Menace to the West is a collaborative project involving:
- Washington Sea Grant
- Oregon Sea Grant
- California Sea Grant
- University of Southern California Sea Grant
Leadership team
- Samuel Chan, Oregon Sea Grant; project leader and author
- Tania Siemens, Oregon Sea Grant; project coordinator and author
- Jeff Adams, Washington Sea Grant; WA project lead
- Linda Chilton, University of Southern California Sea Grant; CA project lead
- Carrie Culver, California Sea Grant; CA project lead
- Paul Heimowitz, Regional AIS Coordinator, USFWS; project founder
Curriculum development
- Kayla Martin, Oregon Sea Grant
- Noelle Moen, Oregon Sea Grant
- Jennifer Lam, senior analyst, Blue Earth Consultants
- Danielle Goodrich, former Oregon Sea Grant PROMISE intern
- Amanda Slade, student in Johns Hopkins Medical Illustration Program
- Susan Zaleski, biological oceanographer at Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement
- Lupe Diaz, former PROMISE intern, Oregon Sea Grant
- Amy Hoffman, master's student, Oregon State University
- Renee O'Neill, SMILE Program, Oregon State University
Web development
- Pat Kight, Web development and photography, Oregon Sea Grant
- Anisha McLoud, computer science student, Oregon Sea Grant
- Jonah Fenn, Digital Experience, Oregon State University
Editing and design
- Rick Cooper, Oregon Sea Grant
- Nancy Leeper, Cartografika
- Patricia Andersson, freelance artist/designer
Expert reviewers for species guides
- Toni Pennington, aquatic ecologist, Tetra Tech
- Tiffany Garcia, associate professor of wildlife ecology, Oregon State University
- Teresa Tally, California Sea Grant
- Carrie Culver, California Sea Grant
- Bruce Coblenz, professor, Oregon State University
- Bill Haller, professor, University of Florida
- Trevor Sheffels, wildlife biology technician, USFWS
- Duane C Chapman, USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center
- Don Schmitz, Florida Fish and Wildlife
Other contributors
- Jim Grano, middle school science teacher
- Robyn Draheim, aquatic invasive species ecologist
- Thea Hayes, middle school science teacher
- Pat Charliebois, Illinois/Indiana Sea Grant
- Helen Domsky, New York Sea Grant
- Jorge Penafiel, artist
- Julia Harvey, high school biology teacher
- Brian Vollmer-Buhl, middle school science teacher
- Amy Klarup, director of communications at Lane County Medical Society
- Carla Streng, high school science teacher
- Stefania Padillo, former PROMISE intern, Oregon Sea Grant
- Jennifer England, 4th grade teacher
The project was developed under a grant from NOAA and the National Sea Grant Program.