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Port Charlotte, Fl

Assisting in health assessments, rescues, transports, necropsies, and sampling of Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) and cetaceansFielding calls from FWC Law Enforcement, other agencies, and the general public regarding marine mammals Collected environmental data during photo-identification monitoring efforts at Warm Mineral Springs Vehicle, trailer and boat maintenanceEntering and/or mapping data on different software (ArcGIS, Excel, Access, and Word)

St. Petersburg, Fl

Assist in health assessments, rescues, transports, releases, and necropsies of Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)Regularly perform QA/QC and update photograph database at Marine Mammal Pathobiology Laboratory

La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Collaborated in the formation of the Interdisciplinary Stranding and Entanglement Support Group in conjunction with the Federal Environmental Prosecutor (PROFEPA) in La Paz, Baja California Sur, MexicoAssisted marine mammal strandings, rehabilitation, release and disentanglement events in La Paz and Espiritu Santo Island, B.C.S., Mexico, including 4 mass stranding events (Feresa attenuata, Stenella coeruleoalba, and Steno bredanensis) and 25 single stranding events (Feresa attenuata, Stenella coeruleoalba, Steno bredanensis, Physeter macrocephalus, Tursiops truncatus, and Zalophus californianus)

Clearwater, Fl

• Rescue, recovery, monitoring, and transport of cetaceans• Assist in monitoring, rescues, transport, and health assessments of Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)• Assisting FWC during cetacean necropsies and collection of Level A, B, and C data • Recovering and processing live and dead sea turtles, and submitting of Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN)’s stranding reports• Monitoring CMA’s 24-hr Emergency Stranding Hotline and coordinating responses • Assist in CMA’s FY2018 proposal for the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program • Training 110 volunteers through workshops, seminars, hands-on experience, and launching online training programs• Promoting stranding and conservation awareness to the community via outreach events

Clearwater, Florida

Research Thesis: “Assessment of Multiwave Locked System (MLS) Laser therapy on the mobility of a geriatric North American River otter (Lontra canadensis) in managed care”Assisted veterinarian with stranding triage, health exams, surgical procedures (e.g., fibropapilloma removal, hook removal, bronchoscopy, endoscopy), treatments, and euthanasia on resident and rehabilitating marine fauna, including green turtle (Chelonia mydas), Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), and North American river otter (Lontra Canadensis)Assisted in sea turtle necropsies Documented Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network’s (STSSN) reports (e.g. gross necropsy and stranding reports)Collect and processed biological (e.g., bloodwork, fecal, gastric) and water (e.g., chlorine, oxygen, ammonia) samples Presented “The Marine Mammal Stranding Network From La Paz, Mexico (2012-2016)” at CMA’s 2016 Stranding Conference and “Vaquita (Phocoena sinus): Conservation Challenge” at Making Waves Speaker Series

Clearwater, Florida

Conceptualized, coordinated, and translated workshops related to Clearwater Marine Aquarium's cetacean first response and necropsy at the Mexican Society for Marine Mammalogy’s (SOMEMMA) 35th Biennial International Marine Mammal Study Meeting, in order to facilitate international relations and promote standardization among stranding networks

Clearwater, Florida

Participated in all aspects of stranding, such as first response, transport and documentation, for live and deceased animals, including Chelonia mydas, Lepidochelys kempii, Caretta caretta, Tursiops truncatus, Steno bredanesis, and multiple bird speciesAssisted with training and coordinating 72 stranding volunteers Monitored CMA’s 24-hr Emergency Stranding Hotline and coordinated responses Drafted Stranding Team Department’s Public Relations Standard Operating Procedure and Quarantine FlyerResponsible for managing stranding equipment and supplies through monthly inventories, maintenance, and ordersPromoted stranding and conservation awareness to the community via leading outreach events (e.g., beach clean-ups)

La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Organized and led lectures and labs on anatomy, biology, and physiology of marine reptiles, birds, and mammals to 81 marine biology sophomore students Designed an inventory management system for all specimens collected

La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Collected morphological and ethological field data (e.g., nursing, agonistic interactions) and samples (e.g., skulls, excretes) on the field of California sea lion pups from two re productive colonies

Master Of Professional Science, Marine Mammal Science

Marine Biology