Meet the Team
Working together for healthy oceans, well-managed and resilient coastlines, and long-term human welfare and prosperity.
General Contact Information
The Center for the Blue Economy
Middlebury Institute of International Studies
460 Pierce Street
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 647-6615
cbe@miis.edu
Media Contact
The Center for the Blue Economy is involved in the national conversation about climate change, conservation, and economic policy. Dr. Jason Scorse and Dr. Charles Colgan are our resident experts, and we welcome media contact.
Center for the Blue Economy Staff
The Center for the Blue Economy staff members work together to accomplish our research, academic, and collaboration goals.
Jason Scorse
Associate Professor; Program Chair, Environmental Policy and Management; Director, Center for the Blue Economy
- Email:
- jscorse@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (831) 647-3548
- Office:
- Craig Building K22
Charles Colgan
Research Director, Center for the Blue Economy (CBE)
- Email:
- ccolgan@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (831) 647-4616
- Office:
- Craig Building CR20
Patrick (Pat) Johnston
Data Manager, Center for the Blue Economy
- Email:
- patj@miis.edu
- Tel:
- (831) 647-4191
- Office:
- Craig Building CR-12
Rachel Christopherson
Program Manager, Center for the Blue Economy
- Email:
- rchristo@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (831) 647-4183
- Office:
- Craig Building CR12
Anthony Castelletto
Research Associate, Center for the Blue Economy
- Email:
- acastelletto@miis.edu
- Tel:
- (831) 264-5201
- Office:
- Craig Building CR-20
The Center for the Blue Economy Senior Fellows
Senior Fellows are distinguished scholars and practitioners who work with the Center for the Blue Economy on research, internships, and fellowships for students, and on events that help the center achieve its mission.
Juliano Calil
Adjunct Faculty, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
David Helvarg
Author & Executive Director, Blue Frontier
Brendan P. Kelly
Science Director and Principal Investigator, Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH)
Philip (Phil) King
Associate Professor of Economics, San Francisco State University
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics, Center for the Blue Economy
Wallace “J.” Nichols
Author, Researcher, Lecturer
Michael Orbach
Professor Emeritus in the Practice of Marine Affairs and Policy, Duke University
Tracy Rouleau
President and Founder, TBD Economics, LLC
Mark Spalding
President, The Ocean Foundation
The Center for the Blue Economy Advisory Council
The volunteer Advisory Council helps to guide the center’s research and fundraising priorities. These dedicated professionals offer a wealth of knowledge and experience in ocean and coastal sustainability—from marine science to policy to business.
Michael Conathan
Executive Director, Aspen High Seas Initiative
Jeff Dayton-Johnson (ex-officio)
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Institute, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Melissa Garren
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Working Oceans Strategies
Robin and Deborah Hicks
Trustees, Loker Foundation
Judith Kildow
Founder and Director Emeritus, National Ocean Economics Program
Geraldine Knatz
Professor of the Practice of Policy and Engineering, University of Southern California (USC) Price School of Public Policy, joint appointment with the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Peter Macy
Chief Business Officer, Blue Ocean Gear
Pawan Patil
Senior Economist, The World Bank
William (Bill) Sharpe
Professor of Finance, Emeritus, Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business
Nobel Prize Laureate 1990, Economic Sciences
Dylan Todd Simonds
Chair, the Dylan Todd Simonds Foundation
Additional Collaborators
Other vital members of our team include the International Environmental Policy Faculty, Visiting Scholars, and Research Partners around the world. Bringing sound ocean and coastal resource management to fruition is a group effort.