Regional Educational Partnerships - Office of the President

Welcome to the Regional Educational Partnerships (REP) office!

Group of staff and faculty at the Santa Barbara Zoo in front of the marine debris art exhibit made my CI students.

^{From left to right in front of the Santa Barbara Zoo “Help the Kelp” marine debris
art exhibit created by CSUCI students: Zoo President Richard Block; Jennifer Perry,
Executive Director of Regional Educational Partnerships at CSUCI; Joe Forrest, CSUCI
Santa Rosa Island Research Center Coordinator; Christy Kehoe, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Program Mid-Atlantic regional coordinator;
Michaela Miller ’16, B.S. Environmental Science & Resource Management, National Marine
Sanctuary Foundation conservation manager; CSUCI Professor of Art Matthew Furmanski;
Karly Kennedy ’23, B.A. Art; Kenny Neal ’23, B.A. Art; Zoo Director of Education JJ
McLeod; CSUCI President Richard Yao. Photo by Marya Barlow.}

Across different administrative units and offices, CSUCI maintains different types of partnerships with many different organizations and entities. The REP office focuses on educational partnerships that:

have campus-wide implications, are cross-divisional, and provide multi-disciplinary opportunities
involve facilities, land, and other resources that serve as hubs of partnerships
contribute to career preparation and workforce development
connect with regional and place-based priorities
advance One Health initiatives – health and wellness of communities and environment - through collaborative networks

The work of the REP office is both externally and internally facing. It includes creating and managing educationally-focused agreements with government agencies and non-profit organizations. It also involves working collaboratively with different divisions, units, and offices across the CSUCI campus.

The REP office includes the following areas of oversight and facilitation:

Santa Rosa Island Research Station
Tribal Relations
- NAGPRA
- President’s Chumash Advisory Council
Santa Barbara Zoo Conservation Center planning

Members of the REP team:

Dr. Jenn Perry, Executive Director of Regional Educational Partnerships
Robyn Shea, SRIRS Director, and the SRIRS staff
Amber-Marie Madrid, NAGPRA Director
Dr. Megan Kenny Feister, REP Faculty Lead for 2024-2026

Image of a naval ship passing in front of Santa Rosa Island.