The Advisory Board carries the vision of the initiative to their own communities, serving as bridges between the research and education. Thus, the make-up of the board members reflects selection of individuals with strong personal commitments to integrating research and education and with understanding of the issues facing researchers, teachers, and administrators who are trying to integrate research and education. The Advisory Board includes two TEA teachers, four TEA researchers, three curriculum specialists, and three science education specialists.
Meetings occur each year in the fall and are supplemented by electronic communications.
The Advisory Committee is kept informed of events, developments, and evaluation results during the course of the year. Karen Baker is an oceanographer with a concentration on Ultra Violet Radiation. Her research base is at Scripps Institute of Oceanography. Karen has worked with two TEAs and plans to involve a third TEA in the LTER research. She has initiated collaborative work among the TEAs and the LTER PI's beyond the field experience.