About Me

Pronouns: she/her

Location: I currently live on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, in St. Catharines, Ontario.

What gets me up in the morning: My cats scratching at the door for either breakfast or snuggles. I am not really a morning person, in University an 8:30am class seemed too far out of reach. I have gotten better though after a job that had me getting up before 6 am.

A bit about me: I have a degree in Zoology from Guelph University. While in University I had an internship and then job at a wildlife rehabilitation center near Sudbury, Ontario. Here I got to work hands on caring for and raising a variety of animals that rely on our native aquatic environments including Blanding’s turtles, moose, mergansers, and bitterns. At this job, as well as my next job as a zookeeper, I had the pleasure of leading kids’ camps, birthday parties and tours where I got the opportunity to educate on different species that we share the earth with and the issues they face.

I am very passionate about biodiversity loss, wildlife rehabilitation, educating youth, plastic pollution, and the effects of climate change on aquatic ecosystem health.

I am very excited to be a part of the Ocean Bridge team!

My favourite marine animal: I find it hard to choose a favourite animal. I do have a fondness for turtles though! During my undergraduate degree I partook on a field course in Costa Rica where we got to participate on a night nest watch/protection for leatherback sea turtles. I’ll never forget watching such a huge creature climb out of the sea and dig her nest.