Congratulations to Sam Choi on his promotion to Environmental Laboratory and Ocean Monitoring Manager. Sam has been with OC San for nine years working in the Laboratory, Monitoring, and Compliance Division. During the last four years, Sam served as the Environmental Supervisor for Microbiology, General Chemistry, and the sampling groups overseeing work to establish compliance. He provided support to various OC San divisions, worked on projects with various agency partners, and volunteered as an OC San tour guide, at speaking engagement and various other opportunities that came along. Sam has worked directly with the United States Environmental Protection Agency on the optimization and validation of various testing methods as well as investigating the presence and removal of viruses and antibiotic resistance bacteria.

Sam holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science with an emphasis in Microbiology from the University of California Irvine, and recently obtained a Master’s in Environmental Engineering from the California State University Fullerton.

At home, Sam enjoys spending time with his wife Eunice and sons Elijah (human), Mandoo (dog), and soon to come Micah (human – coming April 2021).