Sabrina Mashburn Email & Phone Number

San Diego, CA, US

San Diego, California, United States

SoCal Sea Turtles was founded by Sabrina Mashburn in 2016. In April of 2021, SCST incorporated, and Sabrina became the company's President. Once SCST received 501(c)(3) status in February of 2022 (back-dated to April, 2021), Sabrina became the Executive Director, in charge of all day-to-day operations, including in-person and online outreach and education.

San Diego, California, United States

SoCal Sea Turtles is dedicated to protecting California's endangered and threatened sea turtles through public outreach, education, and awareness initiatives. We work closely with our partners, including NOAA, the US Navy, the US Fish & Wildlife Service, the Aquarium of the Pacific, and others to ensure that sea turtle populations along the California.

San Diego, California

Environmental consulting & communications

La Jolla, California

• Design and conduct original surveys and Key Informant interviews.
• Analyze results in order to research connection between awareness of Green turtle population and small boat strike and entanglement in Southern California.
• Present results in a formal, peer-reviewed scientific paper.
• Share results with NOAA staff in Long Beach, CA and at the SWFSC in order to inform future management of the Southern California Green turtle population.
• Designed outreach materials for the public using Adobe Illustrator to increase awareness of resident Green turtle population and their preferred local habitat.

New York, New York

• Created curriculum and corresponding websites for original courses including Aquatic Ecology, Animal Behavior, Aggression & Territoriality in the Animal Kingdom, Courtship & Mating in the Animal Kingdom, and Coral Reef.
• Advised 32 students each year, which included evaluating transcripts, making recommendations for both academic and extracurricular experiences, college advising, and communicating with parents, social workers, guidance.
• Designed materials to assist students in reading and writing scientific papers, which were shared with the entire faculty, as well as teachers from other schools throughout NYC.
• Procured grants through DonorsChoose.org and other organizations to allow students to design, build, and care for over 22 aquaria and terraria housing species from myriad terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
• Led workshops for faculty on the use of technology in the classroom, and assisted other members of the faculty in integrating technology into their curricula.
• Member of the City-As-School Professional Development Committee, as well as the City-As-School Portfolio Committee.

New York, NY

• Created the Private Prep SAT II Biology E/M Subject Test curriculum.
• Taught curriculum to tutors and high school students.
• Co-authored original SAT II Biology practice test.
• Prepared students with LD for NYS Living Environment and Earth Science Regents Exams.
• Taught research, writing, time management and study skills to students with LD.

• Certified to teach Biology to students in grades 7-12 under the Transitional B Certificate.
• Taught Biology and College Prep to students in grades 9-12.
• Created curriculum and laboratory experiments aligned to the NYS Living Environment Regents Examination.
• Mentored students and created customized academic and professional development plans for them.
• Built and maintained a collection of living laboratory specimens.

Madagascar

• Taught classes about marine mammal and sea turtle biology, ecology and conservation to villages along the southwest coast of Madagascar in both French and English.
• Developed and donated educational materials focused on these topics for coastal residents of all ages. Wrote, edited and published an ecotourism website for Ambohibola.
• Performed line-transect surveys of coral and other benthic animal species abundance, biodiversity and condition at six sites along the southwest coast of Madagascar using SCUBA diving equipment.

Madagascar

• Taught English to local high school students.
• Conducted transect surveys of fishes, hard and soft corals, and other benthic species alongside BV staff using SCUBA diving equipment.

• Collaborated with lab members to produce a peer reviewed scientific paper:o Cerchio, S., Collins, T., Mashburn, S., Clark, C., & Rosenbaum, H. (2010). Acoustic Evidence of Blue Whales and Other Baleen Whale.
• Presented laboratory findings and research methods at two public talks:o Mashburn, S. (2011) Sounds of the Sea: Cetacean Bioacoustics. P.S. 199; NY, NY.o Mashburn, S. (2011) Sounds of the Sea: Cetacean Bioacoustics..
• Instructed coworkers in bioacoustic laboratory practices and methods.
• Analyzed and interpreted bioacoustic data to identify cetacean calls and behavior using Raven 1.4 software.
• Designed automatic cetacean call detectors using XBAT and ISHMAEL software.
• Identified individual cetaceans using MATLAB and WCS Fin & Fluke Photo-Matching Protocol.

Taught basic concepts of conservation biology, ecology, zoology and animal behavior to children ages 5-13. Led activities including exhibit interpretation, academic exercises and in-class animal demonstrations.

Mas, Marine Biodiversity & Conservation (Scripps Institution Of Oceanography)

Activities and Societies: Baja Project, San Gabriel River Sea Turtle Monitoring Project, NOAA SWFSC Marine Turtle Ecology & Assessment.

Master Of Science Education (M.S. Ed.), Secondary Science Education: Biology 7-12

Post-Baccalaureate, Ecology, Evolution And Environmental Biology

B.A., Art History

Activities and Societies: Skid News