People & Partner Type: Oceana Staff

Born and raised in Punta Gorda, Darius is a well-known leader of the community having established two successful businesses there – Beya Suites and Belize Information Services and Systems. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management from the University of Belize and a Master of Business Administration from the University of … Read more

Catherine Uden is the Field Representative for Oceana in South Florida. She has been involved in ocean and coastal conservation in Broward County for over 10 years. She has experience in campaign management and grassroots organizing leading successful campaigns to reduce plastic pollution, protect coastal habitat, and ensure public beach access. Prior to working for Oceana, … Read more

Philip leads research and development of new initiatives to reform policy and assesses new geographies to launch Oceana campaigns. He is currently focused on catalyzing policy change by illuminating the hidden harmful practices plaguing distant-water fishing – industrial-scale fishing by one country that takes place in another country’s jurisdiction or on the open waters of … Read more

Juan started at Oceana on February 2018 and he is responsible for the implementation, administration and audit of global network security, as well as the implementation, maintenance and monitoring the functionality of On-Premises and Cloud based solutions. He is originally from Piura, Peru and moved to the U.S. in 2014. He has a Bachelor’s Degree … Read more

Born in San Pedro Town on the small island of Ambergis Caye, Kelsie has always had a deep love and appreciation for the ocean she grew up next to.  Having pursued her degree at the University of Belize in Natural Resource Management, she knew she wanted to gain a better appreciation of the intricacies of … Read more

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