An epiphany about plastics in the marine environment originally inspired me to study environmental science.
I spent the first decade of my career focused primarily on corporate water stewardship: influencing multinational corporations, factories, NGOs, and communities to overcome obstacles and work effectively together to advance economic development and social justice while protecting and preserving shared water resources for the common good.
While living in the San Francisco Bay Area, I volunteered on an animal care crew at The Marine Mammal Center and rediscovered a compelling connection to the ocean.
When I started going to sea as a volunteer fisheries biologist with NOAA, friends and family had questions. Lots of questions! This website evolved from a Facebook photo album, created to share all the fascinating details of what it takes to do science at sea. Now it’s a platform to continue sharing ocean adventures, and also new ideas about marine stewardship, parallels between freshwater and marine resource management, and other related topics.
If you have questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to contact me!
“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
—Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”
—Margaret Mead
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