Professional Staff / Other Faculty

For operational staff at VIMS, visit our staff directory page.
Gary Anderson - CIO

Anderson, Gary F.
CIO & Director, ITNS
Email: gary@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7080
Office: Davis Hall 109
Unit: Information Technology and Network Services

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Benton, Will
Telecommunications Services Specialist
Email: will@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7085
Office: Davis Hall 104
Unit: Information Technology and Network Services

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Brabham, Mark
Director, Facilities Management
Email: mbrabham@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7048
Office: Facilities Management Building 147
Unit: Facilities Management

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Cackowski, Celia
Marine Education Specialist
Email: ccackowski@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7175
Office: Davis Hall 234
Section: Natural Resources
Unit: Marine Advisory Program
ORCID: 0000-0003-0163-0605

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Clark, Jay
VASG Communications Manager
Email: jtclark@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7362
Office: Davis Hall 244C
Section: Natural Resources
Unit: Virginia Sea Grant

Jennifer Dreyer

Dreyer, Jennifer
Assistant Research Scientist and Curator of VIMS Invertebrate Collection
Email: jcdrey@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7903 office, (804) 684-7606 lab
Office: Andrews Hall 103
Section: Natural Resources

Duhring, Karen
Marine Scientist Supervisor, CCRM
Email: karend@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7159
Office: Davis Hall 226
Section: Ecosystem Health
Unit: Center for Coastal Resources Management
Research Interests: Long-term effectiveness of "living shoreline" techniques for erosion protection, Citizen science applications for shoreline monitoring, Effective coastal training and outreach communication methods

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Gartland, Jim
Associate Research Scientist
Email: jgartlan@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7546
Office: Nunnally Hall 120
Section: Natural Resources
Lab: : Multispecies Research Group

Hay, Jennifer
Registrar & Assistant to the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Email: hay@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7106
Office: Watermen's Hall 247
Unit: Office of Academic Affairs

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Hein, Emily
Assistant Director, Research and Advisory Services
Email: eahein@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7482
Office: Watermen’s Hall 250
Unit: Office of Research & Advisory Services

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Herman, Julie D.
Associate Research Scientist
Email: herman@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7535
Office: Davis Hall 210
Section: Ecosystem Health
Unit: Center for Coastal Resources Management
Program: Research

Huber, Sarah
Associate Research Scientist
Email: skhuber@vims.edu
Office Phone: (804) 684-7104
Nunnally Collection Phone: (804) 684-7285
Office: Nunnally Hall 101
Section: Natural Resources

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Isdell, Robert
Senior Research Scientist
Email: risdell@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7718
Office: Davis Hall 211
Section: Ecosystem Health
Unit: Center for Coastal Resources Management
Program: Research

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Koenigsmann, Emrys
Infrastructure Services Architect
Email: emrys@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7171
Office: Davis Hall 112
Unit: Information Technology and Networking Services

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Lawrence, Lisa
Marine Education Program Leader
Email: ayers@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7608
Office: Davis Hall 233
Section: Natural Resources
Unit: Marine Advisory Program

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Lerberg, Scott
Senior Marine Scientist, CBNERRV
Email: lerbergs@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7129
Office: Wilson House 205
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Unit: Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Carter Lin

Lin, Carter
Scallop Researcher
Email: clin@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7007
Office: Davis Hall 238
Unit: Marine Advisory Program

Drew Luellen

Luellen, Drew
Environmental Data Research Specialist
Email: luellen@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7749
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall S312
Section: Ecosystem Health

Miranda Lv

Lv, Miranda
Senior Program Analyst
Email: mlv@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7273 in
Unit: Center for Coastal Resources Management

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Milligan, Donna A.
Assistant Research Scientist
Email: milligan@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7596
Office: Brown House 204
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Unit: Shoreline Studies Program

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Nuss, Sarah
Education Coordinator, CBNERRV
Email: mcguire@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7878
Office: Sowers House 106
Unit: Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

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Ogunyemi, Daniel
Director of Inclusive Excellence & Belonging
Email: daniel@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7941
Office: Watermen's Hall
Unit: Dean & Director's Office

Chris Palmer

Palmer, Chris
Enterprise Operations Specialist
Email: palmercd@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7072
Office: Davis Hall 113
Unit: Information Technology and Network Services

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Parrish, David
Environmental Data Center Manager
Email: parrishd@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7835
Office: CBNERR-WQ 101
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Unit: CBNERR

Bob Polley

Polley, Bob
Instructional Technology Specialist
Email: bob@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7078
Office: Davis Hall 106
Unit: Information Technology and Network Services

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Pressey, Sidne
Associate Director, Budget & Financial Planning
Phone: 804-684-7808
Email: smgrav@vims.edu
Office: Watermen's Hall 239
Unit: Office of Finance

Gina Ralph

Ralph, Gina
Assistant Research Scientist
Email: gmralph@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7589
Office: Nunnally Hall 122
Section: Natural Resources

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Rogers, Sabine
Executive Assistant/External Relations, VASG
Email: sarogers@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7335
Office: Davis Hall 244G
Section: Natural Resources
Unit: Virginia Sea Grant

Sally Roman

Roman, Sally
Marine Fish Specialist / Scallop Researcher
Email: saroman@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7165
Office: Davis Hall 241
Section: Natural Resources
Unit: Marine Advisory Program

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Shields, Erin
Assistant Research Scientist
Email: eshields@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7702
Office: Wilson House 101
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Unit: Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

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Smith, Ethan
Associate Director of Communications
Email: ethan@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7062
Office: Davis Hall 126E
Unit: Communications & Marketing

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Snyder, Dana
Facilities Management Project Manager
Email: dwsnyder@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7824
Office: Facilities Management Building 145
Unit: Facilities Management

Thomas, John
Senior Database Administrator/Analyst
Email: jkthomas@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7183
Office: Davis Hall 107
Unit: Information Technology and Network Services

Tombleson, Christine
Marine Scientist Supervisor
Email: christine@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7912
Office: Davis Hall 220
Section: Ecosystem Health
Unit: Center for Coastal Resources Management
Program: Extension

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Tomlinson, Carol
Executive Director, Finance & Supply Chain Operations
Email: carol@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7014
Office: Watermen's Hall 234
Unit: Office of Finance

Varnell, Lyle
Associate Director for Advisory Services
Email: lyle@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7764
Office: Watermen's Hall 249
Unit: Office of Research & Advisory Services

Robin Varney

Varney, Robin
Assistant Research Scientist
Email: rlvarney@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7710
Office: Andrews Hall 414
Section: Natural Resources
Unit: Aquaculture Genetics and Breeding Technology Center
Research Interests: oysters, population genetics, genomics, molecular biology, shellfish genetics, aquaculture

Zhengui Wang

Wang, Zhengui
Assistant Research Scientist
Email: wangzg@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7387
Office: Davis Hall 223
Section: Ecosystem Health
Unit: Center for Coastal Resource Management
Program: Numerical/Hydrodynamic Modeling

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Ward, Tanya
Infrastructure Services Architect
Email: tanya@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7083
Office: Davis Hall 115
Unit: Information Technology and Networking Services

David Weiss

Weiss, David
CCRM Systems Administrator/CCI GIS Database Manager
Email: weiss@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7141
Office: Teleworking
Section: Ecosystem Health
Unit: Center for Coastal Resources Management
Program: Operations

Ye, Fei
Assistant Research Scientist
Email: feiye@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7694
Office: Davis Hall 212
Section: Ecosystem Health
Unit: Center for Coastal Resources Management
Program: Numerical/Hydrodynamic Modeling

Yu, Hao-Cheng (Dan)

Yu, Hao-Cheng (Dan)
Assistant Research Scientist
Email: hcyu@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7468
Office: Davis Hall 207C
Section: Ecosystem Health
Unit: Center for Coastal Resources Management
Program: Numerical/Hydrodynamic Modeling
Research Interests: Hydrodynamic modeling and its applications for operational forecast and system integration