youth leadership | Ocean Matters

Ocean Matters Teen Leader Social Media Takeover #5: Hannah Miller

January 9, 2021 laura

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

2020 Vision: Profiles of Team Ocean Teen Leaders Who Are Graduating

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 laura

Congratulations to Ellie Siney! Ellie Siney, 18, is from London, England 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. Ellie also serves on our Youth Ocean Stewardship Committee and is graduating from secondary school this year. […] Read More

Welcome Ocean Matters Youth Advocate Leader Arcadia Davies

February 16, 2020February 16, 2020 laura

by Arcadia Davies When I was three my family vacationed to Washington, and I saw the ocean for the first time. It was the orcas that first caught my eye; and on that trip my fascination for the ocean surfaced. Growing up in land-locked Ohio meant my relationship with the ocean had to be long […] Read More