Matthew Warham Email & Phone Number

Us Virgin Islands

In this new position, I will manage a portfolio of large-scale, multi-faceted restoration projects involved with coral and submerged aquatic vegetation throughout the National Marine Sanctuary system.

St Croix, Us Virgin Islands

• Led the territory’s Coral Reef Initiative and supported the Disease Advisory Group and Restoration of Coral Squad• Served as primary support to the USVI Principal Member to the US Coral Reef Task force and co-chair the Watershed Working Group• Represented the USVI on the National Marine Fisheries Service Acropora Recovery Implementation Team (ARIT) to identify regional priorities and funding opportunities for the recovery of A. palmata • Directly applied for, managed, tracked, and wrote progress reports for over $5,600,000 in coral reef management grants and sub-awards with federal agencies and local partners• Scheduled, coordinated, and carried out a wide variety of field projects including, but not limited to, biological surveys, coral restoration activities, disease treatments, and instrument deployment

Sacramento, California, United States

• Supported an ongoing, multi-agency effort to manage California's MPA network • Worked with other programmatic areas including sustainable fisheries, aquaculture, and marine debris • Strategically worked in four focal areas of MPA management: research & monitoring, outreach & education, policy & permitting, enforcement & compliance as well as occasional work on fisheries and aquaculture• Directly managed and track over $5,000,000 USD in grants to partners around the state on a range of projects • Coordinated the Resources Agency Sea Grant Advisory Panel to develop research priorities for the state of California and administer proposal calls

Santa Barbara, California Area

- Created maps, figures, visualizations to be used by WTO and UN negotiators- Compiled and curated a global data set of information on distant-water fishing fleets- Conducted literature review of fisheries agreements and management controls for distant water fishing

Santa Barbara, California Area

Specializing in Coastal Marine Resources Management culminating in a thesis project assessing the feasibility of offshore aquaculture as a conservation tool in the Northern Gulf of California. Selected Coursework: Applied Marine Ecology, Coastal Marine Policy and Management, Applied Marine Ecosystems, Advanced Statistics and Data Analysis, Geographic Information Systems, Conservation Planning, Environmental Law and Policy, Ecology of Managed Ecosystems, Environmental Bio geochemistry, Economics & Environmental Policy Analysis

- Conducted literature review on the effectiveness of the endangered species act as a management strategy for coral reef species for use by territorial government delegations- Attended and directly aided the executive director of the All Islands Committee at the 41st U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meetings in April 2019 to be held in Washington D.C. - Aided in editing promotional video materials for the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Fellowship - Provided follow up reports of task force meetings to provide to U.S. territory delegates

American Samoa

- Collected and analyzed field data to produce ArcGIS map products highlighting an invasive algae outbreak on the reefs of neighboring islands- Collaborated with several on-island agencies on issues including rewriting fisheries regulations, updating grounded vessel management documentation, and reef flat monitoring- Presented in and facilitated the 40th U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting attended by territorial and U.S. government representatives as assistant to the island’s Director of Marine and Wildlife Resources - Updated and collated the territory’s historical reef survey data from 2010–2017 to share with NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch Global Coral Bleaching Event

Grenada, West Indies

Greater San Diego Area

San Diego, California

University Of California At Santa Barbara

Botswana

Master'S Of Environmental Science & Management, Coastal Marine Resource Management

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Environmental Studies And Global Studies

Activities and Societies: UCSB Rugby TeamDean’s Honors College of Letters and Science (3 quarters) Study Abroad in Gaborone, Botswana.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Environmental And Global Studies

- Selected Coursework in African Politics, Environmental Law, Tourism, and Environmental Management - Volunteered at the Mokolodi Nature.