Early Closure - March 26

March 26 - The Galleries will close at 4PM. Last IMAX film is at 4PM.

 

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Board of Trustees

Olga Alvarez top
  Olga Alvarez
Education: B.A. in Biology, University of Texas at Austin
M.P.A., Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
J.D., University of San Diego, School of Law
Professional Career: Practicing Attorney
Sullivan Hill Lewin Rez & Engel (present)
Achtel Law Firm, Attorney
U.S. Embassy in Mexico City (Environmental Section)
Directed Science Academic Programs at the University of Texas at Austin and San Diego State University
Community Service: Trustee, Fleet Science Center
San Diego Elder Law and Advocacy Center, Volunteer
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, Member
San Diego County Bar Association, Elder Law and Estate Planning Sections
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member
Lawyers Club, Balance Group Coordinator
Awards and Honors: Order of the Barrister
Outstanding Contribution Award, University of San Diego School of Law, Appellate Moot Court Board, 2004 2009 Top Young Attorneys; selected by San Diego Daily Transcript
   
Mark Bracker top
  Mark Bracker
Education: B.S. Biology, San Diego State University
M.D., University of Miami
Professional Career: Clinical Professor, UCSD Department of Family & Preventive Medicine
Associate Clinical Professor, UCSD Department of Family & Preventive Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSD Department of Community & Family Medicine
Medical Officer, U.S. Olympic Committee Physician
Physician, World Cup Ski Series
Medical Director, Dillon Health and Training Center
Physician, Snake River Health Services
Physician, San Carlos Medical Group
Community Service: Trustee, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Diplomat, American Board of Family Practice
Clinical Associate, University of San Diego
Member, California Medical Association
Member, AMSSM
Member, Surfers Medical Association
Member, Wilderness Medical Society
Awards and Honors: AMA Physicians Recognition Award
Certificate of Appreciation, UCSD Division of Graduate Nursing Education
AAFP Active Teacher in Family Medicine
AAFP Long Term Academy Membership
   
Wiliam Carley top
  William Carley
Education: B.S., (Biochemistry and Biology) University of Minnesota
Ph.D., (Microbiology) Vanderbilt University
Fellow, (Bio/chemistry/biophysics) Cornell University
Professional Career:

Partner, MindPiece Consulting
Director, Oncology Translational Medicine, Pfizer Inc. (until January 2011)
Associate Director, Diabetes Translational Medicine, Pfizer Inc.
Manager, Clinical Safety and Risk Management, Pfizer Inc.
Staff Scientist and Portfolio Manager, Bayer Inc.
Assistant Professor, Yale University
Academician and Scientist

Community Service: Trustee, Fleet Science Center
   
Carol Littlejohn Chang top
  Carol Littlejohn Chang
Education: B.A, (Psychology) Azusa Pacific College
M.P.H., (Economics and Planning) UC, Berkeley
Professional Career: Dean Emeritus, UCSF School of Dentistry
Consultant to Academic Institutions and Health Care Facilities (retired)
Community Service: Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Trustee, UCSD Foundation
President, Friends of UCSD Healthcare and Health Sciences Advisory Council
President, San Diego Women’s Foundation Board of Directors
Chair, Board of Directors, Moores Cancer Center, UCSD
Chair, Charity Ball, Children’s Hospital
Chair, RITZ, San Diego Zoological Society
Awards and Honors: Woman of Dedication, Salvation Army
2009 People to Watch in San Diego
   
James Earwicker top
  James Earwicker
Education: B.A., (Physics and English) UC Santa Barbara
M.B.A, Finance, San Diego State University
Professional Career: Sales Manager, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
President, James Earwicker Consulting
CEO, sandiego.com
Vice President and District Manager, Wells Fargo
Community Service: Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Board Member, Incubators2000
Board Member, The Nature School
Volunteer, Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair
Awards and Honors: Community Partnership Award, San Diego Board of Supervisors
   
Pam Fair top
  Pam Fair
Education: B.S. (Chemical Engineering), University of California at Davis
Professional Career: Vice President of Environmental, Safety and Facilities, SDG&E and SoCalGas
Vice President of Customer Operations, SDG&E and SoCalGas
Vice President of Customer Services, SDG&E
Vice President of Residential Services, SoCalGas
Various positions in sales, marketing, regulatory affairs and human resources, SoCalGas
Community Service: Chair, U.C. Davis Foundation Board of Trustees
Member, Advisory Board of the Pacific South Coast Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society
Awards and Honors: Distinguished Engineering Alumni Medal from the U.C. Davis College of Engineering, 2008
Tribute to Women in Industry (TWIN) Award from the San Diego County YWCA, 2003
   
Lori Fleet Martin top
  Lori Fleet Martin
Education: Studies in biology and nutrition, California Polytechnic State University, University of San Diego
Professional Career: Business Management
Vice President-Owner, Occidental Landscape, Inc.
Fund Advisor, RH Fleet Foundation Fund
Community Service: Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Board Member, San Diego Yacht Club
Board Member, San Diego Junior Theatre
Board Member, The Bishop’s School
Working Group for Science and Technology, The San Diego Foundation
Board Member, MADCAPS (Mother's & Daughter's Club Assisting Philanthropies
   
James Garrett top
  James Garrett
Education: B.A., University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
J.D., University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, CA
Professional Career: Vice President, Legal Affairs, Nuvasive, San Diego
Of Counsel, DLA Piper LLP, San Diego, CA
Senior Associate, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Diego, CA
Associate, Brobeck Phleger & Harrison, LLP, San Diego, CA
Legal Extern to U.S. Magistrate Judges James F. Stiven, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, San Diego, CA
Law Clerk, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of California, San Diego, CA
Community Service: Trustee, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Scoutmaster, Troop 20, Boy Scouts of America
Member, History Committee, San Diego Yacht Club
Search & Rescue Team Member, Marin County Sheriff’s Department, Marin County, CA
Reserve Fire Fighter/EMT, Ross Public Safety Department, Ross, CA
Volunteer, U.S. Peace Corps, Guatemala, Central America
   
Stan Glasgow top
  Stan Glasgow
Education: B.S. Industrial Engineering, Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Professional Career: Senior Advisor, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Sony Corporation of America Board Director
President of Sony Electronics Consumer Sales Company
Senior Vice President of Sony Electronics Information Technology Products Division
Vice president of computer displays
Owner and president of Capetech Sal
CEO of Capetronic Computer Products Holdings Ltd
Community Service: Trustee San Diego Reuben Fleet Science Center
Advisory Board Member, UCSD Busines School
Executive Board Member CEA
Board Member, California University Master of Science Program
Awards and Honors: Sony Corporation Group Executive
   
Matt Grob top
  Matt Grob
Education: B.S., (Electrical Engineering) Bradley University
M.S., (Electrical Engineering) Stanford University
Professional Career: Communications System Engineer / Division Manager
Senior Vice President, Engineering, Qualcomm Corporate Research and Development
Holds over 40 patents on systems and technologies
Community Service: Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Volunteer, FIRST Robotics
   
Karen Hutchens top
  Karen Hutchens
Education: B.S. Psychology, San Diego State University
MBA – National University
Professional Career: President, Hutchens PR
Entrepeneur & Business Executive
Community Service: Trustee, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Member of the Board of United Way San Diego
Member of the Board of CleanTEch San Diego
Member of the President’s Council, Point Loma Nazarene University
Member of the Board San Diego Economic Development Corporation
Member of the Board Mexico Business Center
Member of the Board Girl Scouts of San Diego & Imperial County
Member of the Board San Diego World Trade Center
Member of the Board San Diego Downtown YMCA
Member of the Board San Diego County Boys & Girls Club
Member of the Board of Directors San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
Awards and Honors: National Association of Women Business Owners (NABOW) 2010 Woman of the Year
   
Tei Iki top
  Tei Iki
Education: B.A. Physics, Chemistry, UC Berkeley
Professional Career: Senior Vice President, Sony Corporation (Corporate)
Divisional President for Display System Division and Head of North American Lab (R&D)
President of Sony North American Lab
Project Engineer for Display CRT, Hewlett-Packard
Engineer/Project Manger, Tektronix: process development, R/D in CRT, Plasma, FED and LED Imaging Systems
Lecturer, UCLA and Oregon Graduate Center: courses on color CRTs, Vacuum/surface physics
Member, American Vacuum Society
Member, Electrochemistry Society
Community Service: Trustee, Fleet Science Center
   
Eric Johnson top
  Eric Johnson
Education: B.E, Harvey Mudd College
M.S.E.E., San Diego State University
Professional Career: Founder and CEO of Tourmaline Networks, Inc.
Vice President, Tiernan Communications
Engineering Manager, Comstream Corporation
Community Service: Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Member Tech Coast Angels, angel investing and mentoring group
Member, SDSU Engineering Dean's Advisory Board
Member, Harvey Mudd College Engineering Visitors Committee
   
Sid Karin top
  Sid Karin
Education: B.E, (Mechanical Engineering) City College of New York
M.S.E., (Nuclear Engineering) University of Michigan
Ph.D., (Nuclear Engineering) University of Michigan
Professional Career: Professor and Consultant
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, UC San Diego
Founding Director of the San Diego Supercomputer Center, UCSD
Registered Professional Engineer
Consultant nationally and internationally in high performance computing and communications
Community Service: Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Member Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC, Science & Technology Committee
Member Los Alamos National Security LLC, Science & Technology Committee
Member, National Security Agency Advisory Committee, Panel on Analytics
Member, National Security Agency Advisory Committee, Panel on Computer Science
Awards and Honors: Fellow, American Association for Advancement of Science
Fellow, Association for Computing Machinery
Distinguished Visiting Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Distinguished Visiting Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
   
Gordon Kovtun top
  Gordon Kovtun
Education: B.S. (Civil Engineering), California State Polytech University, Pomona
BSCE with emphasis in structural engineering
M.S. (Civil Engineering), University of Southern California
MSCE with emphasis in construction management
Professional Career: Principal, KCM Group, Construction Management and Consulting
Senior Project Manager, Gafcon, Construction Management and Consulting
Project Manager, Mark McDowell Corporation, General Engineering Contractor
Community Service: Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Board Member, San Diego Museum of Man, Chair “Facilities Committee”
Awards and Honors: Royal Norwegian Consul – Southern California Region
   
Paul Nierman top
  Paul Nierman
Education: B.A. (Physics), Knox College
M.B.A. Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management
Professional Career: Manager, Information Systems (retired)
Team Leader for CIS, Mercy Hospital/Scripps Health
Assistant Vice President, San Diego Trust and Savings Bank
Community Service: Trustee, Rueben H. Fleet Science Center (Past President)
Advisory Board, University of San Diego Non-Profit Leadership and Management Program
President, Eli and Pauline Nierman Family Foundation
Past Treasurer and Board, Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego
   
Larry Kull top
  Larry Kull
Education: B.S. in Physics, Illinois Institute for Technology
Ph. D. in Physics, Michigan State University
Professional Career: President / Chief Operating Officer, SAIC
Executive Vice President / Chief Operating Officer, SAIC
Vice President/ Senior Vice President, SAIC
Staff Scientist, General Atomic Corporation
Community Service: Trustee, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Member – US Airforce Studies Board
Member – College of Natural Sciences, Dean’s Advisory Board, Michigan State University
Member APS, IEEE, AAAS
Awards and Honors: US Steel Scholarship
NASA Fellowship
US Airforce Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service
Michigan State University College of Natural Science Outstanding Alumni Award
   
Gary Phillips top
  Gary Phillips
Education: A.B. (Mathematics) San Diego State University
M.S. (Engineering Physics) University of California, San Diego
Professional Career: IInvestment Manager, Conlegium Veterum Investment Partnership
Vice President for Program Development, SAIC
Project Manager Defense Technology, SAIC
Senior Engineer, Science, and Software (S-Cubed)
Community Service: Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Vice President, Green Valley Estates Home Owners Association
Member, Lyncean Group
Board President, San Diego Chamber Orchestra Board
Member Tech Coast Angels, angel investing and mentoring group
Awards and Honors: SAIC Defense Technology Group Excellence Award
SAIC Corporate Achievement Award for Excellence in Science and Technology
   
Nancy Robertson top
  Nancy Robertson
Education: B.S. (Mathematics), Washington State University
Professional Career: Sofware Engineer, Defense Contractor, San Diego
Officer, US Navy
Engineer, Boeing, Seattle
Community Service: Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Chair of the President’s Associates Planning Committee, San Diego Zoo
Chair, Celebration for the Critters, San Diego Zoo
Member SDMA, SDNHM, SIO, MOCA and the Old Glove
   
Brian Sagi top
  Brian Sagi
Education: B.S. Electrical Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
B.A. Computer Science, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
M.B.A. University of San Diego School of Business
M.S.E. Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California San Diego
Professional Career: President and CEO, Cerian Technology Ventures, LLC
Vice President, ideaEDGE Ventures
Technology entrepreneur; founder of several technology companies
Community Service: Trustee, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Board, American Technician Society, San Diego Chapter
Board of Advisors, University of San Diego School of Business
Awards and Honors: The World's Leading Intellectual Property Strategists, Intellectual Assets Management Magazine, 2009
   
Greg Stevens top
  Greg Stevens
Education: B.S. Biomedical Sciences, Western Michigan University
M.S. Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University
Ph.D. Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Arizona
Professional Career: Pfizer Global Research & Development, Executive Director, Drug Safety R&D Site Lead
Pfizer Global Research & Development, Director, Drug Safety Evaluation
Pfizer Global Research & Development, Assistant Director, Drug Safety Evaluation
Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Senior Scientist, Manager of Investigative Toxicology
Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, Post-Doctoral Associate
Community Service: Adjunct Professor, San Diego State University, Environmental Health & Sciences Dept.
Society of Toxicology, Co-founder and past councelor for Discovery Toxicology Specialty Section
Society of Toxicology, Member of Mechanisms and Regulatory Specialty Section
SoCal Chapter of the Society of Toxicology (SCCSOT), Counselor, Past Newsletter Editor, and Past President
American College of Toxicology
Consulting Editor, Cell Biology and Toxicology
Ad Hoc Editor, Toxicological Sciences, Toxicology & Applied Pharmacology
Volunteer for the Scripps Ranch Youth Softball and Soccer Association
   
John Vaughn top
  John Vaughn
Education: B.A., California State University Fullerton
J.D., Santa Clara University
Professional Career: Partner – San Diego, McKenna Long & Aldridge
Partner, Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps, LLP
Associate Attorney, Boult Cummings Conners & Berry, LLP
Community Service: San Diego Chamber of Commerce
American Bar Association
American Inns of Court
Association of Business Trial Lawyers of America
National Institute for Trial Advocacy Advocates Association
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Bar Association
San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association
Defense Research Institute
   
Frederick Walker top
  Frederick Walker
Education: B.S. (Bachelor of Science), Loyola University, Chicago
M.D. , Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago
Professional Career: Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kaiser Hospital
Chief of Transfusion Medicine and Blood Donor Center, Kaiser Hospital
Director Hospital Cancer Program, Kaiser Hospital
Staff Pathologist, Kaiser Permanente
Associate Clinical Instructor at the UCSD, Pathology Department
Community Service: Trustee, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Board of Directors, San Diego Blood Bank
Board of Directors, The Bishop’s School
Boule' Fraternity
Charles Wheatley, III top
  Charles Wheatley, III
Education: B.S., (Physics) California Institute of Technology
M.S., (Electrical Engineering) USC
Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering) UCLA
Professional Career: Electronics Systems Engineer
Senior Vice President, Technology, Qualcomm
Electronic Systems Engineer, Linkabit
System Engineer (satellite and communication systems) Rockwell International
International Consultant on cellular/personal communications
Holds over 75 patents on devices and systems
Community Service: Trustee, Fleet Science Center (President)
Member, Zoological Society
Member, Wildlife Conservation Network
Member, The Nature Conservancy
Awards and Honors: Best Paper Award, Vehicular Technology Society
IEEE Fellow
Qualcomm Fellow
   
Heather Wilkens top
  Heather Wilkens
Education: B.S. in Physics with a minor in Mathematics, graduated with distinction, UMN
B.S. in Astrophysics, graduated with distinction, UMN
M.S. in Physics, UMN
Ph.D. in Physics, UMN
MBA, The Wharton School, UPENN
Professional Career: Business Development for Inertial Fusion Technologies, General Atomics
Scientist and Group Leader, General Atomics
Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Science Foundation International Research Fellowship, University of Oxford, UK
Engineering Internship, Seagate Technology
Community Service: Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Awards and Honors: 2008 NIF Directorate Award, Development of Depleted Uranium Hohlraums, LLNL