People & Partner Type: Oceana Staff

A native of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Brian spent much of his childhood on his grandfather’s shrimp boat.  Once the net released the catch onto the boat’s aft deck, Brian’s job was to go through all the shrimp in search of turtles, fish, and other marine life to be returned to the Gulf.  Displaced from … Read more

Martin Dias is the Science Director for Oceana’s office in Brazil. Martin graduated in Oceanography and is Master of Science in Environmental Science and Technology. Over his short career he worked as a fisheries scientist at Itajaí Valley University (UNIVALI) from 2009 to 2012 and as a fisheries consultant during most of the time since he … Read more

Hunter Miller is Oceana’s Field Representative for Florida’s Gulf Coast. For the last decade, Hunter has helped lead efforts to educate, organize, and advocate for our oceans, climate, and Florida’s coastal communities. As a Field Representative, he works across Oceana’s U.S. campaigns, building support for local, state, and national policy change by working directly with … Read more

Juliana Silva graduated in business and specialized in finance and human resources. She has great experience in operation routines and internal control as well. She enjoys working in a team. In the last five years, Juliana has led a financial and administrative team in a technology company, where they completed a complex job of internal reformulation and … Read more

Originally from Rio Grande Do Sul, Miriam is passionate by the sea and fisheries. She had her fist contact with fishermen when working in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Secretary of the Brazilian government and then in the Ministry of Fisheries for more than a decade. For the last two years, she dedicated herself to a participation … Read more

Nancy came on board in August 2017 to work to stop the expansion of offshore drilling and build support for Oceana’s campaigns in Southern California. Prior to joining Oceana, Nancy was on the frontlines of protecting the SoCal coastline as both a volunteer grassroots activist, and for twelve years as the Southern California’s Regional Manager … Read more

Nancy was drawn to Oceana because of her interest in both the environment and things international.  She believes strongly in the non-profit, public interest sector and has spent her career working for several groups focused on the environment, international development and other social issues – including more than 20 years working to raise funds from … Read more

Location: Spain

Dr. Kimberly Warner is a senior scientist at Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans. Since 2010, she has been responsible for leading the genetic testing of seafood in support of Oceana’s campaign to Stop Seafood Fraud. Her recent work has examined species substitutions and misrepresentation in retail commercial … Read more

For as long as Helena can remember, she’s always had a deep interest in the environment and its conservation. This led her to graduate in Environmental Sciences, majoring in marine biodiversity conservation, and dedicate her entire career to sea protection. The more she learns about and sees the fragile ecosystems hidden under the sea surface, … Read more