The HIMB Community
HIMB welcomes you. We work to create a supportive environment where every team member feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute to our shared research, education, and stewardship mission. Each of us brings our own talents, perspectives, and energy to this goal.
Team Directory
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Judith Lemus, PhD
Specialist and Interim Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Lemus Maker Lab
Fred Reppun, MS
Assistant Specialist, Education Coordinator
Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)
Yoshimi (Shimi) Rii, PhD
Assistant Specialist, Research Coordinator
Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)
Aimee Sato
Indigenous Stewardship Specialist, Stewardship Coordinator
Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)
Lauren Van Heukelem, MS
Junior Specialist, HIMB Community Education Coordinator
Center for Community Education
Kawika B. Winter, PhD
Associate Professor, and Director, Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve
Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)
Melanie Hutchinson, PhD
Senior Bycatch Mitigation Scientist, Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
Shark and Pelagic Fisheries Research Group
Chris Sabine, PhD
Oceanography Professor and Interim Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship
Chloé A. Blandino, MS
Shark Husbandry Research Specialist
Shark and Pelagic Fisheries Research Group
Megan Pume Carbral MSW
Educational Specialist
Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)
Casey Ching MS
Training and Engagement Coordinator
Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)
Sarah Emerson
Shark Husbandry and Research Assistant
Shark and Pelagic Fisheries Research Group
Veronica Gibson, PhD
Postdoctoral Wetland Scientist
Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)
Hi‘iaka Jardine, BSc
Contract & Grants Specialist
Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)
Jerry ("Mahi") Kaluhiwa
Invasive Species Field Assistant
Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)
Claire Lacey BSc. (Hons), MSc, PhD, C. Env, MCIEEM, MRSB, AFHEA
Postdoctoral Researcher
Marine Mammal Research Program
Jacob Linsky, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Elizabeth Madin LabMarine Mammal Research Program
Gus Robertson
Senior Research Technician
Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)
Stephanie Vlachos
Lab Service Facilitator/Admin Assistant
Marine Mammal Research Program
Annie Innes-Gold, MSc
Graduate Student
Marine Conservation Innovation GroupMarine Ecological Theory Lab
Van-Nicholas Velasco
Graduate Student
Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)