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Home My WebLink About09 - District 2 Appointments to EQAC• CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT Agenda Item No. 9 February 10, 2004 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: City Manager's Office Sharon Wood, Assistant City Manager 644 -3222, swood @city.newport- beach.ca.us SUBJECT: District 2 Appointment to Environmental Quality Affairs Committee RECOMMENDATION: Confirm Council Member Rosansky's appointment of Ryan Dwight. DISCUSSION: • Jim Miller resigned from the Environmental Quality Affairs Committee, leaving a vacancy in the District 2 position. Council Member Rosansky wishes to appoint Ryan Dwight, whose resume is attached. Submitted by: 340-w, Sharon Wood Assistant City Manager Attachments: Resume of Ryan Dwight RYAN HAMILTON DWIGHT 204.8 David Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92667 (949) 645 -9750 c mall: ryanhdwlght(gyahm. coon Education . University of California at Irvine. Doctorate in Environmental Health Science and Policy 2001 Dissortatim: Health and economic impacts of ooastal writer pollution in North Orange County, California: A multi- discIplimry analysis Activities: Student Representative (1994 - 19951 Academic Senators Committee on Land Use ad Environment University of California at San Diego, Bachelor of Arts in General Biology 1988 Minors: Organic Chemistry and U. S. History Professional Employment The Dwight Law Group, Irvine, CA 2003 - Present Office Manager, Accountau, Legal Assistant Started an intellectual property law firm; Managing business relationships and accounts; Preparing motions for filing; Legal research and other paralegal assistance. Urban Water Research Center, U.C. Irvine, Irvine, CA 2003 - Present Assi sta t Project Scientist for Dr. Betty Olson Coordinated meetings and information from six leading professionals in the Geld of Perchlorate contamination in drinking wets; Generate s final report for the California Department of Health Services. Levin & Hawes LLP, Laguna Brach, CA 1999-2000 Legal Assistant for Donald Abrams Esq. Coordinated evidentiary binders for a two month federal trial over intellectual property, Managed and distributed documents and other information; Prepared motions for filing; and other paralegal assistance. Geronlologial Services, Inc., Santa Monica, CA 1994-1998 . Researcher for Maria Dwight. MPH Collected market raxvrch data and conducted statistical analysis to assist in the generation of final reports. U.C. Santa Barbara and the U.C. Toxic Substances Research & Teaching Program 1997-1998 Fellow of ripe Ocean and Coastal Policy Center jar Dr. Harvey Molotch Formulated dissertation project and began dissertation research U.C. Irvine, Envlronmealsl Analysis and Design, Irvine, CA 1994-1997 Teaching Assertant for Drs Ken Chew, Oladele Ogemse(tan. Peter Bowler and Shari Stern Assisted touching undergraduate courses in earth sciences of 400 students: Presented laclures, discussions and reviews; Developed and graded exams. U.C. Irvine, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Irvine, CA 1995 Research Assistant for Dr. Joseph DiMento Researched NAFfA'a Environmental Side Agreement via library, Internet. WestLaw, and other data sets. Smithsonian Institution, office of Eaviroomentsl & External Affairs, Washington, D.C. 1991-1994 Program Assistant (GS -ll) jar Dr. Thomas E. LowJay Science advisor for three National Museum of Natural History exhibits; Coordinated three workshops lot the White House. the U.S. Department of the interior. and the Smithsonian Institution; Prepared research for the U-S. Presidenfe CouneU of Advisors on Science and Technology; Prepared resmrch for U.S. representation at UVCFD (Earth Summit); Supervised soveral research assistants and nucrus. Awarded SWihsonlsn to stlMelea,s certificate for Emepstoosal Service in 1992 & 1993 Scripps Institution of oceanography. Marine Research Division, San Diego, CA 1988-1990 Research Assistant for Dr. William H. Fenicat Researched for novel anti- cancer compounds produced by marine microorganisms. Collected mete Eby isolated, identified. preserved and cultured mieroaganieme; Extracted compounds; chemical separation. bio- assays and nuclear megactic resonance interpretation; Trained several Untvaraity students in laboratory techniques including microbiology and chemical mralysis. • L .,j Ed WH61':TT 1100Z ez -Uer £L66— T£9-6b6: -ON XHd 1S3M IN08MEN: WONA 0 u • RYAN HAMILTON DWIGHT 204 -B David Drive. Newport Beach, cA 92669 (949)6459750 e- mail; ryaohdwigb&@yahoo.conk Publications I Jenwen. P.R. R.H. Dwight, W.H. Fcnical. 1991. Distribution of Actinamyceles in near-shore tropical marine sediments. Applied and Ennvirwmenal Microbialogy 57(4): 1102 -1108 2 I.ovajoy. T.E. and R.H. Dwight. 1991. Biological diversity and Neptuno s realm. Marine Technology Society Journal. 25(4): 7 -12 3 Pathirons. C.. D. Tepiolas. P.R. Jensen. R.H. Dwight. W.H. Fenical. 1991. Strucluro determination of Maduralied: A new 24- member ring macrolide glycoside produced by a marina bacterium (Artinomyeetales). Tetrahedron Letters 32(21): 2323 -2326 4 Pathirana, C.. R.H. Dwight. P.R. Jensen. W.H. Fenieal, 199I. Structure and synthesis of a now Butanolido from a marine Actinamycete. Tevakedron Letters 32(48): 7001 -7004 5 Palhirana. C.. P.R. Jensen, R.H. Dwight. W.H. Fealcal. 1992. Rare Phenezine L- Quinovese esters from a marine Actinomycete. Journal ojOrganlc Chemistry 57(2): 740.742 6 Trischman, J. D. Tapiclas, P.R. Jensen, RH. Dwight, W.H. Fenical, 1994. Solinamides A A B: And- inflammatory depsipeptides from marine Streptomyenle. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 116(2): 757 -758 7 Dwight, RH.. J.C. Semenze. D.B. Halter, B.H. Olson, 2002. Association of urban runoff with coastal water quality in Orange County, California, Water Environment 74(1): 82 -90 8 Dwight, RH.. D.B. Baker, J.C. Senenza, B.H. Olson, (In press)13ealth etfocts associated with retaoatdonal coastal water use in urban vs. rural California, American Journal ojPublic Healrh (In Press). 9 Dwight, R.H., L.M. Ferrwrnder, D.B. Beker. J.C. Semenze. B.H. Olson, (In review). Economic burden from illnesses associated with recreational coastal waters. Fellowships 1997 -98 Fellow of the Ocean and Coastal Policy Center, U.C. Toxic Substances Rutcarch and Teaching Program, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 2000 Recipient of Regents Dissertation Fellowship, University of California, Irvine 2001 Recipient of School of Social Ecology Research Fellowship, University of California, Irvine Presentations 1/27/01 Thu Greening X Conference, UC Irvine; Presented paper: Estimated health costs jar illnesses associated with recreational contact with marine waters contaminated by urban runoff 6/2101 American Association for the Advancement of Science Symposium: Local adaptation to global environmental change, UC Irvine; Presented paper: El Ninob 1;l1'ect on Urban Runeand Coastal Water Quality in Orange Cowry. Cadjornia 1028/02 California and the World Ocean Conference, UC Santa Barbara; Presented paper: Economic Burden from Illnesses Associated with Recreational Coastal Waters 2/24/03 Coastal Economics Workshop, Univoruty of Southern California; Presented paper: Economic Burden from Illnesses Associated wish Recreational Coastal Waters Skills and Interests Proficient in MS Word; Excel; PowerPoint; SPSS; Westiaw. Graphics and digital imagery; and Internet research. I enjoy my family, teaching. travel. scuba diving. photography. gardening. and the arts. £d •!••LL�7 Wt6V:TT vooz ez 'Uef L.— £L66— Ti9 -6V6: ON Xtld J.S3i1 J dOd'13N : b 080