MCRI Board of Directors
Mr. Dirk Burcham
California Coastkeeper Alliance
c/o Southern California Marine Institute
Dirk Burcham is employed by the California Coastkeeper Alliance (http://www.cacoastkeeper.org) where he is the Project Manager of the Southern California Kelp Restoration Project. Mr. Burcham has over 25 years of experience in the fields of biology, project management and business. He has worked as a professional Wildlife Biologist and is the author of the Key Species Monitoring Protocols of the Catalina Conservancy Divers. He is a member of the Board of Scientific Advisors for Reef Check California and is a member of the California Coastkeeper Alliance Diving Control Board. Additionally, Mr. Burcham is an active volunteer diver at the Aquarium of the Pacific and an AAUS certified Scientific Diver. Mr. Burcham received a B.S degree in Zoology from San Diego State University; an M.S. degree in Wildlife Management from Humboldt State University; and is a Certified Wildlife Biologist through The Wildlife Society.
