Persistent Digital Identifiers (UIDs)
ORCID :
0009-0007-6879-6868
Job Type
Teaching/Education
Research
Natural Resource Management
Extension Services (Public Awareness)
Technical Advice & Consulting
Subject Area
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Chemical Oceanography
Deepsea
Activities
April 2026 - Present: Freelance
Feb 2024 - Jan 2026: Marine Species Conservation Program Manager (New England Aquarium's Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life)
April 2023 - February 2024: Volunteer/ocean consulting and coaching
Oct 2021 - April 2023: Community Program Manager (Ocean Discovery League)
April 2019 - Jan 2021: Education and Outreach Manager (MIT Media Lab's Open Ocean Initiative)
April 2018 - April 2019: Project Coordinator (MIT Media Lab's Open Ocean Initiative)
2011/2012: Lecturer and Science Fellow (Columbia University)
2008/2009: Lecturer (Queens College - City University of New York)
2006-2007: Visiting Researcher (Alfred Wegener Institute of Polar and Marine Research)
2003-2009: Research Assistant (Stony Brook University)
Sea regions of study
North Atlantic Ocean
North Pacific Ocean
Ligurian Sea
Skills
Facilitation, Co-Design, Collaborative Projects, Program Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Subject Matter Expertise, Project Management, Relationship Building, Relationship Management, Capacity Building and Transfer of Marine Technology, Area-based Management, Research Writing, Curriculum Development, Ocean Education, Climate Education, Ocean Outreach
Comment(s)
Oceanographer and program manager with over 15 years of experience working with diverse stakeholders on education & outreach, research, technology development, capacity building and marine technology transfer, program development, AI in project management, participatory project design facilitation, systems change work, field research program guidance, and white paper research writing. Experienced in a portfolio of areas: co-design, marine protected areas, marine species conservation, marine biodiversity conservation, capacity building and transfer of marine technology, low cost ocean technology, sustainable shipping, ocean field sampling, marine organic and inorganic analytical chemistry techniques and data analysis, collaborative fisheries management, and marine carbon dioxide removal.