Organizations Filed Purposes:
To conduct pure and applied research, provide both structured education programs and information in non-instructional formats for individuals, organizations, and governance interested in and dependent upon the coastal and marine environment.
University Programs-support both graduate and undergraduate degrees of the 22 member institutions. Students utilize resources at MESC as an integral part of their education (300 students per year)
Discovery Hall Program-Intended to increase understanding and appreciation for science and the marine environment by directly involving participants in the environment with dynamic, hands on activities, k-12 students, teacher training and enhancement programs (10,000 students per year).
Research-faculty conduct research in disciplines ranging from biochemistry to paleobiology. Mobile Bay is the overwhelmingly dominant natural feature of the Alabama coast and MESC has concentrated its efforts on the Bay - although research is carried out as far as Antarctica (100 projects)
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
John Valentine | Executive Director | 40 | $205,416 |
Ken Heck | Chair, University Programs | 40 | $168,599 |
John Dindo | Assoc. Director, Institutional Advancement | 40 | $159,981 |
Just Cebrian | Sr. Marine Scientist III | 40 | $145,331 |
David England | Assoc. Director, Admin Services | 40 | $136,259 |
Ruth Carmichael | Sr. Marine Scientist III | 40 | $115,372 |
Roberta Swann | Director of MBNEP | 40 | $103,468 |
Christine Miller-Way | Chair Discovery Hall Programs | 40 | $93,991 |
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