Professor Dale Webber was appointed to the position of Director of the Centre for Marine Sciences at the University of the West Indies (UWI) effective August 1, 2023 having served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the UWI Mona Campus, 2018 to 2023 and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Graduate Studies and Research between 2015 and 2018. Professor Webber has had a distinguished career in Coastal Ecology and Environmental Management and a strong and consistent record of teaching, graduate supervision, administration and research excellence which spans 35 years of service with The UWI.
Professor Webber also has an excellent record of public service and has served as Chairman of Jamaica’s Climate Change Advisory Board since 2015 and recently represented the GOJ at COP28 in Dubai. He has served as Chairman, Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ) Board of Directors for 15 years and has been Convener of the CAPE Environmental Sciences Panel for the Caribbean Examination Council and Chairman of CL Environmental Company. In October 2018, Professor Webber was presented the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander (CD) by His Excellency, the Governor General of Jamaica, the Most Honorable Sir Patrick Allen, recognized for his outstanding contribution to environmental conservation.
As an academic and a researcher, Professor Webber has produced seven book chapters and forty publications in peer-reviewed journals. He has supervised 21 MSc, 27 MPhil and 15 PhD (total of 63) graduate students to successful completion across a range of interests, from water quality and coastal ecology to oceanography, ecosystem modelling and the effectiveness of multilateral environmental agreements in environmental management.
Dale is married to UWI Marine Ecologist Professor Mona Webber and they have two daughters, Marissa and Deanna who have both completed higher degrees in Environmental Engineering and Oceanography respectively at Universities in the USA.
