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

As a Journalist Tania started her work on National Television of Chile, where she covered Economy for almost 6 years. After that, Tania got a scholarship to study International Relation at the University of Bristol in the UK. At that moment, she realized that her next objective in Chile would be working in something where … Read more