People & Partner Type: Oceana Staff

Melissa Forsyth, originally from San Diego, joined Oceana in 2013. Her passion is visual storytelling, which led her to a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Journalism from Brooks Institute of Photography. After getting her first taste of East Coast life interning on NPR’s Science Desk, she joined Oceana as the Multimedia Producer. She loves making … Read more

Eric Bilsky is Oceana’s Senior Attorney and Assistant General Counsel. Mr. Bilsky has fought for marine conservation in a range of cases and issues. He has worked with Oceana since its founding in 2001. Prior to joining Oceana, Mr. Bilsky served as an attorney with the Ocean Law Project at Earthjustice and a Legal Practice … Read more

Although I come from a mountain region, when I was a child we used to go every year to the Polish Baltic seaside for holidays. I remember rushing through the dunes in excitement in order to get to the beach as quickly as possible and finally see and smell the sea. And I still can … Read more

Matt joined Oceana in 2013, gradually transitioning into his most recent role of Grants Analyst. He holds a B.S. in Geography from the University of Maryland, College Park and loves working with people from all corners of the globe every day. Prior to coming to Oceana, he taught guitar, bass, ukulele, and mandolin lessons to … Read more

María del Carmen Rosas Lizárraga tiene 38 años de experiencia en Relaciones Públicas a nivel Gerencial en el rubro de la aviación comercial, así como amplia experiencia en la gestión y administración de las acciones derivadas de estas actividades. Hasta Agosto del 2001 tuvo  responsabilidad de Gerente en el área de reservas y ventas de … Read more

Juan Carlos Riveros is a Biologist graduated from the National Agrarian University La Molina, and recently completed the Master’s Program in Forest Resources Conservation. At the beginning of his career in Conservation Sciences he dedicated himself to the study of seabirds and shore of the Peruvian coast. In addition, he worked on endangered species assessments, … Read more

Location: Peru

Carmen Heck Franco es la Directora de Políticas de Oceana en Perú. Abogada por la Universidad de Piura, se ha especializado en derecho pesquero, derecho ambiental y de recursos naturales, posee amplia experiencia en propuestas de políticas públicas para el aprovechamiento sostenible de recursos naturales con un enfoque social. Inició su carrera como abogada especializada … Read more

Aracelly Cruz Ynga es secretaria de profesión y estudiante de Administración de Empresas y Negocios Internacionales, posee seis años de experiencia  en organismos de cooperación internacional. Anteriormente se desempeñó como secretaria en Wildlife Conservation Society,  donde tambien brindo apoyo logístico en la realizacion de reuniones y talleres.Durante mas de dos años trabajo en Fundación contra el … Read more

Yesenia Calderón es contadora pública por la Universidad Ricardo Palma con más de 18 años de experiencia en organismos de cooperación internacional. Desde el 2005 al 2015 se desempeñó como contadora para el “Proyecto Supervivencia y Salud infantil en Perú” de la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID), donde se encargó … Read more