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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