Published Dec 6, 2023 Kenai Peninsula College’s Kachemak Bay Campus will soon be looking for someone new to take the reins.
The college announced in a Nov. 28 press release that current campus director Dr. Reid Brewer is resigning, and he will be taking a new position as the Kasitsna Bay Lab Director and the Supervisory Environmental Scientist for the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration starting Jan. 16, 2024.
Dr. Paula Martin will serve as the interim campus director beginning on Dec. 10. According to the press release, Martin previously served as interim director at KBC before Brewer was hired on. Martin has also previously served the university in several other capacities.
Brewer joined the KBC team as campus director in May 2019, but he’s worked for the University of Alaska for over 20 years as both a faculty member and an administrator. He’s also been employed by all three UA institutions — University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Alaska Southeast and University of Alaska Anchorage — “at different levels” over the years, he told Homer News in a Dec. 1 interview, including working with Alaska Sea Grant for UAF and as the director of the UAS Fish Tech applied fisheries program.
With a background in marine biology, administration, and education outreach and research, Brewer said the position at the Kasitsna Bay Lab represents a “perfect storm” of the things he is passionate about.
“Really, I wasn’t looking for work. I love the college and this campus, I’ve loved my time here. But I have a master’s and PhD in marine biology, 10 years of experience in administration and 15 years in education outreach research specifically related to marine biology,” Brewer said. “When the opportunity came up for this position, it represented a place where I could use my background and skill set.”
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