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