About Me

The ocean is my happy place and has been for as long as I can remember. It has shaped the person I have become and I have dedicated my life to protecting it. I want to live in a world where any beach sand I sink my toes into, any dive site I cruise through, any water body my board cuts through isn't full of bits of plastic. I want future generations to be able to revel in the magic and beauty of our ocean in the same way that I have, and not have the new norm be more plastic bag sightings than sea turtle sightings.

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I have been fortunate to have traveled all around the world studying our ocean and how connected to it we all are. Everywhere I go I see plastic waste - its found at the deepest parts of the ocean and the highest peaks on land - and I've decided to make changes in my life to curb my own single-use plastic consumption and reduce my waste generation. To be the change you want to see, you have to start somewhere!

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I hope you find this site useful and informative. I always welcome any comments or suggestions, as this is a journey that we're all in together and we should be sharing tips and learning from each other as much as possible. You can read more about my current research group HERE and visit my Linkedin page HERE for more info. Enjoy!

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