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Maddie Kennedy | |
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Maddie Kennedy is the National Fellowships Manager, supporting both the Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship and the NMFS/Sea Grant Fellowship. Additionally, she supports the disaster portfolio as part of the Resilience Team. |
Amanda Lawrence | |
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Amanda joined the National Sea Grant Office in 2021 as the Fellowships Coordinator, shortly after concluding her 2020 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. As a Knauss fellow, Amanda worked with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through their Marine and Coastal Programs. Amanda received her M.S. in 2020 from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science while she worked at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology to enhance biological knowledge of the Jonah crab. Her research focused on better understanding how sexual maturity relates to size in males in order to support management of the growing fishery. She received dual B.S. degrees from Salisbury University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Biology and Environmental Science with a Marine concentration. Amanda was an AmeriCorps crew member and naturalist at Tuckahoe State Park prior to her studies. |
Amara Davis | |
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Amara Davis is the Outreach Coordinator for the National Sea Grant Office. Amara received her Master of Science degree at Savannah State University with a research focus on Panulirus argus virus 1 in spiny lobsters and fishers’ knowledge of the disease. She also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Sciences from Savannah State University. |
Hallee Meltzer | |
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Hallee Meltzer is the Communications Coordinator for the National Sea Grant Office. Previously, Hallee served as a Research Assistant with the Florida Center for Environmental Studies at Florida Atlantic University. While there, she worked on projects and communications related to climate resilience in South Florida, evaluation of marsh ecosystem services along the east coast, and community influences on residential lawn care near the Chesapeake Bay. |
Brooke Carney | |
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Brooke Carney is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lead for Sea Grant, the Team Lead for Communications and Publications, and serves as the program officer for Alaska, Oregon, and Washington Sea Grant programs. Brooke serves as the national liaison for the Sea Grant Traditional and Local Knowledge Community of Practice and on the NOAA Tribal Team as the representative for OAR. Prior to joining NOAA, Brooke worked with federal, state, and local government entities. Brooke holds two masters degrees– an MS in Biology from University of Alaska Anchorage and an MPA from Georgia Southern University. She also holds a Bachelor’s in Biology from Georgia Southern University. |