Meet The Team!
The Cheadle Center staff and research affiliates have a wide range of backgrounds and scientific interests. View their profiles to learn more!
The Cheadle Center is located in Harder South, Building 578, near Storke Field and general hours of operation are Monday thru Friday 8 am - 5pm.
For general inquiries or information please contact:
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Greg Wahlert for the Natural History Collections and Biodiversity Program
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Lisa Stratton for the Ecological Restoration and Management Program
Ecological Restoration and Management Team
Darwin Richardson
North Campus Open Space (NCOS) Project Manager
drichardson@ccber.ucsb.edu
Wayne Chapman
North Parcel
Greenhouse & Nursery Manager
Assistant North Campus Open Space Restoration Manager
chapman@ccber.ucsb.edu
Andy Lanes
Manzanita and San Clemente Restoration Coordinator, Cheadle Center Education and Outreach Coordinator & Kids in Nature Associate
lanes@ccber.ucsb.edu
Calen Campos
Restoration Assistant
calenqcampos@ucsb.edu
Camryn Takahashi
Restoration Assistant
ctakahashi@ucsb.edu
Chris Berry
Campus Lagoon Steward
berry@ccber.ucsb.edu
Claire Wilhelm-Safian
Restoration Coordinator
cwilhelm-safian@ucsb.edu
Jeremiah Bender
Restoration Coordinator
bender@ccber.ucsb.edu
Ethan Anadon
Restoration Coordinator
anadon@ccber.ucsb.edu
Francis Joyce
Research Coordinator
Katelyn Vidal
Restoration Assistant
Ryan Zimmerman
Restoration Assistant
Natural History Collections and Biodiversity Team
Katja Seltmann
Katherine Esau Director, UCSB Researcher, Invertebrate Zoology Collection Curatorial Manager
seltmann@ucsb.edu
Gregory A. Wahlert
Shirley Tucker Curator of Biodiversity Collections and Botanical Research, UCSB Assistant Researcher
wahlert@ccber.ucsb.edu
Chris Evelyn
Vertebrate Curatorial Manager & UCSB Assistant Researcher
christopher_evelyn@ucsb.edu
Charlie Thrift
UCSB Graduate Student, Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology
cnthrift@ucsb.edu
Gretchen LeBuhn
Visiting Professor, San Francisco State University
lebuhn@sfsu.edu
Faculty Associates
Carla D'Antonio
Professor in Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology
Cheadle Center Advisory Committee
dantonio@es.ucsb.edu
Bruce Tiffney
Professor Emeritus in the Department of Earth Science
Cheadle Center Advisory Committee Member
Palentology Collection
Bruce.Tiffney@ccs.ucsb.edu
Jesús Martínez-Gómez
Assistant Professor in Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology
jesusgm@ucsb.edu
Derek Booth
Cheadle Center Advisory Committee Member
Affiliated Researcher in the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
Cheadle Center Advisory Committee Member
dbooth@bren.ucsb.edu
Hillary Young
Professor and Faculty Graduate Advisor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology
Cheadle Center Advisory Committee Member
Vertebrate Zoology Collection
hillary.young@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Susan Mazer
Professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology
Vascular Plant Collection
sjmazer@ucsb.edu
Sam Sweet
Professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology
Herpetology Collection
sweet@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Andy Wyss
Professor in the Department of Earth Science
Paleontology Collection
wyss@geol.ucsb.edu
Susannah Porter
Professor in the Department of Earth Science
Paleontology Collection
porter@geol.ucsb.edu
Cheadle Center Research Affiliates
Sarah Sikich
Senior Director of Development for Ecological & Environmental Sciences
sarahsikich@ucsb.edu
Jennifer Thorsch
Director Emeritus & Research Affiliate, Botanical Collections
thorsch@ccber.ucsb.edu
Matt Guilliams
Research Affiliate, Vascular Plant Collection
mguilliams@ucsb.edu
Ann Bishop
Research Affiliate, Macroalgae Collection, UCSB Graduate Student, Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology
a_bishop@ucsb.edu
Jim Markham
Research Affiliate, Macroalgae Collection
markham@ccber.ucsb.edu
Shirley Tucker
Research Affiliate, Lichen Collection
Madeleine Ostwald
Lecturer in Ecology, Conservation, & Biodiversity
Queen Mary University of London
Matthew Gimmel
Research Affiliate, Invertebrate Zoology Collection
Mark Holmgren
Research Affiliate, Vertebrate Zoology Collections
maholmgren33@gmail.com
Colleen Smith
Research Affiliate, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Adam Lambert
Research Affiliate, UCSB Researcher, Marine Science Institute
lambert@msi.ucsb.edu
Tom Dudley
Research Affiliate, Ecology and Restoration
tdudley@msi.ucsb.edu
Kelly Campbell
Research Affiliate, Ecology and Restoration
kcampbell@ccber.ucsb.edu
Ryan Clark
Research Affiliate, Ecology and Restoration
clark@ccber.ucsb.edu









