The station's Executive Committee is comprised of U-M faculty from multiple academic disciplines. The director consults with the Executive Committee on issues of curriculum, research, university guidelines and regulations and other institutional concerns.The current UMBS Executive Committee members are:

Joel Blum, Professor, Geological Sciences; Professor; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Mary Anne Carroll, Professor, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences; Professor, Chemistry

Deborah Goldberg, Chair and Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Brian Hazlett, Professor Emeritus, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Mark Hunter, Professor, Natural Resources and Biology; Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Phil Myers, Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Curator, Museum of Zoology

Robert Owen; Professor, Geological Sciences; Director, Program in the Environment

Beverly Rathcke; Associate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Paul Webb; Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Professor, Natural Resources and Environment

Donald Zak; Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Professor, Natural Resources and Environment