Our Mentors
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Leigh West, USA
Science Communication Master’s Student
Anna Kusler, USA & ZA
Cheetah Conservation Doctoral Researcher
Marie Zahn, USA
Bioacoustics Master’s Student
Dr. Tricia Thibodeau, USA
RI C-AIM Postdoctoral Fellow & Plankton Ecologist
Kharis Schrage, USA
Polar ecology doctoral student
Emily Slesinger, USA
Fisheries Doctoral Student
Shannon Allen Whiles, USA
Immunology & Infectious Disease Doctoral Student
Dr. Margaret Amsler, usa
Polar Biologist
DR. JENNIE MILLER, USA
Wildlife Ecologist and Conservation Scientist
Emily Chou, usa
Marina Mammal Research Assistant
audra bass, usa
Public Health Master’s Student
DR. MEGAN MURGATROYD, SA
Conservation Biologist
Ceinwen Smith, SA
Program Director and Freelance Researcher
Dr. Cindy R. Elliser, USA
Pacific Mammal Research Director
Dr. Daniela Raik, USA
Executive Vice President of Field Programs
Ceci Cerrilla, USA
Conservation Biologist
Carly Quisenberry, USA
Science Technician and Station Manager
Dr. Emily Hollenbeck, CR
Tropical Biologist
Alison Chang, USA
Software Engineer at Google
Dr. Leslie Potts, USA
Eco-physiology Post-Doctoral Scholar
Dr. Briana Abrahms, USA
Wildlife Ecologist and Assistant Professor
Bethany Augliere, USA
Marine biologist and Science Communicator
CAROLINE PARK, UK
Conservation Projects Coordinator, EDGE
Dr. justine smith, usa
Assistant Professor, University of California Davis
Schuyler Nardelli, USA
Plankton ecology doctoral student
Sara Beery, USA
Conservation Technologist and Computer Vision Researcher
Marion McKenzie, USA
Paleo-glaciology doctoral student
Skye Morét, USA
Data-driven designer & marine scientist
Dr. Kimberley R. Miner, USA
Climate Scientist and Assistant Professor
Stephanie Sardelis, CA
National Aquatic Invasive Species Advisor
Kristen Sharpe, USA
Zooplankton Master’s Student
Rachel Tao, USA
Epidemiology Master’s Student
Shawnee Traylor, USA
PhD student in chemical oceanography
Dr. Courtney Coon, USA
Lead Wildlife Biologist
Dr. Katy Williams, SA
Research and Conservation Director
DR. KIM BERNARD, USA
Associate Professor, Ocean Ecology & Biogeochemistry
DR. MARINE DROUILLY, AF & FR
Wildlife biologist and conservationist
NADINE HOLMES, PE
Director of Research - Hoja Nueva
Meredith Semel, USA
Doctoral Candidate and Outreach Center Director
Dr. Danielle Haulsee, usa
Postdoctoral Researcher at Hopkins Marine Lab
Background image by Jeremy Shelton