WOMEN WASH CLOTHES IN THE LI RIVER, CHINA Copyright Margot Stiles

From Meeting Rooms to Coastal Communities "Destructive fishing gears threaten our ocean-based economy by undermining fisheries, tourism and ecosystem services."

Science	Conservation	Cross-cultural
12+ years ocean-related experience Advisor to start-up nonprofits M.S. Marine Biology Scripps Oceanography Thomas J. Watson Fellow B.A. Biology Vassar College	Fisheries and seafood Marine spatial planning Fish and food security Marine aquaculture Climate and the ocean Marine protected areas Species at risk Habitat and ecosystem ecology Coastal communities Oil spill impacts	Fluent English and Spanish Cultivates productive relationships Global perspective and work experience in Australia, Alaska, Belize, California, Chile, Hawai'i, Massachusetts, New York, New Zealand, South Africa, Washington, and the District of Columbia