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Staff Members

Lance Morgan

President

Sarah Hameed

Director of Blue Parks & Senior Scientist

Russell Moffitt

Director of Strategic Partnerships

Beth Pike

Director of Marine Protection Atlas

Angela Nardo-Morgan

Director of Development

Jessica MacCarthy

Conservation Analyst

Ruth Lin

Finance & Operations Manager

Elle Bent

High Seas Project Coordinator

Maria Lopez Bringuier

Communications and PR Coordinator

Nikki Harasta

Marine Conservation Scientist

Interns

Leticia de Bonilla

Blue Parks Intern

Isabel Bourdieu

Blue Parks Intern

Rosie Kilcoyne

Blue Parks Intern

Malloree Hagerty

Blue Parks Intern

Kaitlyn Nichols

Marine Protection Atlas Intern

Marissa Levinson

Marine Protection Atlas Intern

Tara Santos

Marine Protection Atlas Intern

Bea San Juan

Marine Protection Atlas Intern

Research Fellows

Michael Gravitz

Senior Policy Fellow

Sandra Brooke

Senior Conservation Fellow

Healy Hamilton

Senior Research Fellow

Samuel Georgian

Research Fellow

Sara Maxwell

Research Fellow

Blue Parks Science Council

Alan Friedlander

National Geographic Society, University of Hawai’i, United States

Angelo Villagomez

Center for American Progress, United States

Antonio Di Franco

University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France

Arthur Omondi Tuda

Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association, Tanzania

Barbara Horta e Costa

Center of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), Portugal

Bethan O’Leary

University of York, United Kingdom

Brock Bergseth

Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, Australia

Cassandra Brooks

University of Colorado, United States

Colin (Kuo-Chang) Wen

Tunghai University, Taiwan

Daniel Dunn

University of Queensland, Australia

David Ainley

H.T. Harvey & Associates, United States

David Hyrenbach

Hawai’i Pacific University, United States

Douglas McCauley

University of California Santa Barbara, United States

Ellen Hines

Estuary & Ocean Science Center, San Francisco State University, United States

Emanuel Gonçalves

Oceano Azul Foundation, Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE), Portugal

Jean Harris

Wildlands Conservation Trust, South Africa

Jenna Sullivan-Stack

Oregon State University, United States

Jennifer O’Leary

Wildlife Conservation Society, Kenya

Jessica Meeuwig

University of Western Australia, Australia

Joachim Claudet

National Center for Scientific Research, France

John Cigliano

Cedar Crest College, Acadia National Park, United States

Jon Day

Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Australia

Kirsten Grorud-Colvert

Oregon State University, United States

Laurence McCook

World Wildlife Fund, Hong Kong

Mark Carr

University of California at Santa Cruz, United States

Mark Hixon

University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, United States

Rafael Magris

Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, Brazil

Rashid Sumalia

Fisheries Economics Research Unit, University of British Columbia, Canada

Ratana Chuenpagdee

Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

Rodolphe Devillers

Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), France

Sara Maxwell

University of Washington, United States

Sarah Lester

Florida State University, United States

Simon Pittman

University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Tammy Davies

BirdLife International, United Kingdom

Ambassadors

Clément Pourtal

Blue Park Ambassador

Edges of Earth Expedition Team

Blue Parks Ambassador

Tharaka Sriram

Blue Parks Ambassador

(Home) Office Pets

Clover

Cat Herder

Cubanito Beignet Fasel

Head Po’ Boy Chef

Dolton

Nap Time Expert

Dory

Tug of War Department Head

Finnegan

Tennis Ball Specialist

Guinness

Marine Debris Removal Specialist

Loki

Marine Safety Officer

Ollie

Manager of Fetch Games

Penny & Indy

 Heads of Birthday Party Celebrations

Poppy & Nori

Sustainable Seafood Inspectors

Sadie, Arthur & Esmerelda

Canine-Swine Relations Team

Willa

Fun Police