Staff Bio
Jaime Kooser, Reserve Manager
jkooser"at"sfsu.edu
415-338-3703
Dr. Jaime Kooser is a resource geographer who has worked on coastal zone management issues since 1990. She brings state agency experience in science, policy and management, along with her academic background, to her role as manager of the SF Bay NERR. Previously, Jaime served as Deputy Director for Energy, Ocean Resources and Water Quality at the California Coastal Commission. She has worked on wetlands policy and water quality regulation at the Washington Department of Ecology. Dr. Kooser also was a professor of geography at the University of Washington and at The Evergreen State College, where she focused on environmental studies. She earned her B.A. in geography from Northwestern University, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in geography from the University of California, Berkeley. She has a passion for healing the earth and the relationship of people to the earth. She recharges her spirit by bird watching and continuing her broader interest in geography, including the study of vernacular architecture.