Guam Science & Technology Committee

The leadership, members, and ex-officio members supported by the Guam NSF EPSCoR E-CORE project.

Guam Science & Technology Committee Members

Melanie Mendiola

Co-Chair

Director, Investment Education & Guidance, BG Investment Services

Artemio Ricardo Hernandez, Ph.D.

Co-Chair

Vice President of Administration and Finance and Chief Business Officer, University of Guam

Robert Underwood, Ed.D.

VICE Chair

President Emeritus, University of Guam

Rizalina M. Liwag, Ed.D.

Member

Dep. Supt. of Curriculum & Instruction, Guam Department of Education

Gary Hiles

Member

Chief Economist, Guam Department of Labor

Mike Gawel

Member

Retired Environmental Resources Manager, National Park Service

Andrew Gayle

Member

Chief Operating Officer, GTA Teleguam

Laurie Tumaneng

Member

Management Analyst, Guam Power Authority

Lola Leon Guerrero

Member

Director, Guam Bureau of Statistics and Plans

Ross Miller, Ph.D.

Member

Professor, Land Grant University of Guam

The Hon. Telo Taitague

Member

Senator, Guam Legislature

Albert Valentine, Ph.D.

Member

Assistant Professor, SBPA University of Guam

Tanisha Aflague, Ph.D.

Member

Outreach Coordinator, Land Grant University of Guam

Gyongyi Plucer-Rosario

Member

Professor, Marine Biology University of Maryland Global Campus

Ex-Officio Members

Terry Donaldson, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

Guam NSF E-CORE

Bastian Bentlage, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

Guam NSF E-RISE

Rachael Leon Guerrero, Ph.D.

Co-Principal Investigator

Guam NSF E-CORE

Michael L. Chan, Ed.D.

Co-Principal Investigator

Guam NSF E-CORE

Robert Lasley, Ph.D.

Co-Principal Investigator

Guam NSF E-RISE

Hyunju Oh, Ph.D.

Co-Principal Investigator

Guam NSF E-RISE

Austin J. Shelton III, Ph.D.

Co-Principal Investigator

Guam NSF E-RISE

Edward Ulloa

Regent

University of Guam Board of Regents

Michael Conner

Interim Executive Director

Research Corp. of the University of Guam

Leslie Camacho Aquino, Ph.D.

Executive Director

NASA Guam EPSCoR

Melvin Tabilas

Project Manager

Guam Economic Development Authority

Pamela Peralta Taitano, Ed.D.

Vice Provost, ORSP

University of Guam

Guam Science & Technology Committee Members

Melanie Mendiola

Co-Chair

Director, Investment Education & Guidance, BG Investment Services

Artemio Ricardo Hernandez, Ph.D.

Co-Chair

Vice President of Administration and Finance and Chief Business Officer, University of Guam

Robert Underwood, Ed.D.

VICE Chair

President Emeritus, University of Guam

Rizalina M. Liwag, Ed.D.

Member

Dep. Supt. of Curriculum & Instruction, Guam Department of Education

Gary Hiles

Member

Chief Economist, Guam Department of Labor

Mike Gawel

Member

Retired Environmental Resources Manager, National Park Service

Andrew Gayle

Member

Chief Operating Officer, GTA Teleguam

Laurie Tumaneng

Member

Management Analyst, Guam Power Authority

Lola Leon Guerrero

Member

Director, Guam Bureau of Statistics and Plans

Ross Miller, Ph.D.

Member

Professor, Land Grant University of Guam

The Hon. Telo Taitague

Member

Senator, Guam Legislature

Albert Valentine, Ph.D.

Member

Assistant Professor, SBPA University of Guam

Tanisha Aflague, Ph.D.

Member

Outreach Coordinator, Land Grant University of Guam

Gyongyi Plucer-Rosario

Member

Professor, Marine Biology University of Maryland Global Campus

Ex-Officio Members

Terry Donaldson, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

Guam NSF E-CORE

Bastian Bentlage, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

Guam NSF E-RISE

Rachael Leon Guerrero, Ph.D.

Co-Principal Investigator

Guam NSF E-CORE

Michael L. Chan, Ed.D.

Co-Principal Investigator

Guam NSF E-CORE

Robert Lasley, Ph.D.

Co-Principal Investigator

Guam NSF E-RISE​

Hyunju Oh, Ph.D.

Co-Principal Investigator

Guam NSF E-RISE​​

Austin J. Shelton III, Ph.D.

Co-Principal Investigator

Guam NSF E-RISE

Edward Ulloa

Regent

University of Guam Board of Regents

Michael Conner

Interim Executive Director

Research Corp. of the University of Guam

Leslie Camacho Aquino, Ph.D.

Executive Director

NASA Guam EPSCoR

Melvin Tabilas

Project Manager

Guam Economic Development Authority

Pamela Peralta Taitano, Ed.D.

Vice Provost, ORSP

University of Guam

Guam NSF E-RISE

Guam NSF E-RISE