Juan Carlos Riveros is a Biologist graduated from the National Agrarian University La Molina, and recently completed the Master’s Program in Forest Resources Conservation. At the beginning of his career in Conservation Sciences he dedicated himself to the study of seabirds and shore of the Peruvian coast. In addition, he worked on endangered species assessments, … Read more
Location: Peru
Debbie joins Oceana with administrative experience in various industries including government, real estate, banking, and healthcare. Her previous position was supporting the CFO of Illinois Health and Science. She has a strong background in project management and hands-on experience managing strategic projects that include mergers and acquisitions and restructuring. Debbie thrives on overcoming challenges and … Read more
Rian Nathani joined Oceana in February 2016 as a Foundations Associate. In this role he will assist the development team in keeping track of the many important grants and awards Oceana receives to conduct its work. Prior to joining Oceana, Rian earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Geography and a certificate in Environmental Studies from the … Read more
Melissa is well-suited for the role of Director of Institutional Giving, having both led a foundation as executive director earlier in her career and having served in key fundraising positions for several organizations. At National Public Radio, Melissa was Director of Institutional Giving, partnering with program staff to raise funds for NPR’s coverage of science, … Read more
Patrick supports Oceana’s North American campaigns as a communications manager, helping with a number of writing projects, and managing and producing digital media content to help expand the campaigns’ social media reach. Before joining Oceana he acted as a communications manager at the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity. He is a regular … Read more
I first began to be aware of the growing crisis facing our oceans as an undergraduate student in Canada. At the time, alarming signs were appearing that warned of the considerable impacts humans were having on our seas: the FAO had just released its first report on the state of world fisheries and aquaculture, showing … Read more
Paulina Bühler joined Oceana in July 2014. Prior to joining Oceana, Paulina worked for more than 10 years in the administrative area of a private educational organization, but decided she wanted to work for a more meaningful cause. Even though she holds a degree in Food Technology -where she worked as a quality laboratory analyst- her connection to … Read more
Maria Perez is Oceana’s Development Director in Europe. She has been working in Project Management and Fundraising in different NGOs for over ten years in countries like Japan, Italy and Spain. But oceans’ related work has never been Maria’s focus until Oceana—and it truly makes sense. She was born by the sea, and has always … Read more
Tess serves as a Senior Research Manager, enthusiastically pursuing her interests in fisheries science, food and nutrition security, and monitoring and evaluation, as part of Oceana’s Science & Strategy Team. Throughout her 5+ year tenure at Oceana, Tess has supported and visited all of Oceana’s international offices, worked on several cross-cutting monitoring and evaluation projects, … Read more
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