Our Board

 

The RSC Executive Board consists of representatives from member organizations. They work to uphold the mission of the RSC and move the organization forward in both research and education.

 

Executive Director

Jeanette L. Schnars, Ph.D.
Regional Science Consortium

About the RSC - Executive Director Dr. Schnars has been the Executive Director of the RSC since 2007. She received her B.S. degree in Biology from the Pennsylvania State University with a Minor in Marine Science. After working for the U.S. Geological Survey on the sea turtle project at Padre Island National Seashore, TX, she continued her education at the State University of New York – College at Buffalo earning a M.S. degree in Biology working with sea turtles in Costa Rica. While working as an Instructor in the Biology Department of Penn State – Erie, she earned her Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State University in Wildlife and Fisheries Science researching the effects of contaminants on the common snapping turtles. Dr. Schnars continues to conduct research on fisheries, turtles, and bacterial contamination in Lake Erie.

 

President – RSC Executive Board

Joe Adserias-Garriga, Ph.D.
Mercyhurst University

 

Vice President – RSC Executive Board

Kelly Pearce, Ph.D.
Allegheny College

 

Secretary – RSC Executive Board

Holley Short
Erie Bird Observatory

Treasurer – RSC Executive Board

Tracy Pitcher.
The Bay Point Island Foundation

 

Executive Board Member

Holly Best
Assistant Park Manager, Presque Isle State Park –
PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Best_headshotMs. Best received her BS degree in Parks and Recreation – Resource Management from Slippery Rock University and MA in Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services Administration from Central Michigan University. She has worked for DCNR since 1998 in various capacities in several different state parks. Since 2007, Holly has been in her current position at Presque Isle. Her duties at Presque Isle include: facility manager of the Tom Ridge Environmental Center, overseeing the Environmental Education Programming operation, supervising the summer internship program, and working with resource management at both Presque Isle and Erie Bluffs State Park.

 

Executive Board Member

Brian Emick
North East School District

 

Executive Board Member

Greg Andraso
Gannon University