Shark Squad

Board of Directors

  • Lauren Ewing

    Marine biologist who earned her degree from Florida Institute of Technology. Lauren is a strong science literacy advocate and water...

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  • Hannah Medd, MSc.

    Hannah Medd is a conservation scientist with a strong focus on shark and ray conservation. She founded the American Shark...

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  • Pete Medd

    Pete is an entrepreneur and business owner with a big appreciation of the outdoors. Having grown up spending time in...

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  • Cassandra Scott

    Cassandra Scott is a prolific wildlife and environmental advocate. She is an electrical engineer with a passion for conservation. Cassandra...

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Advisory Board and Research Team

  • Kaitlyn Isaacson

    Kaitlyn Isaacson originally grew up in the Pacific Northwest region, Washington state, and then later in her life moved clear...

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  • Ashley Wechsler

    Ashley Wechsler, a former American Shark Conservancy (ASC) Intern and now research assistant, is a passionate conservationist dedicating her life...

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  • Deborah Menna

    Deborah (Santos de Azevedo) Menna has a BSc in Biological Sciences with certificates in Geographic Information Systems and Environmental Science...

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  • Gretchen Kruizenga

    Gretchen (Arndt) Kruizenga has a BSc in Biological Sciences with a certificate in Environmental Science from Florida Atlantic University where...

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  • Cristina Zenato

    Cristina is Italian born, raised in the African Congo, and living in the Bahamas as dive operations manager, PADI Master...

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  • Dr. Ornella C. Weideli

    Ornella is a Swiss marine biologist that has been studying shark ecology for the past eleven years. She first got...

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  • Sara Canonico

    Professional educator with 10 + years teaching experience with grades kindergarten through fourth grade. Sara holds a Bachelor degree in early...

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  • Jill Brooks

    Jill Brooks is a Ph.D. candidate at the Cooke Lab (Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Lab) at Carleton University undertaking...

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  • Dr. Jon McKenzie

    Professor of Environmental Science at Florida SouthWestern State College, received his PhD from University of New Orleans on the lemon...

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