I have been the Academic Advisor at the Shoals Marine Laboratory since January 2007 with responsibilities for advising and mentoring undergraduate students in credit courses and internships. In 2007 I was in charge of the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates program at Shoals Marine Laboratory. In early 2008 my title was changed to Assistant Director of Academic Advising. With this new position SML has focused effort on recruiting, advising and mentoring undergraduates in our courses and internships by Ph.D level staff. I also advise Cornell faculty on the course offerings at Shoals and the options that Shoals courses provide to fulfill Cornell concentration, department and college graduation requirements. I am also a Senior Research Associate and during the summer I teach and conduct research in marine ecology.