The SeaDoc Society: Who We Are
Kirsten Gilardi, DVM, Dipl. ACZM
Assistant Director, Marine Programs
Wildlife Health Center
One Shields Avenue
University of California
Davis, California 95616
(530) 752-4167 (530) 752-3318 fax
kvgilardi -at- ucdavis.edu
Joe Gaydos, VMD, PhD
Regional Director and Chief Scientist
SeaDoc Society, Orcas Island Office
942 Deer Harbor Rd.
Eastsound, Washington 98245
(360) 376-3910 (360) 376-3909 fax
jkgaydos -at- ucdavis.edu
Ignacio Vilchis, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Salish Sea Marine Bird Project
SeaDoc Society, Orcas Island Office
942 Deer Harbor Rd.
Eastsound, Washington 98245
(360) 376-3910 (360) 376-3909 fax
lvilchis -at- ucsd.edu
Jean Spalti
Administration & Outreach
SeaDoc Society, Orcas Island Office
942 Deer Harbor Rd.
Eastsound, Washington 98245
(360) 376-3910 (360) 376-3909 fax
jmspalti -at- ucdavis.edu
Joe Thoron
Website & Marketing
SeaDoc Society, Orcas Island Office
942 Deer Harbor Rd.
Eastsound, Washington 98245
(360) 376-3910 (360) 376-3909 fax
joethoron -at- gmail.com
Summer Interns: Each summer SeaDoc brings one or more third-year veterinary students to Orcas Island to assist with research projects, often in conjunction with the Whale Museum in Friday Harbor.
Sarah Smolley and Sara Heidelberger
2010 Interns
SeaDoc Society, Orcas Island Office
942 Deer Harbor Rd.
Eastsound, Washington 98245
(360) 376-3910 (360) 376-3909 fax
Additional administrative support for the SeaDoc Society is provided by the staff of the UC Davis Wildlife Health Center:
- Kathy Collins, Manager
- Lavonne Hull, Account Manager
- Alison Kent, Publications Coordinator
- Sheryl Sullivan, Payroll, Gift Processing, Travel, Procurement
- Stephanie Devos, Administrative Assistant
- Courtney Rickert, Administrative Assistant
Note: E-mail addresses are formatted the way they are to prevent them from being collected by spam programs. The real format is, of course, name@ucdavis.edu. You can also use our contact form.
Advisory Bodies
The SeaDoc Society's success depends on the dedicated involvement of our stakeholder Board of Directors and our scientific advisors.
The SeaDoc Society is a non-profit program of the Wildlife Health Center, a center of excellence at the world-renowned UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. The Wildlife Health Center develops and administers innovative programs that create solutions for threatened wildlife and their ailing ecosystems around the world. SeaDoc Society was founded in 1999 with a private gift to the Wildlife Health Center from concerned citizens who recognized the Inland Waters of the Pacific Northwest are experiencing an unprecedented health crisis. This unique marine ecosystem is surrounded by nearly 6 million people. Consequently, marshes and mudflats have been paved, rocky shorelines replaced by bulkheads, flowing rivers interrupted by dams, and native fish harvested to the brink of extinction. We are funded through a unique public/private partnership. As part of UC Davis, we're able to leverage the intellectual and organizational capital of a leading research university. And as a non-profit organization that gets much of its funding from individuals, foundations, and research contracts, we're intimately tied to the people and regions we serve.
