
Santa Cruz Island Reserve Director (February 2026)
nrs-scir@ucsb.edu

Dr. Lyndal Laughrin
Director Emeritus
Laughrin@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Jimmy McWaters
Steward

Sophia Ben-Achour
Outreach Coordinator
sophiabenachour@ucsb.edu

Brian Guerrero
Steward
bwguerrero@yahoo.com

Justin Weber
Steward
jweber@ucsb.edu
UC Santa Barbara – Natural Reserve System – Campus Office
Marine Science Research Institute
Building 520, Room 4003B
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150
Telephone: 805-893-4127
- Dr. Conner Philson, Executive Director
philson@ucsb.edu
805.893.6179 - Laurie Cussalli, Management Services Officer
lcussalli@ucsb.edu
805.893.4127 - Sarah Sikich, Senior Director of Development
sarahsikich@ucsb.edu
805.893.3988
