Organization

We are a team of experienced specialists in geosciences and education from different parts of the world who are committed to improving the quality of geoscience education globally.

COGE Board

SANDRA VILLACORTA
Chair

CSIRO/Charles Darwin University
Peru

Elvaene James
General Secretary

Universiti Malaysia Kelantan
Malaysia

Scott Miller
Social Media Coordinator

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Susanna Occhipinti
Vice Chair

UNICAM - Camerino University, Italy- Education committee of National Association of Geologists- Italy

Ian Clark
Treasurer

University of South Australia
Australia

Board and Members

Subcommisions

Supervises development and co-ordination of the GEFO Program in coordination with EGU Education team.

Responsible: Susana Occhipinti

Members: Young-Shin Park, Marian Selorm Sapah, Tiago Ribeiro

Focused on enhancing our engagement with the public and communicating the value of geoscience education to a broader audience.

Responsible: Agogo Abraham

Members: Roberto Greco, Kholoud Mohamed

Supervise initiatives for ensuring the diverse voices and perspectives within the geoscience community.

Responsible: Liliana Corona

Members: Susanna Occhipinti, Sandra Villacorta

Oversee agreements of cooperation with international bodies and try to search for external funding

Responsible: Jorge Gomez Tapias

Members: Sharon Locke, Miguel Cerna Cano

Committees

Prepares an annual budgetary proposal to be submitted to IUGS
based on the proposed annual work plan of the Commission.

Responsible: Ian Clark

Members: Sandra Villacorta, Susana Occhipinti

Supervises development and co-ordination of COGE publications and contents (COGE journal on geoscience education, books, academic articles, abstracts and others).

Responsible: Susana Alaniz-Alvarez

Members: Sandra Villacorta, Nicanor Prendes, Clara Vasconcelos, Rajib Kumar

Is responsible for the nomination and selection process for the Chris King Medal and other awards planned to recognize achievements and contributions in the field of geoscience education. 

Responsible:   Roberto Greco

Members: Ian Clark, Ashvin Wickramasooriya

Advertises and promotes the aims, objectives and achievements of COGE and manages COGE’s presence across various social media platforms.

Responsible: Enas Ahmed (Acting Lead)

Members: Romina Celabe (Facebook & Instagram Champion), Liliana Corona (X Champion and Acting Webmaster), Enas Ahmed (LinkedIn Champion), Scott Miller (on leave)

To everseeing the membership matters

Responsible: Elvaene James

Members:

Ian Clark, Sandra Villacorta