Boating Safety Committee

The Boating Safety Committee has autonomous authority over the boating program. It provides periodic reviews of the boating safety manual and the Boating Safety Officer's performance. Further it recommends the issue or revocation of boating authorizations, it establishes and/or approves training programs, and it can suspend boating operations that are considered unsafe or unwise.  Other details are outlined in the FSUCML Boating Safety Manual.

Members of the Committee

Joel Trexler, Ph.D. (Chief Administrative Officer, CAO)
FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory
jtrexler@fsu.edu
850-645-3480

Kent Malik (Delegate of the CAO)
FSU Coastal & Marine Laboratory
kmalik@fsu.edu, 850-645-3474

Sandra Brooke, Ph.D.
FSU Coastal & Marine Laboratory
sbrooke@fsu.edu, 850-645-3487 

Dean Grubbs, Ph.D.
FSU Coastal & Marine Laboratory
dgrubbs2@fsu.edu, 850-645-3492

Mariana Fuentes, Ph.D.

Marine Turtle Research, Ecology, and Conservation Group
mfuentes@fsu.edu

Matt Edwards, Boating Safety Officer
FSU Coastal & Marine Laboratory
medwards5@fsu.edu, 850-645-3470

Donaven Baughman, Grad Student Representative
FSU Department of Biological Science
dbaughman@bio.fsu.edu

Alexa Putillo

aputillo@fsu.edu


Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM