Dr. Tanner Waters (he/him) is a marine biologist and science policy advisor dedicated to advancing California’s ocean and coastal conservation through evidence-based decision making.
Timnit Kefela is an environmental scientist, organizer and educator who seeks to better understand (micro)plastic pathways, fates and impacts in effort to inform and design liberatory infrastructural solutions for pollution mitigation and...
Hannah Mittelstaedt is pursuing a Ph.D. in Ecology and Environmental Sciences at the University of Maine. Her research is focused on discerning how anthropogenic and environmental pressures change coastal ecosystems by assessing the effects...
Kelly Luis received her PhD in Marine Science & Technology at the University of Massachusetts-Boston (UMB). Her research focuses on developing remote sensing algorithms to understand the impacts of climate change and anthropogenic...
Melissa is an Assistant Professor in the School for Marine Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. She is an interdisciplinary marine conservation scientist, writer, and equity practitioner dedicated to...
Originally from Massachusetts, Katey graduated from Brown University in 2012 with a BS in Geo-Biology. She always had a passion for conducting science that produces tangible outcomes to support knowledge that communities have of the state...
Erik Grijalva completed his PhD in restoration ecology at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), where his research revolved around understanding restoration and conservation approaches within highly modified ecosystems. His...
Natalya Gallo is a PhD candidate in biological oceanography at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD and is an NSF graduate research fellow and a fellow of the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation. Her dissertation...
Erin is a marine ecologist who works at the interface of applied marine research, policy engagement, and science communication to advance ocean knowledge for sustainability. She works on ocean sustainability issues related to marine...
Keith Parker is a Senior Fisheries Biologist for the Yurok Tribe of California and an enrolled member. He co-stewards harvest management of fish on the lower 44-miles of the Klamath River 8-months of the year with up to 15 technicians and...
