Meet Alena from our Youth Leadership Council
17-year old Alena is from Ohio and is a passionate about protecting the marine environment. She serves on the Ocean Matters Team Ocean Youth Leadership Council. 1) What did you receive from your involvement in Ocean Matters that will stay with you moving forward?What will stay with me from Ocean Matters is the connections I […] Read More
Meet Isa from our Youth Leadership Council
What did you receive from your involvement in Ocean Matters that will stay with you moving forward? I think the biggest thing I received from my involvement with Ocean Matters that’s going to stick with me is experience. The whole trip just solidified for me that I want to go into marine biology and that […] Read More
Ocean Matters Teen Leader Takeover #7: Sophie
What have you been up to since attending the Ocean Matters program? Since attending the Ocean Matters program I have been at home in Washington state and I have been trying to do as many water related things as possible! I live near a lake so I go out on our boat all the time! […] Read More
Ocean Matters Teen Leader Social Media Takeover #5: Hannah Miller
What have you been up to since attending the Ocean Matters program? I attended the Ocean Matters program at Hawai’i during the summer of 2017. I not only met some amazing people and established some lasting friendships, but I also reinforced my love for the ocean! I am now a student at Emory University studying […] Read More
Ocean Matters Teen Leader Social Media Takeover #4: Ellie
What have you been up to since attending the Ocean Matters program? In 2019 I attended the Ocean Matters Marine Ecology Expedition in Florida and made some of the best memories I’ve ever made in my life. Since then, I’ve started studying a degree in Marine Biology at the University of Plymouth in Britain’s Ocean […] Read More
2020 Vision: Profiles of Team Ocean Teen Leaders Who Are Graduating
Congratulations to Cadey Ryce! Cadey Ryce, 18, is from Maryland and attended our Florida Marine Ecology Expedition in 2019, where she became PADI Open Water scuba certified and participated in a coral restoration project in the Florida Keys. Cadey serves on our Youth Ocean Stewardship Committee and is graduating from high school this year. How […] Read More