People & Partner Type: Oceana Staff

Graduating in Journalism at the Paulista State University (Unesp), Patrícia has over 20 years of experience in communication for socio-environmental and human rights causes with relevant social movements, organizations and networks of Brazilian civil society. She sees communication as a powerful tool for the necessary shift towards a free, fair and solidarity-based society. Therefore, Patrícia … Read more

Oceanographer (FURG) and Specialist in Economics and Environment (UFPR). From 2009 to 2016 she worked at Brazilian Federal Agency for fisheries management, having achieved extensive experience in development and implementation of public policies focused on sustainable fisheries development, regulation of fishery resources, and working with regional fisheries management organizations. Subsequently, she worked as a consultant … Read more

Jillian is a recent graduate of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey where she received her master’s in International Environmental Policy and Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. After a one year hiatus spent traveling (and diving) throughout Southeast Asia following her undergraduate studies at the University of Miami, Jillian decided to pursue a … Read more

Anna Baxter is Oceana’s Communications Specialist. Originally from Delaware, Anna grew up on the water and is an avid boater and water sports enthusiast (hello wakeboarding, kneeboarding, and skiing). She developed a passion for the oceans at a young age and to this day enjoys snorkeling, paddleboarding, kayaking, and more. Prior to coming to Oceana, … Read more

Mark Dowd joined Oceana’s development team as Director of Operations in 2020.  Mark has been working in non-profit philanthropy for the past 10 years in large healthcare and disaster relief organizations.  Prior to that Mark worked for an automotive marketing company providing a multi-channel marketing CRM to auto dealerships across the United States.He holds a … Read more

Dr. Marla ‘Max’ine Valentine is a new addition to Oceana taking on the role of Illegal Fishing and Transparency Analyst. Marla graduated from Louisiana State University in 2013 with a Master of Science in Oceanography that centered on deep-sea benthic ecology using ROVs following the Deepwater Horizon Incident. She defended her doctorate at Old Dominion University in 2018 focusing on biogeochemical cycling … Read more

Irene joined Oceana Europe to be part of the communications department, mainly charged with giving visibility to the Plastics campaign and the Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing work, as well as ensuring the organisations’ media relations and its presence on social media channels and digital platforms. She is a communications specialist with experience in environmental … Read more

Like the mountain, the ocean has always fascinated me and filled me with awe and some fear: of its powerful potential, its beauty and the uncertainty of what lies on closer look. I have many happy memories of holidays by the sea, whilst keeping a safe distance to the shore. After working to fight fraud … Read more