Ron Olson is currently retired, having worked for San Mateo County for 35 years, 20 of those spent working in the Intensive Care Unit. He completed FMR naturalist training in 2011. What Ron enjoys most about being a volunteer naturalist at FMR is that each experience is unique. In his…
Tom Niesen is an emeritus professor of marine biology at San Francisco State University, specializing in the ecology of marine invertebrates. Dr. Niesen is a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences and has participated in marine research in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean and Bering Seas. Tom has…
Gregg joined FFMR in 2022 and the Board in 2024. His academic and career paths crisscrossed FMR over the decades. There were visits for high school independent study to a master’s in marine ecology involving field trips to various intertidal areas along the San Mateo coast. He managed the state…