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Canada

Ottawa, Canada Area

Developing national policy and guidelines to mitigate threats to Canada's marine environmental quality, including underwater noise and pollution.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society is one of the longest standing environmental charities in Canada, and with 13 chapters across the nation, CPAWS-BC covers both ocean and land conservation issues. As Ocean Conservation Coordinator I advocated for the protection of ocean habitat and species, including the Southern Resident Killer Whale in the Southern.

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines

Coordination of biophysical monitoring activities at network of six marine protected areas in the Grenadine Bank.

Guatemala

I was researching three community fisheries projects in Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras and writing case study report.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Led design and content development of 15 ocean conservation ‘factsheets’ for the public
• Developed social media content on marine conservation news, to nearly 2000 followers
• Successfully established partnerships with industry media to increase public reach

Belize

• Assisted with data collection efforts on invasive lionfish prey species with team of scientists
• Co-authored scientific report presented at 2015 GCFI Conference in Panama
• Identified best practices for bird, fish, and manatee surveys for National Fisheries Dept

Halifax, Canada Area

• Spearheaded a series of public events aimed at promoting shark education and awareness
• Facilitated a community art workshop to engage children and youth in shark conservation
• Partnered with scientists, NGOs, and working groups for public seminars and workshops

Halifax, Canada Area

• Designed and implemented community research project on local recreational shark fishing
• Synthesized results from fisher surveys and case studies into scientific report
• Partnered with diverse stakeholders to implement more sustainable fishing practices

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines

• Provided project management support for twelve marine projects
• Responsibilities included planning community events, social media, stakeholder engagement, and public education around the twelve projects

Honduras

• Conducted an independent research project in a remote Marine Protected Area
• Presented results at Dalhousie’s 27th Annual Cameron Conference on marine biology

Master’S Degree, Marine Management

Activities and Societies: Dalhousie SCUBA, Dalhousie Association of Biology Students, Dalhousie Association of Marine Biology Students.

Bachelor’S Degree, Marine Biology

Bachelor’S Degree, Psychology