Raised in a family that loves nothing more than exploring the world by boat, I've become fascinated both by the world underwater and the diverse ways humans depend on our oceans. While homeschooled for several years, I lived on a boat with my mom and sister and traveled from our home port in New York to as far north as Newfoundland and as far south as the Bahamas. The love I developed for the marine world has since shaped my personal passions as well as my professional goals.
Now based in Antigua, W.I., I am a lead scientist at the Elkhorn Marine Conservancy, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the resilience and local stewardship of Antigua's marine ecosystems through restoration, collaborative management and conservation. I recently completed my Ph.D. at U.C. Santa Barbara’s Bren School of Environmental Science and Management conducting research spanning coral reef ecology and small-scale fisheries management. I have worked extensively throughout the Caribbean on projects ranging from long-term coral reef monitoring in Bonaire, parrotfish behavioral ecology and coral recruitment studies in Antigua & Barbuda, and fisheries management reforms in the Dominican Republic. My current research focuses on developing scalable coastal restoration techniques that revive ecosystems in small-island developing states around the globe.
I am a strong believer in the value of working with your hands, knowing where your food comes from, hanging out with animals, and being humbled by the ocean. I am an avid diver and sailor.
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