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Item N5 N5 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY of MONROE �� i Mayor Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5 The Florida Keys Mayor Pro Tern James K.Scholl,District 3 Craig Cates,District 1 Michelle Lincoln,District 2 ' David Rice,District 4 Board of County Commissioners Meeting April 17, 2024 Agenda Item Number: N5 2023-2401 BULK ITEM: Yes DEPARTMENT: Administration TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Lindsey Ballard n/a AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of a Resolution approving the revised table of organization which creates the new Artificial Reef Department and confirming the appointment of Hanna Koch, Ph.D as the Department Head. ITEM BACKGROUND: F.S. 125.74(1)0)vests the County Administrator the power to organize the work of County Departments, subject to the administrative code by the Administrator and adopted by the Board and to routinely review the departments, administration and operation of the County and make recommendations regarding reorganization to the Board. The statute requires that the Board approve the organizational table. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: n/a INSURANCE REQUIRED: No CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: n/a STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval. DOCUMENTATION: 2024 Organizational Chart Resolution 04.17.2024.pdf KOCH_CV_2023.pdf FINANCIAL IMPACT: 3392 n/a 3393 Board of County Commissioners RESOLUTION NO. -2024 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA APPROVING THE REVISED TABLE OF ORGANIZATION ATTACHED HERETO AS "EXHIBIT A" WHICH CREATES THE NEW ARTIFICIAL REEF DEPARTMENT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, CONFIRMS THE APPOINTMENT OF HANNA R. KOCH, Ph.D, AS THE DEPARTMENT HEAD, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Sec. 125.74(1)(j), Florida Statutes vests the County Administrator with the power and duty to organize the work of the County departments, subject to an administrative code developed by the Administrator and adopted by the Board, and to review the departments, administration, and operation of the County and make recommendations pertaining to thereto for reorganization by the Board; and WHEREAS, Section 2-58 of the Monroe County Code adopts and incorporates the County Administration Law into the County Code; and WHEREAS, in 2023 and 2024, the Florida Legislature appropriated in excess of $15 million dollars to help establish a new artificial reef program in Monroe County; and WHEREAS, acting County Administrator proposes creating a new Artificial Reef Department to administer and implement this program; and WHEREAS, the Board confirms the Admnistrator's selection of Hanna R. Koch, Ph.D. as the first department head of the newly created Artificial Reef Department NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. Recitals. Each "WHEREAS" clause set forth above is incorporated herein as a finding of fact by the Board. SECTION 2. Monroe County Board of County Commissioners Action. The Monroe County Commissioners accepts the recommendation of the County Administrator regarding the re-organization of County Departments to include the new Artificial Reef Department as a County Department under the auspices of the County Administrator, confirms the appointment of Dr. Hanna Koch as the department head, and hereby adopts the Table of Organization as revised which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein as "Exhibit A". 1 3394 Board of County Commissioners SECTION 3. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption and shall continue to be in full force and effect until modified or rescinded by subsequest resolution of this Board. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on April 17, 2024. Mayor Holly Merrill Raschein Mayor Pro Tem James K. Scholl Commissioner Craig Cates Commissioner Michelle Lincoln Commissioner David Rice (SEAL) BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Attest: Kevin Madok, Clerk OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By By Deputy Clerk Mayor Craig Cates Approved as to form and legal sufficiency: Robert B. Shillinger, Monroe County Attorney 2 3395 Board of County Commissioners E hibit A 3396 HANNA R. KOCH, PhD The Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research and Restoration (IC2113) Mote Marine Laboratory(MML) 24244 Overseas Highway, Summerland Key, FL 33042 (305) 745-2729 x717 hkoch@mote.org CURRENT POSITION 01/2023 -Present Coral Reproduction Staff Scientist I Coral Health&Disease Program (MML) EDUCATION 10/2012 -09/2016 PhD, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology(MPI) I P16n, Germany Degree: Natural Sciences I Concentration: Evolutionary Ecology Advisor: Dr. Lutz Becks,Community Dynamics Research Group Thesis: Evaluating the significance of predator-prey interactions for the evolution and maintenance of sexual reproduction Magna Cum Laude 09/2009 -06/2012 MSc, California State University,Los Angeles (CSULA) I Los Angeles, CA Degree: Biology I Concentration: Marine&Evolutionary Ecology Advisor: Dr. Patrick Krug,Larval Ecology and Evolution Lab Thesis: Local adaptation to low salinity stress in estuarine sea slugs: Range limits along the California coast Summa Cum Laude 08/2004-05/2008 BSc,Eckerd College I St. Petersburg,Florida Degree: Marine Science (Biology&Honors Track) I Minor: Chemistry Cum Laude PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS 2020 -2022 Postdoctoral Research Fellow I Coral Reef Restoration Program (MML) Mentors: Drs. Erinn Muller&Michael P. Crosby Theme:Assisted sexual reproduction of reef-building corals for research and restoration 2018-2020 DFG Postdoctoral Fellow I The German Research Foundation,Germany Visiting Research Scientist I IC2R3 (MML),Summerland Key,FL,USA Host Collaborators: Drs.Erinn Muller&David Vaughan Project: Conducting assisted evolution in a threatened coral species for promoting more resilient reef ecosystems in the face of climate change 2017-2018 Postdoctoral Researcher, MPI for Evolutionary Biology I P16n,Germany Advisor: Dr. Miriam Liedvogel,Behavioral Genomics Research Group Project: Developed a loop-mediated isothermal amplification protocol (LAMP) for sexing blackcaps in the field 2016-2017 Postdoctoral Researcher,MPI for Evolutionary Biology I P16n,Germany Marine Microbial Initiative, Gordon&Betty Moore Foundation(GBMF#5734) Advisor: Dr. Lutz Becks,Community Dynamics Research Group Project: Initiation of novel tri-partite microbial experimental evolution system 3397 2012 -2016 PhD Researcher,MPI for Evolutionary Biology I Pl6n,Germany Advisor: Dr. Lutz Becks,Community Dynamics Research Group Position funded by Emmy Noether Early Career Grant awarded to LB Themes:The evolution of sexual reproduction&experimental evolution 2009 -2011 Field Team Leader/Graduate Assistant,CSULA I CA,USA National Science Foundation(NSF) Coastal Range Limits Grant(#OCE-0648606) Advisor: Dr. Patrick Krug,Larval Ecology and Evolution Lab Organized and led graduate students for quarterly fieldwork trips along the CA coast 2007 NSF-REU Intern,College of Marine-Earth Studies,Univ.of Delaware I Lewes,DE National Science Foundation- Research Experience for Undergraduates Advisor: Dr. Barbara Campbell, Microbiology Lab Theme: 10-wk,paid,semi-independent marine microbial ecology internship TEACHING APPOINTMENTS 2011 -2012 NSF Graduate Teaching Fellow(GK-12),CSULA I Los Angeles,CA STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Program - IMPACT-LA (Improving Minority Partnerships and Access through CISE-related Teaching) Advisor: Dr. Nancy Warter-Perez Fellowship Award:$30,000 2008-2009 Biology Lab Instructor&Lecturer,CSU,San Bernardino I San Bernardino,CA Courses: BIO. 100 -Topics in Biology and BIO.201-Biology of Organisms CA state paid position 2005 Marine Invertebrate Biology Teaching Assistant, Eckerd College I St. Petersburg, FL Course Instructor: Dr.David Scholnick Work-study paid position LIVEABOARD RESEARCH EXCURSIONS 2019 OceanX Research Expedition Participant,M/V Alucia I Florida Reef Tract Multi-disciplinary large-scale assessment of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease along the Florida Reef Tract;conducted roving diver coral disease surveys 2007 Coral Reef Dive Research Expedition,New Britain,Papua New Guinea Expedition Leader: Dr.Eugenie Clark of Mote Marine Laboratory(Sarasota, FL) Research diving associated with Dr. Clark's work on venomous catfish PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS in SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS (*mentee/student co-author) Koch HR,Matthews B*,Leto C,Engelsma C and Bartels E (2022)Assisted sexual reproduction of Acropora cervicornis for active restoration on Florida's Coral Reef.Front.Mar.Sci.9:959520. https:/Idoi.orE/10.3389/fmars.2022.959520 Koch HR, Azu Y*, Bartels E, & Muller EM (2022) No apparent cost of disease resistance on reproductive output in Acropora cervicornis genets used for active coral reef restoration in Florida. Frontiers in Marine Science - Marine Conservation&Sustainability.htt s: doi.or /10.3389/fmars.2022.958500 Baker L, Reich H, Kitchen S, Klinges G, Koch HR, Baums I, Muller E, Vega Thurber R (2021) The coral symbiont Candidatus Aquarickettsia is variably abundant in threatened Caribbean acroporids and transmitted horizontally. ISMEJ.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-021-01077-8 Koch HR, Wallace B*, DeMerlis A*, Clark A &Nowicki RJ (2 02 1) 3D scanning as a tool to measure growth rates of live coral microfragments used for coral reef restoration. Frontiers in Marine Science. Coral Reef Restoration in a Changing World:Science-based Solutions.https: doi.orLi/10.3389/fmars.2021.623645 Koch HR (2021) Can direct sperm exposure be used as a tool to induce female corals to spawn? Bulletin of Marine Science:Portraits of Marine Science.DOI:10.5343/bms.2020.0057 CV Koch,2 3398 Koch HR, Wagner S*, & Becks L (2020) Antagonistic species interaction drives selection for sex in a predator-prey system.Journal of Evolutionary Biology.DOI:10.1111/jeb.13658 Koch HR, Blohm-Sievers E, & Liedvogel M (2019) Rapid sex determination of a wild passerine species using loop- mediated isothermal amplification(LAMP).Ecology and Evolution.DOI:10.1002/ece3.5168 Koch HR&Becks L (2016)The consequences of facultative sex in a prey adapting to predation.Journal of Evolutionary Biology.DOI:10.1111/jeb.12987 Koch HR, Jeschke A*, & Becks L (2015) Use of ddPCR in experimental evolution studies. Methods in Ecology and Evolution.DOI:10.1111/2041-210X.12467 Koch HR, Frickel J, Valiadi M, & Becks L (2014) Why rapid, adaptive evolution matters for community dynamics. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution,2:17.DOI:10.3389/fevo.2014.00017 PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS in prep/in review(*mentee/student co-author) Koch HR, Martin K*, Bartels E, Woodley C, May L, Kothera R, &Muller E (in preparation) Local environmental drivers behind delayed sexual maturation of restored Acropora cervicornis populations in the Lower Florida Keys. Leto C &Koch HR (in preparation) Same Acropora cervicornis Genets in Different Offshore Nurseries Split Spawn in the Lower Florida Keys In 2 02 1. Koch HR, Englesma C & Leto C (in preparation) Larval settlement and grow-out of Diploria labyrinthiformis sexual recruits for restoration in Florida. Koch HR & Wasmer L* (in preparation) Assisted sexual reproduction of Orbicella faveolata for active restoration on Florida's Coral Reef. Muller EM, Petrick C, Conn T, Osborne C, Villoch M, Clark A, Koch HR, O'Neil K, Engelsma C, Baums IB (in preparation) Physiological benefits documented for assisted gene flow populations of Acropora palmata after exposure to prolonged high temperatures. Klepac C,Koch HR&Muller E (in preparation) Symbiont community dynamics in outplanted sexual recruits of Acropora cervicornis exposed to natural bleaching stress Klepac C, Koch HR, Klinges G & Muller E (in preparation) Investigating the contributions of symbiont composition, lineage,and nursery environment on increased resilience at shallow patch reefs Klinges G, Koch HR & Muller E (in preparation) Characterizing the acquisition of Aquarickettsia rohweri, a common bacterial parasite of Caribbean Acropora,from conspecifics and the environment Klinges G, Koch HR&Muller E (in preparation) Dynamics and genotypic specificity of bacterial communities in early life stages of Acropora cervicornis William S, Koch HR, Klinges G &Muller E (in preparation) Coral microbiome alteration and adaptation to nursery and restored reef conditions OTHER PUBLICATIONS: BOOK CHAPTERS, ONLINE ARTICLES,THESES, LESSON PLANS Koch HR, Muller EM, Crosby MP (2021) Restored Corals Spawn Hope for Reefs Worldwide. The Scientist. httjls://www.the-scientist.comZfeaturesZ estored-coral s-sl2awn-h ope-fo -reefs-worldwide-68368 Koch HR (2021) Chapter 10: Genetic considerations for coral reef restoration. In: Active Coral Reef Restoration: Techniques for a Changing Planet.Ed.,David Vaughan.J.Ross Publishing. Koch HR(2 02 1)Chapter 9:Assisted evolution and coral reef resilience.In:Active Coral Reef Restoration: Techniques for a Changing Planet.Ed.,David Vaughan.J.Ross Publishing. Koch HR (2016) Evaluating the significance of predator-prey interactions for the evolution and maintenance of sexual reproduction.PhD Thesis.MPI for Evolutionary Biology,Pl6n.119pp. Koch HR(2012)Local adaptation to low salinity stress in estuarine sea slugs:Range limits along the California coast.MSc Thesis.California State University,Los Angeles.86 pp. Koch HR (2012) Lesson Plan-Atypical plant&animal cells: Taking a closer look at algae and sea slugs. NSF IMPACT-LA. htt s:/JiMactla.calstatela.edu/ Koch HR(2012)Lesson Plan-Sexual reproduction in animals:The sea slug life cycle.NSF IMPACT-LA. Koch HR(2012)Lesson Plan-Tide pool ecology:Marine invertebrate investigation.NSF IMPACT-LA. MENTORSHIP International Center for Coral Reef Research&Restoration.Mote Marine Laboratory I FL Keys: 2018 - 2023: Mentored > 35 interns, including through programs supporting underrepresented/minority students. After-internship pathways include 11 going to graduate school (MS or PhD), 4 obtaining CV Koch,3 3399 professional research positions (e.g., lab/natural resources technician), 2 obtaining professional certifications, and 2 becoming research fellows. 4 interns returned to my program for additional experience, 8 were REU interns (Research Experience for Undergraduates, paid), and I have 3 publications with intern co-authors,and another 2 in preparation. MPI for Evolutionary Biology Pl6n. German 2013-2015: Mentored 2 MSc students &2 PhD candidates as part of the Becks Lab RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS: CONFERENCES,SYMPOSIA,INVITED TALKS/LECTURES 2023 Talk:ReeFLorida Symposium,Frost Museum of Science I Miami,FL 2022 Invited Lecture:Mote's Lecture Series,Coral Reef Research&Restoration I MML,Virtual 2022 Talk:Reef Futures,Coral Restoration Consortium I Key Largo,FL 2022 Talk:IC2113 3rd Annual Knowledge Exchange I MML,Summerland Key,FL 2021 Invited Lecture:Women of Mote Lecture Series,Coral Reproduction&Restoration I MML,Sarasota,FL 2021 Organizer/Presenter:IC2113 Coral Reef Restoration Workshop I MML,Summerland Key,FL 2021 Poster Presentation: 141h International Coral Reef Symposium(ICRS) I Virtual 2021 Talk:IC2113 2nd Annual Knowledge Exchange I MML,Summerland Key,FL 2021 Poster Presentation: Islamorada Poster Presentation to Board of Trustees,MML 2020 Invited Keynote Lecture:Waterbox Aquariums-Family Reunion Conference I Islamorada,FL 2020 Talk:IC2113 1st Annual Knowledge Exchange I MML,Summerland Key,FL 2017 Talk:European Society for Evolutionary Biology(ESEB) 151h Congress I Groningen,The Netherlands 2016 Talk:Assoc.for the Sciences of Limnology&Oceanography(ASLO),Summer Meeting I Santa Fe,NM 2015 Talk:European Society for Evolutionary Biology(ESEB) 14th Congress I Lausanne,Switzerland 2015 Talk:Experimental Evolution Workshop I Kiel,Germany 2014 Poster Presentation:Workshop on Quantitative Evolutionary Biology I Sirince,Turkey 2014 Talk:Minisymposium:Experimental Evolution&Community Dynamics I Helsinki,Finland 2014 Talk:Max Planck Institute 12th Internal Aquavit Symposium I Pl6n,Germany 2014 Talk: 161h Inter.Conference on the Cell&Molecular Biology of Chlamydomonas I Pacific Grove,CA 2013 Talk:European Society for Evolutionary Biology(ESEB) 13th Congress I Lisbon,Portugal 2012 Talk:261h Annual Statewide CSU Student Research Competition I Long Beach,CA 1st Place Winner-Biological&Agricultural Sciences(Award:$500) 2012 Workshop Presenter: NSF GK-12 Annual Conference I Washington,D.C. 2012 Talk:CSULA Student Symposium on Research,Scholarship and Creative Activity I Los Angeles,CA 1st Place Winner-Biological Sciences&CSULA nomination for statewide CSU competition 2011 Talk:CSULA Student Symposium on Research,Scholarship and Creative Activity I Los Angeles,CA AWARDS,SCHOLARSHIPS,GRANTS&ADDITIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS 2023 Protect Our Reefs Grant,PI I Testing antifouling compounds for improved coral recruit grow-out($25,000) 2022 Ruth Gates Innovative Restoration Grant, Co-PI I Optimizing light spectrum to upscale grow-out of coral recruits for restoration($269,000) 2022 National Science Foundation - Organismal Response to Climate Change grant, Co-PI I The Role of Adaptive Plasticity in Coral Response to Climate Change ($199,000) 2022 Protect Our Reefs Grant,PI I ID of reproductive chemical cues in M.cavernosa ($25,000) 2022 FL Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Coral Protection and Restoration Program grant, Co-PI I Growth and survival of Diploria labyrinthiformis sexual recruits within in/ex-situ nurseries($28,000) 2021 Secured Philanthropic Support for Coral Reproduction Research($17,000) 2021 Interview on Coral Reproduction for Jeff Corwin Show+Wildlife Nation 2021 Interview on Coral Reproduction for National Geographic May Oceans Edition 2021-2022 FWC Coral Restoration (institutional grant) Co-PI I Monitoring the sexual maturity of Mote's restored coral populations;rearing recruits($90,000) 2020-2022 Mote Postdoctoral Fellowship($537,000) 2020 Protect Our Reefs Grant, PI I Sex determination of Montastraea cavernosa genotypes within Mote's restoration gene pool($33,000) CV Koch,4 3400 2019 Protect Our Reefs Grant,Co-PI I Development of underwater coral cameras ($18,000) 2019 Protect Our Reefs Grant,PI I Optimizing settlement and post-settlement survival of sexual recruits for coral reef restoration($30,000) 2019-2022 NOAA Restoration Center Cooperative Agreement (institutional grant) Co-PI I Coral restoration based on sexual propagation of threatened coral species ($220,000) 2018-2020 German Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship($102,000) 2016 F1000Prime Recommendation: The consequences of facultative sex in a prey adapting to predation.J.Evol. Biol., (DOI: 10.3410/f.726823101.793525136), has been recommended in F1000Prime as being of special significance in its field by F1000 Faculty Member Joseph Heitman.https:/If1000.comlprime/726823101? 2015 Symposium Co-Organizer: 14th ESEB,Symposium:"Ecology and Evolution of Sex"I Lausanne,Switzerland 2012 Student Spotlight Feature on CSULA Homepage: httD//www.calstatela.edu univ/ppa/ ublicat/bia-malQL-IaaliLsea-sluLs-clues-climate-change 2012 Special Recognition in Graduate Studies Award,CSULA I Los Angeles,CA 2012 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Member 2012 COAST (Council on Ocean Affairs, Science &Technology) Student Award for Marine Science Research, Grant Amount:$3,000 2008 Writing Excellence Award Nominee,Eckerd College I St.Petersburg,FL 2006-2008 MOAA(Military Officers Association of America)Scholarship ($9,000),Eckerd College I St.Petersburg,FL 2007-2008 Army Emergency Relief Scholarship($1,500),Eckerd College I St.Petersburg,FL 2007 Kellogg Grant for Service Learning in Ghana($2,000),Eckerd College I St.Petersburg,FL 2006 Kellogg Grant for Service Learning in Nicaragua($2,000),Eckerd College I St.Petersburg,FL 2004-2008 Eckerd College Grant($5,800/yr),Eckerd College I St.Petersburg,FL 2004-2008 Eckerd College Academic Achievement Dean's Scholarship ($16,000/yr)Eckerd College I St.Petersburg,FL 2004-2008 Eckerd College Honors Program,Eckerd College I St.Petersburg,FL 2004-2005 Army Emergency Relief Scholarship($1,500),Eckerd College I St.Petersburg,FL 2004-2005 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Scholarship ($1,750),Eckerd College I St.Petersburg,FL 2004-2005 ECAPTS (European Congress of American Parents, Teachers &Students) Scholarship ($2,000), Eckerd College I St.Petersburg,FL CERTIFICATIONS 2021 DEMP SCUBA certification#D22F447 (NAUI) I Florida Keys 2020 Rescue Diver SCUBA certification#R78EC41 (NAUI) I Florida Keys 2019 Nitrox SCUBA certification#F5A718B (NAUI) I Florida Keys 2017 Advanced open-water SCUBA certification#1708ED2526 (PADI) Baltic Sea,Germany 2007 Open-water SCUBA certification#103084 (PADI) I Florida Keys 2007 US Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Skills and Seamanship Course Lewes,DE PROFESSSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: WORKSHOPS,COURSES,WORKING GROUPS 2022 LeaderLab,Grilled Cheese Coaching 2020-Present FLAcropora palmata Species Conservation Coordination Group,Panel Expert 2020-2022 Land-based Working Group,Co-Chair I Coral Restoration Consortium(CRC) 2020-Present Captive Coral Spawning Group,Co-Organizer 2019 Media Training I IC2R3,Summerland Key,FL 2019 Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Technical Workshop I St.Petersburg,FL 2019 Coral Sexual Propagation Meeting I St.Petersburg,FL 2018 Coral Reef Restoration Workshop III I IC2R3,Summerland Key,FL 2018 Reef Futures Symposium I Key Largo,FL 2018 MEGA2018 Genomics Workshop:Population Genomics I IC2R3,Summerland Key,FL 2016-2018 Bias Conscious Working Group I MPI for Evolutionary Biology,Pl6n,Germany 2017 Assisted Evolution Symposium I Kiel Evolution Center,Kiel,Germany 2017 Coral Restoration Workshop I Reef Resilience Webinar 2017 Population Genomics Workshop:From Data to Inference I Berlin,Germany 2017 Coral Genetics Research and Restoration I Caribbean Coral Restoration Webinar Series 2017 Coral Spawning Research and Larval Propagation I Caribbean Coral Restoration Webinar CV Koch,5 3401 2016 Symposium:Natural Selection is Ecology in Action I MPI-EB,Pl6n,Germany 2016 Experimental Evolution and Community Dynamics Symposium I MPI-EB,Pl6n,Germany 2016 Brite:Bridging Theory and Experiments Workshop I MPI-EB,Pl6n,Germany 2016 Theoretical Biology Workshop I MPI-EB,Pl6n,Germany 2015 Meselson Seminar Series on the Evolution of Sex I MPI-EB,Pl6n,Germany 2015 UNIX Crash Course-Practical Course I MPI-EB,Pl6n,Germany 2014 Evolutionary Ecology of Sexual Reproduction Lecture Series I Christian-Albrechts University,Kiel,Germany 2014 Multivariate Statistics in R-Practical Course I MPI-EB,Pl6n,Germany 2013 Getting a Grip on Evolutionary Genetic Analyses I MPI-EB,Pl6n,Germany 2012 IMPACT-LA Science&Engineering Summer Camp,CSULA I Los Angeles,CA 2012 Workshop Presenter:`Preserving the vision of the NSF GK-12 program'I Washington,D.C. 2011 Inaugural COAST Faculty-Student Research Poster Reception,CSULB I Long Beach,CA 2010 Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence(COSEE) I Online Workshop Volunteer SELECTED MEDIA COVERAGE: INTERVIEWS,PODCASTS, OUTREACH Vox,httns://www.vox.com. climate/23868423/florida-coral-reef-bleachinE-heat-wave-climate-chaagt Nrc/Vox Conversations(podcast),https:Z/audio.nrc.nlZepisodeZ40443439; httns: www.podchaser.com/podcasts the rraav-area-with-sean-illin -82327/episodes hacking_-coral-sex-to- save-the-144954528 Jeff Corwin Show+Wildlife Nation,httDs://mote.org/news/article Imote-coral-r storation-featured-in-nationally- svndicated-show Vox,htt s: /www.vox.com/recodeZ23016412Zcoral-reef-restoration-climate- chanEe?fbclid=IwAR2NNGwFWvi6wV3'F9WszQF-'Fv7j'FL90rVs9CPk8MXNzC bCit8QaZ29S5wU Garden&Gun,httDs://gardenandEun.com articles/scientists-race-to-restore-floridas-nearly-extinct-reefs/ National Geographic May 2021 Oceans Edition,https://www.national eg oEraDhic.com ma azine article/how-coral- reefs-might-survive-climate-chanLe-feature The Scientist llttDS://www.tlie-scientist.com/taa/­­`coral-reefs Science Friday Podcast with Ira Flatow littDs:://www.sciencefriclay.com/selaments/aoocl-coral-news./ Mote Podcast,Between 2 Sea Fans https:/ mote.orlj/podcasts Z item/coral-matchmaker-shares-the-science-of-reef-romance Fox 13 httns:Z/www.foxl3news.com news/ocean-coral-take-decades-to-reproduce-but-motes-lab-grown-coral-reaches-maturity in- s ears ABC 7 https://www.mvsuncoast.com/202008/06/first-time-massive-corals-restored-floriclas-coral-reef-are-readv-become-parents- wilda-major-success-mote-marine-laboratorys-scientific-coral-restoration-efforts/ Wink News httns://www.winknews.com 2020Z08ZOS/mote-marine-lab-creates-starter-coral-reefs-to-help-restore-floridas- underwater-treasure/ AZA Connect Magazine httns:Z/assets.speakcdn.corn Z assets 2332/web connect Tune 2020.12df Herald Tribune llttps://www.lieralcitribune.com storv/news/2020/08/07 coral-grown-mote-laboratory-summerlanct-kev-now- readv-spawn/3316416001/ Miami Herald httI2 s://www.miamiherald.corn Znewsllocallcommunity/florida-kegs/article24473687Thtml Tampa Bay Times llttDS:://www.taMDabay.com/news/environment/202O/08/12/mote-research ers-observe-restored-corals- spawn-near-florida-1{evs/ The Times httns:Z/www.thetimes.co.uk article coral-crown-in-lab-is-thriving-on-reef-near-the-florida-keys-zbns5t7hx Keys Weekly httl2s://keysweekly corn 42/mote-scientists-celebrate-huae-breakthrough-in-coral-restoration/ Spotlight Magazine httns:Z/www.swspotlight.corn articlesLpotlialit-news/mote-scientists-document-a-breakthrouali-for-coral- restoration/ Mote's 2019 Annual Report llttp_s:/ mote.orla./palges/2019-annual-report-spotli limit Mote Press Release ht s:/ mote.or news article/breakthrough-restored-corals-ready-to-become are nts Mote 2019 Winter Magazine hap s:Z/issuu.comlmotemarinelab docs motemaVazme wmter2019 32 es ffw Mote Press Release httns:Z mote.or news article Z coral-spawning Mote Press Release llttps://mote.ora/news/article/mote-launches-elkliorn-coral-breeding-nurserv-to-aict-threatened-species EU Magazine httl2s://issuu.com/euresearcher docs cli itaa 1 magazine eur20 final 28aOff40320958 Nightsea https: nilahtsea.corn/articles/coral-restoration-mote-marinedaboratory_ Keys Weekly http_s://keysweekly corn 42lcoral-sex/ Sarasota Scene httn://www.scenesarasota.com ma azine/motes-mission-to-save-coral-reefs/ CV Koch,6 3402