshops and resources.

Nick Soberal is a science communications specialist and serves as a program officer for knowledge exchange and capacity building projects. In addition to supporting program management activities, Nick leads the development of science communications products that synthesize and share stories across projects, maintains the project catalog and resource library, and produces the program’s Collaborative Science for Estuaries webinars and videos.

Arianna Stokes joined the team after partnering with the Science Collaborative to study what "meaningful engagement" with partners looks like during collaborative science projects. Her work supports a wide range of program activities, including working with project teams, sharing lessons learned during projects, developing resources for collaboration, and maintaining the Guide to Collaborative Science. 

Doug George is a trained geological oceanographer and the program manager for the NERRS Science Collaborative. He has worked throughout the West Coast as a federal scientist, state resource manager, and environmental consultant with projects ranging from estuary restoration and living shorelines to regional sediment management and climate change adaptation.