People & Partner Type: Oceana Staff

A member of the Oregon State Bar since 2011, Tara is based in Portland, Oregon, and has worked on a variety of ocean and coastal issues over the last ten years, including plastic pollution, marine spatial planning, habitat protection and fisheries management.  She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan with … Read more

Alison joined the Development office in 2019 after 13 years as a Communications Director for Aidan Montessori and Edmund Burke, two independent schools in Washington, DC. Using her background in education and marine science, she writes materials that explain Oceana’s goals, policies, and strategies in a clear and compelling manner. Alison holds a B.A. in … Read more

Brussels, being the greenest capital of Europe (in terms of green spaces J) has probably not the most direct link with oceans you can imagine. Indeed Belgium is not usually pictured as a symbol for oceans, tropical fish species, colorful corals reefs and other beauty of the marine environment. However, being the political heart of … Read more

Yamil Cordero, a Florida native, relocated to the DC area in 2018. Yamil joined our accounting department with over 10 years of experience performing bookkeeping and accounting duties within the legal and nonprofit industries. Her affinity for nonprofit work, however, is what attracted her to Oceana. Her equivalent love for the ocean, she says, makes … Read more

Francisca joined Oceana in the role of the Graphic Designer in May 2018. As a graphic designer she is specialized in illustration. Her designs have given creativity to Oceana’s campaigns, media content, and publications.  Before Oceana, Francisca worked in the Ministry of the Environment where she learned how to design graphics for environmental topics. Also, during 2017 Francisca launched her first book, written and illustrated with water color about the flora, fauna, national parks, Indigenous cultures and foods of Chile.   Location: Chile

Esteban’s love of marine life begun from the moment he had awareness of the world that surrounded him. At 2, his grandparents gave him a pet red-ear slider turtle, and since then, he has been committed to the knowledge of nature and its elements. Years later, after reading the full 21 tomes of Jacques Cousteau’s … Read more

Abogada por la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) con experiencia en derecho ambiental y de los recursos naturales. Laboró en el Programa de Política y Gestión Ambiental de la Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental (SPDA) donde desarrolló su experiencia en política y gestión ambiental, evaluación de impacto ambiental, fiscalización ambiental, así como en materia … Read more