Research Teams
The COAST Card project comprises five interacting teams:
Leadership Team: Responsible for effective project management.
Engagement Team: Ensures full engagement of researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders.
Data Management Team: Secures high-quality data use and facilitates open, effective data and information exchange.
Dissemination Team: Delivers high-quality communication products, peer-reviewed papers, teaching, and training. Also creates interactive learning environments to enable the global emulation of the COAST Card approach.
Evaluation Team: Comprising both internal and external evaluators, ensures timely formative and summative assessments.
Leadership Team
Dr. Bill Dennison
Dr. Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen
Dr. Pål Davidsen
Dr. Rhodora Azanza
Dr. Kazuo Nadaoka
Dr. Dattesh Desai
Dr. Lourdes J. Cruz
Dr. Keita Furukawa
Dr. Arga C. Anil
Dr. Lidita Khandeparker
Dr. Aklilu Tadesse
Engagement Team
Dr. Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen, SNA
Dr. Bill Dennison, Chesapeake Bay
Richard Arnold
Sidney Anderson
Lili Badri
Veronica Malabanan Lucchese
Dr. Pål Davidsen, System Dynamics
Dr. Aklilu Tadesse, System Dynamics
Dr. Rhodora Azanza, Manila Bay
Dr. Gil Jacinto, Manila Bay
Dr. Charissa Ferrera, Manila Bay
Dr. Amaryllis Torres
Dr. Mudjie Santos
Dr. Ronald Mendoza
Dr. Emma Porio
Dr. Dattesh Desai
Dr. Lidita Khandeparker, Goa
Dr. Kazuo Nadaoka, Ishigaki Island
Dr. Midori Kawabe
Dr. Takashi Nakamura
Dr. Keita Furukawa, Tokyo Bay
Dr. Hiroshi Yagi
Dr. Masashi Kodama
Dr. Yushi Morioka
Dr. Yasumasa Miyazawa
Data Management Team
Dr. Aklilu Tadesse, Norway
Dr. Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen, USA
Lili Badri, USA
Dr. Keita Furukawa, Japan
Dr. Dattesh Desai, India
Mr. Kaushal Mapari, India
Dr. Cesar Villanoy, Philippines
Dr. Ariel Blanco, Philippines
Dr. Eugene Herera, Philippines
Dr. Laura David, Philippines
Dr. Gil Jacinto, Philippines
Dr. Deo Florence Onda, Philippines
Evaluation Team
Dr. Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen
College of Exploration
Dr. Lourdes J. Cruz
Dr. Malou San Diego-McGlone
Dr. Arga C. Anil
Dr. Seshagiri Raghukumar
Dr. Keita Furukawa
Mr. Shin Kisugi
Dissemination Team
Dr. Kazuo Nadaoka
Dr. Arga C. Anil
Sidney Anderson
Dr. Marie Antonette Juinio-Menez
Dr. Keita Furukawa
Dr. Deo Florence Onda
Dr. Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen
Dr. Midori Kawabe
Dr. Dattesh Desai
Akshay Hegde
Dr. Laura David
Dr. Emma Porio
Dr. Charissa Ferrera
Dr. Hilde Nacorda
Dr. Rico Ancog
Veronica Malabanan Lucchese