Experience

MRAG Americas, Inc.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President--Science

  • Oct 2022 - Present

• Director of Fisheries Certification

  • Jul 2014 - Nov 2022



At-sea Processors Association

• Seattle, WA

• Natural Resources Analyst

  • Feb 2013 - Jun 2014



Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Policy Development Director

  • Jun 2010 - Jan 2013

  Within the Standards Department, led the team responsible for maintaining the rigor and credibility of the policy development process, certification documentation and interactions with external stakeholders This also included oversight of the functions within the department responsible for ensuring the program is understood and applied consistently and correctly, by certifiers and other stakeholders; and that program impacts are captured, evaluated, and communicated.

• Developing World Fisheries Project Manager

  • Feb 2008 - Jun 2010

  Developed and led policy projects to increase the accessibility of the MSC certification program, primarily to small-scale and/or Developing World fisheries.



GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel

• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Fisheries Scientist

  • Sep 2005 - Feb 2008

  As part of the EU project INCOFISH, led a project group whose goal was to test and implement simple indicators for sustainable fisheries management for direct use by fishers, fish traders, consumers, managers, and the media. Our particular focus was on size-based indicators. As part of the EU project INCOFISH, led a project group whose goal was to test and implement simple indicators for sustainable fisheries management for direct use by fishers, fish traders, consumers, managers, and the media. Our particular focus was on size-based indicators.