Burke Burnett Email & Phone Number

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

As PSA Executive Secretary, I run the day-to-day operations of the organization, and report directly to the PSA Board composed of elected representatives from PSA's member organizations (typically National Academies of Science in the Asia-Pacific region). I have listed my title as "Executive Director" because LinkedIn lumps Executive Secretary with "executive assistants", which is not accurate.The Pacific Science Association (PSA) is a regional non-governmental, scholarly organization that advances science, technology, and sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region by actively promoting interdisciplinary and international meetings, research, and collaboration. PSA convenes Pacific Science Congresses and Inter-Congresses every two years in different venues throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The first Pacific Science Congress was held in 1920 in Honolulu; the most recent Inter-Congresses were in Tahiti (2009) and Fiji (2013); the 22nd Pacific Science Congress was in Kuala Lumpur (2011). Pacific Science, the official journal of PSA, is a quarterly journal devoted to the biological, physical, and social sciences of the Pacific Region.PSA is composed of both national member organizations (typically National Academies of Science) and individual member scientists. The PSA is governed by the Pacific Science Council and an elected Executive Board, and has a permanent Secretariat based at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii.PSA facilitates science that focuses on key issues and problems in the region, in order to engage science in the service of human needs and improve both the environment and quality of life of the region’s peoples. We catalyze scientific and scholarly collaboration, help develop scientific capacity within the region, foster more effective communication between scientists, policy makers and the public, actively involve the Pacific Island states in regional and international scientific activities, and promote the “Science of the Pacific”.

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

The Indo-Pacific Conservation Alliance (IPCA) is a non-profit biodiversity conservation organization dedicated to the study and conservation of the native ecosystems of the tropical Indo-Pacific region and support for traditional peoples in their stewardship of these globally significant natural resources. Our current field projects are located in Indonesia and New Guinea, including the Asmat region, part of Lorentz National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Oversaw and co-managed CI's conservation programs in Irian Jaya (now Papua), Indonesia, including the Irian Jaya Conservation Priority Setting Workshop (1997) and the Wapoga RAP (Rapid Assessment Program) biological survey. Also responsible for liaising with CI's Japan Program.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

M.A., International Economics And Asian Studies

M.A., International Relations

B.S., Political Science