
SNARL Director

Dr. Carol Blanchette
Research Biologist and VESR Director
My main areas of research are marine and community ecology, and my work has largely focused on nearshore marine ecosystems; rocky intertidal, kelp… Read More
Phone: 805-403-9561
Email: carol.blanchette@ucsb.edu
SNARL Staff

Everett Phillips
Operations Manager
Phone: 805-893-2618
Email: everettphillips@ucsb.edu

Carole Lester
Education Coordinator
Phone: 760-914-3722
Email: carole.lester@ucsb.edu

Jane Lester
Administrative Assistant
Phone: 805-893-5695
Email: jlester@ucsb.edu

Anne Barrett
Outdoor Educator
Email: anne.barrett@ucsb.edu

Chloe Boucher
Communication and Outreach Coordinator
Email: chloeboucher@ucsb.edu

Juyung Yoo
Reserve Steward
Email: juyung.yoo@gmail.com
SNARL Resident Scientists and Researchers

Dr. David Herbst
Research Biologist
Since the late 1980s I’ve been doing research out of the Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory. I first started scientific research in… Read More
Email: herbst@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Dr. Roland Knapp
Research Biologist
The general goal of my research is to understand how natural and anthropogenic factors influence the structure and function of aquatic ecosystems…. Read More
Email: roland.knapp@ucsb.edu

Dr. Thomas Smith
Assistant Research Biologist
As a community ecologist, I focus on how species interactions shape freshwater communities in Sierra Nevada lakes and ponds. My research topics… Read More
Email: tcsmith@ucsb.edu

Alexa Lindauer
Lab Manager and Research Assistant
Alexa Lindauer is a Staff Research Assistant with the Mountain Lakes Research Group. She works on various aspects of amphibian recovery in the Sierra Nevada including backcountry data collection, field crew coordination, laboratory analyses, database management, and spatial and statistical research support.
Email: alindauer@ucsb.edu
Website: Mountain Lakes Research Group
Non-Human SNARL Staff
Chief Greeter and People Pleaser (Cody)


Rodent Control Officers (Sven and Olaf)


University of California, Santa Barbara Natural Reserve System Campus Office
Marine Science Institute
Building 520, Room 4003B
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150
- Conner Philson, UCSB NRS Executive Director
philson@ucsb.edu
805.893.6179 - Laurie Cussalli, UCSB NRS Business Officer
lcussalli@ucsb.edu
805.893.4127 - Sarah Sikich, UCSB NRS, Director of Development
sarahsikich@ucsb.edu
805.893.3988