Join us to learn about the many ways information about our ocean makes its way through the world. We’ll hear from a Curator at the Mystic Seaport Museum, who brings the history of the ocean to the public, a professor in Maritime Studies who writes books on our human interconnection with the ocean, the founders of Blue Latitudes, a women-owned marine environmental consulting firm, and marine science policy advocate who helps to create sustainable business solutions for our ocean. We’ll get to hear about each of our panelists journeys throughout their career, and get the chance to ask them questions about how they became ocean advocates!
Read our speakers' full bios at NESSF.org/marinemavens!
Anupa Asokan is an ocean advocate and avid waterwoman who works at the intersection of marine science, policy and communication. She has worked at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, led the Ocean Initiative and Government Affairs at XPRIZE Foundation, and is currently engaged in 30x30 efforts for the state of California and is Director of Ocean Impact at Bureo. Anupa serves on the national Board of Directors for Surfrider Foundation and helps lead their justice, equity, diversity and inclusion work...
Emily Hazelwood is a marine conservation biologist and offshore energy consultant. She has a B.A. in Environmental Science from Connecticut College and an M.A.S degree in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Emily was recognized on Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the energy sector for her work with Blue Latitudes to develop sustainable, creative, and cost-effective solutions for the environmental issues that surround the offshore energy industry. Emily has extensive experience as a project manager conducting marine environmental impact assessments and designing and implementing Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) surveys for governmental agencies and private sector clients worldwide...
Krystal Rose is the Curator of Collections at Mystic Seaport Museum, overseeing various aspects of the general collection of objects and art. She has managed the Mystic Seaport for Educators website and project since 2010 and has held multiple roles over the years in both the Collections and Education Departments. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of North Carolina- Wilmington and a Master of Fine Arts in Historic Preservation from the Savannah College of Art & Design.
Helen M. Rozwadowski is a professor of History and founder the Maritime Studies program at the University of Connecticut, Avery Point. She graduated from Williams College and received her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996. Her teaching includes environmental history, history of science, and public history, as well as interdisciplinary maritime studies courses. Her latest book, Vast Expanses: A History of the Oceans (2018), demonstrates that the human relationship with the ocean began in evolutionary time and has tightened dramatically since them, aims to provide a model for writing ocean history, and argues that ocean histories must examine and historicize the technologies and knowledges systems that enabled and accompanied human interactions with the sea. Her book, Fathoming the Ocean: The Discovery and Exploration of the Deep Sea (2005), which reveals the simultaneous scientific and cultural discovery of the ocean’s depths in the mid nineteenth century, won the History of Science Society’s Davis Prize for best book directed to a wide public audience...
Amber Sparks is a marine environmental scientist and oil and gas consultant. She has a B.A. in Marine Science from UC Berkeley and a M.A.S in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. In 2018, Amber was recognized on Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the energy sector for her work with Blue Latitudes to develop sustainable, creative, and cost-effective solutions for the environmental issues that surround the offshore energy industry. Amber also has a strong background in technology and public outreach...
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Marine Mavens is a skill-building program that focuses on getting female-identifying/non-binary middle and high school students ages 12+ experience out on the water and connected to the marine world! Connect with experts in the seafaring and marine science industry through our Speaker Series, and then get on the water yourself!
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