People & Partner Type: Oceana Staff
Esteban García-Peña
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
Selene Benavente
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
Tania Rheinen
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
Michael Messmer
Michael Messmer is an ocean advocate at Oceana, leading its federal advocacy with Congress and the executive branch in the campaign to stop offshore drilling. For 11 years, Mike was a lobbyist with Gephardt Government Affairs (GGA), where he advocated across a wide spectrum of issues—from increasing funding for global health initiatives to protecting highly … Read more
Emoke Ciorogan
Emoke Ciorogan joined Oceana as Web Developer in 2018. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Pedagogy and Piano from Transylvania University in Romania and she holds a Web Development degree from Boston University. She comes to Oceana from Connect For Education, with over five years of experience in user interface design, development, testing, debugging … Read more