Coastal & Marine Conservation

Lily Verdone is an environmental leader with two decades of experience in partnership building, fostering diverse teams, and strategic development in organizations with a focus on natural resource conservation, water, and climate. Since...

Shaye is the Climate Science Director at the Center for Biological Diversity in San Francisco. She is interested in understanding the impacts of climate change on wildlife species and ecosystems, and securing science-based protections for...

Myra Finkelstein’s research focuses on human impacts to wildlife with an emphasis on contaminant-induced effects. To fulfill this goal, her research seeks to develop links in the often difficult-to-understand causal chain between...

Mehana Blaich Vaughan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and U.H. Sea Grant. Mehana studies interactions between people and the environment...

Jennifer is a marine ecologist who supports fishing communities and marine protected area managers in evidence-based decision making to improve ecosystems and human wellbeing. Her research has spanned kelp forest, seagrass, rocky intertidal, estuary, and coral reef ecosystems.

Meagan Jones is a doctoral candidate in Environmental Studies at Antioch New England Graduate School. For the last ten years, her career has focused on linking marine science with education programs. As education director for a Hawaii based...

Professional larval shellfish tracker | Passionate, authentic educator | Collaborative, curriculum-building administrator My professional life is dedicated to empowering the public, especially those traditionally not included in higher...

I’m a New Orleans based writer who helps experts share ideas with the world. I write the documents my clients don't have time to write, and I serve as a coach when clients and their teams want to take charge of the wordsmithing themselves...

Mark Tompkins earned his Ph.D. in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at UC Berkeley, where he investigated the role of floodplains in river restoration efforts. Floodplains provide important aquatic and...