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MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW

The Claremont Colleges are currently restructuring the management of the Bernard Field Station. Until the new structure is finalized, the BFS is managed by an Interim Manager in consultation with the Faculty Advisory Committee. A Lead Dean serves as the primary liaison between BFS and the Academic Deans Committee (ADC).

INTERIM MANAGER

A part-time Interim Manager, who reports to the Claremont University Consortium (CUC), has responsibility for day-to-day operations, including scheduling of class and research use, arranging maintenance, and overseeing student assistants and outside contractors.

The Interim Manager is:

• Dr. Jennifer Gee
  Bernard Field Station
  1400 N. Amherst Avenue
  Claremont, CA 91711
  909-398-1751
  jennifer_gee@cuc.claremont.edu

The Interim Manager’s usual hours for Spring semester 2012 are:

• Tuesday and Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Monday and Wednesday: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

LEAD DEAN

The Lead Dean presents the BFS budget and other resource needs to the ADC. The Lead Dean for the BFS is:

• Dr. Cecilia Conrad, Lead Academic Dean for the Bernard Field Station
  Vice President & Dean of the College, Pomona College
  x18137, Cecilia.Conrad@pomona.edu

FACULTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The BFS Faculty Advisory Committee consists of one representative from each of major programs that use the BFS. The BFS Faculty Advisory Committee advises the Interim Manager on:

• Academic uses of the Field Station such as student and faculty research projects
• Appropriate educational usage of the Field Station by community groups
• Habitat maintenance and record-keeping relative to usage
• Budget development and capital needs

Current members of the BFS Faculty Advisory Committee are:

• Dr. Steve Adolph
  Stuart Mudd Professor and Chair of Biology, Harvey Mudd College
  x71872, adolph@hmc.edu
• Dr. Diane Thomson
  Assistant Professor of Biology, Joint Science Department
  x70029, dthomson@jsd.claremont.edu
• Dr. Paul Faulstich
  Professor of Environmental Analysis, Pitzer College
  x18818, Paul_Faulstich@pitzer.edu
• Dr. Fran Hanzawa
  Associate Professor of Biology, Pomona College
  x18601, Frances.Hanzawa@pomona.edu
• Dr. Lucinda McDade
  Professor and Chair of the Botany Department, Claremont Graduate University
  Judith B. Friend Director of Research, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
  (909) 625-8767 x234, Lucinda.McDade@cgu.edu