FEBRUARY 2021 NEWS
Dear ROSA Community,

I hope this message finds you doing well. The following are some brief updates on ROSA activities and governance, including details on our upcoming Advisory Council meeting.

Advisory Council to Meet March 5

The next meeting of the Advisory Council, which is open to the public, will take place on March 5 from 9:30 am -12:30 pm. Topics on the agenda include how to best utilize ROSA’s governance structure, science/technical issues for ROSA to address, and strategies to meet near-term baseline data needs. You can read the full agenda here and register for the meeting here. Please join us!

Fifty Research Advisors Selected

I am happy to announce that we have completed the establishment of all of ROSA’s governance bodies. This month we finalized the selection of our Research Advisors who will provide independent, scientific input to the Advisory Council and committees on topics related to their areas of expertise. You can view the list of Research Advisors here. Thank you to the 50 experts who have offered to take on this important role. We will add to the Research Advisors group over time to ensure that we have individuals representing expertise in the broad range of research topics we will be investigating.
Director of Research Search Underway

ROSA is looking for candidates for its first Director of Research. We are seeking a scientist with deep experience managing multidisciplinary teams to address complex problems in natural resource science and management. If you have not already done so, please share the job description widely. Preference will be given to applications received by February 28. We are excited to get this position filled in the spring.

I look forward to seeing many of you at the Advisory Council meeting in March. Thank you to all for your ongoing partnership.
Best Regards,

Lyndie Hice-Dunton, Ph.D.
Executive Director, ROSA