Cheryl Eldemar
Pacific Office Manager
Juneau, AK, USA
What a joy and pleasure to join the Oceana team in October 2006 as Pacific Office Manager. As an Alaska Native born and raised in Juneau, the coastal waters of Alaska have always been an integral part of my life. Significant childhood memories consistently link me to the water: family outings and recreation; tribal connections to past, present, and future generations; community events; and the rich abundance of the ocean's life that we were most fortunate to have on the dinner table.
As a youth I never questioned the health of our local waters, or the availability of life within those waters. Life experience outside Alaska, and the earth's condition as we know it today has drastically altered that point of view. My love of our marine neighborhood, combined with what I believe is a duty to steward our world's oceans, provides an ideal fit with the amazing works at Oceana. Thirteen years prior experience in the non-profit world-in local tribal issues of cultural repatriation and health care-has also been helpful. It's a privilege to be working with such a dedicated, smart, and hardworking team positively affecting the health of our world's oceans.
