{"id":2772,"date":"2016-01-19T16:07:28","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T21:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/?page_id=2772"},"modified":"2020-11-20T17:15:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T22:15:19","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/about\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cl-tiles fourths\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2023\/01\/09\/alejandro-rojas\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Alejandro-Rojas.png\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Alejandro Rojas<\/h2><p>M.A.M.A. <br> Sustainable seafood, Seafood preferences of Rhode Island Consumers, Food Neophobia<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2022\/11\/25\/alyssa-parise\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/alyssa-parise.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Alyssa Parise<\/h2><p>M.A.M.A. <br> Marine conservation, human impact, MPAs, ocean policy<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2023\/01\/30\/andrew-spaulding\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/AHP_0036-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Andrew Spaulding<\/h2><p>M.M.A. <br> aquaculture governance<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2023\/11\/13\/andrew-walsh\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/andrew-walsh.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Andrew Walsh<\/h2><p>M.M.A. <br> Marine mammals, Climate Change policy, clean energy, conservation policy<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2024\/09\/12\/annabelle-leahy\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Annabelle Leahy<\/h2><p>Program: M.M.A. Master of Arts in Marine Affairs, 2023 Current position: EU-U.S Fulbright Schuman Researcher<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2016\/02\/16\/thomas-e-bigford\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Thomas-Bigford.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Bigford, Thomas E.<\/h2><p>M.A.M.A., 1977\r\nPolicy Director, American Fisheries Society <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2023\/02\/09\/bryan-plankenhorn\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/20210213_081452_HDR-rotated.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Bryan Plankenhorn<\/h2><p>M.M.A. <br> Indigenous Communities Coastal Access Rights<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2023\/11\/13\/clare-brown\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Clare Brown<\/h2><p>M.A.M.A.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2024\/09\/11\/clayton-starr\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/FullSizeRender-Clayton-Starr.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Clayton Starr<\/h2><p>Program: M.M.A. Master of Arts in Marine Affairs, 2022 Current position:&nbsp;Environmental and Permitting Specialist \/ Orsted<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2024\/09\/11\/clea-harrelson\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Clea-Harrelson_profile-pic-Clea-Harrelson.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Clea Harrelson<\/h2><p>Program: M.M.A. Master of Arts in Marine Affairs, 2020 Current position:&nbsp;Anthropology and Environmental Policy PhD Student, University of Maine<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2024\/11\/21\/colin-weaver\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Weaver.jpeg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Colin Weaver<\/h2><p>M.A.M.A. <br> IUU fishing<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2023\/11\/13\/cornelius-tyson\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/cornelius-tyson.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Cornelius Tyson<\/h2><p>M.M.A. <br> International and domestic ocean governance, climate change, and coastal resilience policy<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2020\/11\/20\/daversa-nelle\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Nelle-DAversa.png\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>D&#8217;Aversa, Nelle<\/h2><p>M.A.M.A., 2017, Coastal Management Specialist, NOAA Office for Coastal Management via Lynker<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2017\/04\/04\/dacanay-kira\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Kira-Dacanay.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Dacanay, Kira<\/h2><p>M.A.M.A., 2010, Sr. Fisheries Biologist, N.J. Dept. of Environmental Protection<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2022\/11\/25\/david-bourbeau\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/david-bourbeau.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>David Bourbeau<\/h2><p>M.M.A. <br> Marine Transportation System (MTS), Marine Spatial Planning, USCG Waterways Management<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2024\/09\/11\/david-hill\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Dave-Hill-David-Hill.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>David Hill<\/h2><p>Program: M.M.A. Master of Marine Affairs, 2021 Current position: Captain, USCG (Ret.) &nbsp;<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2016\/04\/25\/m-richard-devoe\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Richard-DeVoe.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>DeVoe, M. Richard<\/h2><p>M.M.A. 1980, Executive Director, S.C. Sea Grant Consortium, state government <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2023\/01\/09\/do-hyun-oh\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/do-hyun-oh.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Do Hyun Oh<\/h2><p>M.A.M.A. <br> International shipping policy, Alternative marine fuel<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2024\/09\/11\/elizabeth-conley\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/E.Conley_Headshot-Elizabeth-Conley.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Elizabeth Conley<\/h2><p>Program: M.M.A. Master of Arts in Marine Affairs, 2022 Current position: Economics Research Technician II at Ocean Associates, Inc., on contract with NOAA Fisheries to support the Social Sciences Branch of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.espadvisor.com\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Patrolia.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Emily Patrolia<\/h2><p>MAMA 2016 Founder &amp; CEO, ESP Advisors (federal ocean policy advocates)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2023\/11\/13\/erin-cardoza\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/erin-cardoza.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Erin Cardoza<\/h2><p>M.A.M.A. <br> Marine Conservation, Human Impacts, Ocean Plastics<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2020\/11\/20\/fenderson-madeleine-2\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Madeleine-Fenderson-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Fenderson, Madeleine<\/h2><p>M.A.M.A., 2020, Marine Environmental Planner, Tetra Tech<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2023\/11\/13\/georgia-cheney\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/georgia-cheney.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Georgia Cheney<\/h2><p>M.A.M.A. <br> Resilience planning, sea level rise, flood mitigation<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2022\/01\/20\/gibson-thomas-j-jr\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Gibson, Thomas J., Jr.<\/h2><p>M.M.A. 1999\r\nChief of Staff and Head of Policy at EPA (retired)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"http:\/\/ww2.uri.edu\/who\/robert-p-girrier-m-m-a-90\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Girrier, Robert P.<\/h2><p>M.M.A., 1990, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2023\/11\/13\/giselle-hausmann\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/giselle-hausmann.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Giselle Hausmann<\/h2><p>M.A.M.A. <br> Marine mammals and offshore wind energy, marine mammals and noise pollution<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2022\/11\/25\/grace-omer\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/grace-omer.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Grace Omer<\/h2><p>M.A.M.A. <br> Ocean policy and law, Marine conservation, Fisheries management<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2020\/11\/20\/habegger-leigh\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Leigh-Habegger.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Habegger, Leigh<\/h2><p>M.A.M.A., 2013, Executive Director, Seafood Harvesters of America<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2020\/12\/08\/habtemichael-asta-2\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/asta-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Habtemichael, Asta<\/h2><p>M.A.M.A., 2019, PhD student in Biological and Environmental Sciences\/Chemical Oceanography<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2024\/09\/11\/jami-miller\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Miller_Jami-Headshot-Jami-Miller.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Jami Miller<\/h2><p>Program: M.M.A. Master of Arts in Marine Affairs, 2023 Current position: California Sea Grant Coastal Mendocino Extension Fellow 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