Alumni Profiles

Micheal McVay

Michael McVay

Fisheries Management & Conservation (FMC)
Class: May 2020

I am a biologist with Ducks Unlimited working primarily with habitat restoration in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas...
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Madeline Miller

Madeline Walker Miller

Coastal Zone Management (CZM)
Class: December 2019

I am the founder and CEO of a Detroit-based textile recycling company called NexTiles. Our mission is to divert textile waste from landfills and incineration.
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Jon Schneyer

Jon Schneyer

Natural Hazard and Catastrophes (NHC)
Class: May 2019

I am a Risk Consultant in the Global Resilience practice at AIR Worldwide, catastrophe risk modeling company. It is my goal to leverage our catastrophe models and expertise to help public entities such as local, state, and federal governments,...
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John Katchenago

John Katchenago

Underwater Archaeology (UA)
Class: Fall 2019

I am a NOAA Corps Officer. My current assignment is Operations Officer for NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow whereupon my core duties include facilitating safe and efficient completion of missions. In addition to watch standing, 
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Harrison Albert

Harrison M. Albert

Marine Mammal Science (MMS)
Class: Fall 2018

Currently, I am the Permit Coordinator for NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. In this role, I evaluate research proposals and other permit applications submitted by scientists to determine if there would be an adverse environmental impact on sanctuary resources
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Vikki Knapp

Monique Paul

Marine Conservation (MCO)
Class: Fall 2018

I am currently the Coordinator for the Conservation Law department at Defenders of Wildlife in Washington D.C.! Defenders of Wildlife is a non-profit organization that focuses on two issues: the accelerating rate of extinction of species and the associated loss of biodiversity and habitat destruction.
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Ian Zander

Ian Zander

Aquaculture Management (AQU)
Class: December 2018

I am currently the fish production and laboratory manager at Hubbs SeaWorld Research Institute in San Diego, California. We raise California Yellowtail as a candidate species for sustainable offshore aquaculture and California Halibut for stock replenishment purposes...
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Emily Bolger

Emily Bolger

Climate and Society (CS)
Class: Fall 2018

I am currently working as a physical scientist in the Energy and Resilience Unit under the Air and Radiation branch at Region 1 of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) located in Boston, MA.  My primary role is to reduce New England’s emissions from electric generating units through working as the regional ENERGY STAR representative.
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Evan Hovey

Evan Hovey

Tropical Marine Ecosystem Management (TME)
Class: December 2018

I am the Reef Injury Prevention and Response Technician in the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Coral Reef Conservation Program. 
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jordan holder

Jordan Holder

Tropical Marine Ecosystem Management (TME)
Class: December 2018

I am currently a Biological Science Technician at Biscayne National Park in Homestead, FL. I am part of a team that was hired to mitigate impacts to coral reefs imposed by Hurricane Irma, which occurred in 2017. That being said, my main duties include tasks surrounding coral reef restoration...
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Vikki Knapp

Ian Tomcho

Exploration Science (ESC)
Class: May 2016

Currently, I am an Expedition Equipment Specialist with Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic. In this role I manage Lindblad's “Tools for Exploration”, a set of means that allow our guests to explore their world more deeply...
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Vikki Knapp

Kevin Rodriguez

Weather Forecasting (WFC)
Class: August 2015

I am a Deputy State Meteorologist at the Florida Division of Emergency Management in Tallahassee. I serve as a liaison between the meteorology community and the emergency management community.
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Shannon Jones

Shannon Jones

Marine Conservation (MCO)
Class: December 2014

Currently, I am the Conservation Programs Manager at Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science (Frost Science). I adhere to the conservation plan at Frost Science which consists of four main programs; Museum Volunteers for the Environment (MUVE), Treasured Taxa, Marine Exotic Species Removal, and Inventors...
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Shane Hinton

Shane Hinton

Broadcast Meteorology (BME)
Class:  Fall 2017

I currently work as a meteorologist at KVUE in Austin, TX. I am responsible for our Midday weekday shows in addition to our Weekend Daybreak shows. My additional responsibilities include helping manage our digital platforms and generate content relevant to the forecast and climate for Central Texas...
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