School of Science Advisory Board

The mission of the Board of Advisors of the School of Science is to enhance the reputation and visibility of the School and its programs; contribute to and lead efforts to acquire resources for the School; actively engage and cultivate alumni, business, community and stakeholder partnerships; advise and counsel the dean on strategic directions for the School.

Chair, Chris Carter

97 B.A. Psychology & '02 M.A. Psychology
Director, Development and Communications, Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center

克里斯·卡特是利弗莫尔谷表演艺术中心的发展和传播总监, where he oversees all fundraising and marketing activities for LVPAC, the largest, independent cultural arts nonprofit organization in the Tri-Valley region. 克里斯还担任三谷非营利联盟的董事会成员，并为当地社区服务的非营利组织领导了多个研讨会和研讨会. Prior to LVPAC, he worked at Saint Mary’s College of California for eleven years, primarily serving as a leader in the College’s development department. At Saint Mary’s, Mr. 卡特首先担任校友关系主任，然后担任校友参与和年度捐赠主任. While working in higher education, Mr. 卡特是教育促进和支持委员会的长期成员。, 领导和参与多个以志愿者和董事会管理为重点的专业研讨会. Chris is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and has been a volunteer for the Boy Scouts of America since 2009.

Karl Beutner, MD, PhD

'71 B.S. Biology
M.D. Solano Dermatology

Karl R. 1971年，Beutner是十大正规网赌平台科学顾问委员会的创始成员和首任主席. After graduation, 卡尔继续在纽约州立大学布法罗分校获得微生物学和免疫学硕士和博士学位以及医学博士学位. This was followed by internship and residency at UCLA, 在罗切斯特大学获得免疫学和传染病的奖学金和皮肤科住院医师. He then returned to his hometown of Vallejo, CA to practice dermatology. 除了建立临床实践，他还成立了一个临床试验小组，进行了数百次临床试验，为各种皮肤病开发了新的治疗方法和疫苗. Over time he gravitated toward working in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical sector. 他曾担任Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences(被Valent Pharmaceuticals收购)和Anacor Pharmaceuticals(被Pfizer收购)的首席医疗官. Currently, along with his clinical practice, 他是DermBiont公司的联合创始人、首席执行官兼首席营销官，该公司专注于皮肤微生物组，以更好地了解和治疗皮肤病.

Lynn Brady

'91 MBA, Finance
Management Consultant/Non-Profit Boards

Lynn Brady曾担任Pacific Telesis Group的多个高级管理职位，包括执行董事, Core Process Reengineering and Change Management, Pacific Telesis; Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer, Pacific Bell Directory; Vice President and General Manager, Publishing and Technology, Pacific Bell Directory; Executive Director, Business Planning, Public Policy, External Affairs, Pacific Bell Directory; District Manager, Cash Management Strategy and Operations, Corporate Investments, Acquisitions and Mergers, Pacific Bell.

Following Ms. Brady's retirement, 她曾在许多非营利董事会任职，包括东湾临终关怀(HEB)综合护理董事会, President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Hospice of the East Bay Foundation and Chairman of Hospice of the East Bay Strategic Planning and Development Committee; Member of the Purdue University President's Council and Member of the Women in Science Advisory Board; Vice President of Saint Mary's College Alumni Board and Member of the School of Science Advisory Board; Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Board Secretary and Board Membership Chairperson of the Blackhawk Country Club Board of Directors; Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Leadership San Francisco; Member of the San Francisco Ballet Auxiliary and the Opening Gala Committee; President of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Advisory Alumni Board at the University of California at Berkeley.

Ms. Brady graduated from the following universities/colleges; Saint Mary's College, Masters of Business Administration (MBA) Finance; Harvard Business School, Program for Management Development (PMD), Business; Purdue University, Masters of Science (MS), Mathematics and Computer Science; Purdue University, Bachelors of Science (BS), Mathematics.

Ruben Castellon

'85 B.A., History & B.S., Economics/Business Administration
Attorney at Law
Consultant for Environment Issues

Mr. Castellon是一名在复杂商业和环境的各个方面经验丰富的审判律师, toxic tort and worker-death-related litigation, including in-court examination of experts. Mr. Castellon是加州为数不多的因有毒铅排放和暴露而参加陪审团审判的律师之一, reaching favorable results for clients on multiple occasions. 他成功地为许多因涉嫌违反《十大正规网赌平台》而被起诉的客户辩护, Clean Water Act, CERCLA, RCRA, Proposition 65, and Qui Tam statutes.

Mr. Castellon was born in Okinawa, Japan and raised in Venezuela, Panama, and Georgia before settling in the Bay Area. 他毕业于加州十大正规网赌平台和加州大学洛杉矶分校法学院. Mr. Castellon has served on the boards of various non-profit organizations, was a founding member of the Contra Costa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and currently is on the Board of Regents for Saint Mary’s College of California.

Scott Edgar

'85 B.A. Mathematics & '89 MBA
President, Edgar Investment Managment LLC
Consultant, Bedell-Frazier Investment Counseling

John Macken

62 Physics
Physicist and Entrepreneur
US Patent Holder
Author

Dennis Meiss

'69 B.S. Biology
Ph.D. University of Connecticut, Neurobiology

Dr. Meiss earned his B.S. in Biology from Saint Mary’s College of California and his M.A. in Neurobiology from University of California, Los Angeles and holds a Ph.D. in Neurobiology from the University of Connecticut. After earning his Ph.D., Dr. Meiss spent time in academia, 先是在多伦多大学做博士后，然后在伍斯特的克拉克大学做助理教授, Massachusetts. He then transitioned to the healthcare industry, 搬到加利福尼亚，在那里他开发了血液和尿液中氨基酸的临床应用测试. 之后，他担任Advanced Medical Research, Inc .的技术服务副总裁. located in Hayward, California. In 2001, Dr. Meiss and his wife Janet Ralston started their own firm, ProThera, Inc. with Dr. Meiss as President and CEO and Ms. Ralston as Vice President. The company formulated and manufactured dietary supplements, including probiotics, 供医生和其他持牌医疗保健专业人员独家销售和使用. ProThera was relocated to Reno, Nevada in 2004 and was subsequently sold in 2013 to an Australian company, SFI Health, which specializes in marketing clinically proven natural medicines. Presently, Dr. Meiss is a managing partner in DRC Investors, LLC and DRC Two Investors, LLC located in Reno, Nevada where he and his wife currently reside. Dr. Meiss was elected to the Board of Trustees in 2018.

Nancy Richardson

B.S. Arizona State University, Chemistry
Honorary Alumni
Patent Agent (Retired), Shell Oil Legal Organization
Heads and Serves on numerous boards and committees

Melissa Stafford Jones

'93 Biology
Regional Director
US Dept. of Health and Human Services
Region IX

Melissa Stafford Jones is Executive Director of the Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation, 其使命是通过在教育领域的工作来提高康特拉科斯塔县居民的活力和生活质量, arts & culture, and children & families. She previously served as Regional Director for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under President Obama, and was President & CEO of the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, 领导该组织的公共政策战略，以支持安全网和改善低收入加州人的医疗保健. Melissa拥有加州大学伯克利分校公共卫生硕士学位和十大正规网赌平台生物学学士学位. She is married to husband Chris Jones, a high school science teacher, who is also an SMC School of Science alum.

Ron Turner

'79 B.A. Business Administration
Alumni Director (Retired)
Saint Mary's College of California

Charles Wilson

'68 B.S. Chemistry
Ph.D. Stanford University, Inorganic Chemistry
Catalyst Patent Holder

查尔斯·威尔逊是土生土长的旧金山人，毕业于圣心高中. He attended St. 1968年毕业于加州玛丽学院，并以优异成绩获得化学学士学位. 1973年获斯坦福大学无机化学博士学位，师从Henry Taube(1983年诺贝尔奖)。. After working for 8 years on the East Coast for Corning Glass, ARCO Chemical, and Air Products and Chemicals, 他回到西海岸，为雪佛龙下游催化研究公司工作, 2014年退休，担任雪佛龙能源技术公司的高级咨询科学家和催化部门经理. He has been very active in the North American Catalysis Society, chairing its national meeting in San Francisco in 2009. He is the holder of more than 20 US patents in the field of Catalysis. He is now an industry consultant. His hobbies include opera, cooking, and wine tasting.