Professor, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA

AGU embraces the global community and welcomes leaders representing various identities, voices and perspectives. List any identities, voices and perspectives you would bring, including but not limited to nationality, regional representations, racial and ethnic backgrounds, and anything else you feel comfortable sharing.

I am a lifetime learner, educator, mentor, and always curious scientist at a multi-cultural and highly diverse public university. 

Volunteer experience that you feel relates to this position:

I previously served as Secretary for the AGU Geodesy section. I volunteered on various committees for the U.S. Geological Survey, NASA, Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO), EarthScope, Statewide California Earthquake Center (SCEC), and Subduction Zones in Four Dimensions (SZ4D). I served on the Executive Committee of the Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science, Berkeley. I have served on international advisory committees including for COMET (Centre for the Observation and Modeling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tectonics) in the UK and the Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica in Taiwan.

Section presidents and presidents-elect serve as members of the AGU Council and lead their sections. The AGU Council is a diverse forum of perspectives that meets throughout the year to provide input to the AGU Board, staff, and other parts of the organization. Three communities within the Council - committee chairs, section leaders, and students and early career scientists - serve different roles in AGU and bring unique viewpoints to ongoing discussions.

This role aims to catalyze community and build AGU as envisioned by the strategic plan. This leadership position is a dual role: helping to advance AGU’s strategic plan as a member of Council; and leading your section. How would you support the Board, staff and other sections to achieve AGU’s vision, values, mission, and goals? How will you engage with members of your section to execute AGU’s strategic plan?

How would you support the Board, staff and other sections to achieve AGU’s vision, values, mission, and goals?

As a member of the AGU Council, I will support the organization by serving as a dedicated advisor on scientific affairs and member issues, including championing interdisciplinary collaboration with other section leaders.

How will you engage with members of your section to execute AGU’s strategic plan?

Within the Tectonophysics section, I will execute AGU’s strategic plan by focusing on engagement with and involvement of students and early career members, increasing their visibility and leadership opportunities.