| Awarded
Dive News Networks' 2013 Diver
of the Year award. |
| Nominated
and selected to serve on WDFW's citizen advisory board for the Giant
Pacific Octopus protection
issue. (2013) |
 Contributing
photographer for Milton Love, Tom Laidig and John Butler's "A
Guide to the Rockfishes, Thornyheads, and Scorpionfishes of the Northeast
Pacific. 2012 |
| Responsible
for REEF's social media Facebook page - approx. 2 posts per day for
outreach, teaching and community building purposes. 2012 - present |
 Helped
design and acquire photos for REEF's NE US and Canada laminated
Fish ID card. 2011 |
 Contributing
photographer (and more!) for Milton Love's new Certainly More Than
You Want to Know About The Fishes of the Pacific Coast - 2011 |
 Contributing
photographer for Andy Lamb's new Coastal Fishes of the Pacific NW
(2nd edition) - 2011 |
| Introduced
"Fishinars" (Webinars that teach Fish ID) as part of REEF's
resources to promote its Volunteer Survey Program. Organize, set up,
train presenters and staff for about 1-2 webinars per month. 2011
to present. |
 Helped
design and provide photos for REEF's Pacific NW Invertebrate ID card
- 2011 |
| Part
of the REEF Advanced Assessment Team that surveyed the Monterey Bay
National Marine Sanctuary and the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Help set up project, select survey sites,
organize surveyors, error check data, etc. |
| Photos
I took of stressed fish and invertebrates appear on the front page
of the Seattle Times (which was super cool!) in a story about Hood
Canal's low oxygen problem. Also
video I took appears on their website here. (October 2010) |
| Kitsap
Sun runs a story about the low oxygen problem in Hood Canal and includes
video I took. Online
version here. (October 2010) |
| Winner
of the Oceans People category for the Living
Oceans Society photo contest. (October 2010) |
| Nominated
for the Warren G. Magnuson Puget Sound Legacy award. (March 2010) |
| Worked
on REEF's Pacific NW Fish ID and Invertebrate ID, and California Fish
ID instructor curricula - providing and acquiring photos, writing
up text, debugging and proofing. Taught Fish/Invertebrate/Algae ID
courses in California in Santa Barbara (UCSB), Santa Cruz (UCSC),
San Diego, Dana Point (Ocean Institute) and in Long Beach at the Aquarium
of the Pacific. |
 Helped
design and provided photos for REEF's Pacific Coast laminated Fish
ID card. |
| Hired
as REEF's Outreach Coordinator (January 2010). Responsibilities include
coordination of REEF's presence at West coast dive shows, Field Station
assistance and promotion, assist with REEF database management (creation
and mapping of zone codes worldwide, error checking Pacific NW, California
and Northeast data). |
| Taught
REEF fish and invertebrate ID courses to divers at Shannon Point Marine
Science Center (Anacortes), the Oregon Zoo, Redondo's Marine Science
and Technology Center. (2010) |
| Nominated
and selected to serve on WDFW's advisory board for the new Puget Sound
Rockfish Conservation Plan. (Dec 2009 - 2010) |
| Part
of the PNW REEF Advanced Assessment Team that conducted a week-long
survey of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. August 2009. |
| Guest
speaker at the Seattle Aquarium for World Oceans Day 2009 - "Beneath
the Ocean: A SCUBA Diver's View" |
| Interviewed
on NPR (KUOW - Seattle) for a news feature by reporter Ann Dornfeld
- "Fish
Counters" |
| Part
of REEF's Advanced Assessment Team (Pacific Coast) - diver for the
2009 annual marine life survey of the Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary. |
| Speaker
for the Marine Science and Technology Center's "Science on the
Sound" lecture series. |
| Nine
of my photos featured in a special article in Portland's Oregonian
newspaper on 3/1/09 - View
it here (only 2 photos in the online version) Beauty is below
the surface for Northwest Divers by Ellee Thalheimer. |
| Diving
Safety Officer for Washington State University's Scientific diving
program. (Vancouver) Also participated as a scientific diver on eelgrass
surveys and Bottomfish Recovery Zone projects in the San Juan Islands
through University of Washington and UC-Davis (SeaDoc Society). 2004
to 2010. |
| Trained
hundreds of REEF volunteer divers and organized survey dives in various
locations in Puget Sound, Hood Canal and the San Juan Islands. Work
with local charter captains and divers to get mapping coordinates
for dive sites and input into the REEF database. Ongoing... |
| Write
up, gather photos, manage the subscription list and distribute a newsletter
to almost 1000 volunteer divers in the Pacific NW for the REEF organization.
This list has grown through local training classes, organized dives,
and presentations to dive clubs, from about 200 divers to over 1000
divers in just 6 years. |
 Spotted
Ratfish photo of mine appears in the new book "Ocean", by
the American Museum of Natural History. |
 Contributing
photographer for the new Coastal Fish ID book (2nd edition) by Paul
Humann. |
| Write,
gather accompanying photos and distribute a monthly newsletter to
almost 500 Washington Scuba Alliance members. Manage the membership
list for WSA and serve on the board of directors as Secretary. |
 Chris
Santella's new book, "Fifty Places to Dive before you Die"
features an interview with me about diving in Puget Sound. |
 Photos
appeared in Alaska SeaLife Center's new Guide to Marine Life, by John
Uscian. (Alaska Sea Grant) |
| Co-author
with Dr. Christy Semmens of two poster presentations at the 2009 Puget
Sound Georgia Basin Ecosystem conference on REEF citizen science and
volunteer monitoring of both invasive tunicates as well as monitoring
the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. |
| Developed,
gathered photos and wrote the curriculum for REEF's new Advanced Fish
ID course. Debuted the course at the Seattle Aquarium, as well as
at the Oregon Zoo and the Vancouver Aquarium in 2008. |
| One
of several volunteer divers interviewed for a story on invasive tunicates
in Puget Sound by Tacoma News Tribune reporter, Susan Gordon. Read
it here. 2008 |
| Speaker
at the SeaDoc Society's Marine Lecture Series on Orcas Island. 2008
|
| Gave
a presentation at People for Puget Sound's monthly speaker series,
"Exploring Puget Sound" at REI in Seattle. 2008 |
| Surveyor
for REEF's
2008 survey of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and led
volunteer surveyors for the annual 2008 Olympic Coast National Marine
Sanctuary survey project. |
| Part
of REEF volunteer dive team that found a derelict net entangled in
delicate Cloud Sponges in Hood Canal, and worked with the NW
Straits Commission to have the net removed. Full
story. 2008 |
| Photos
appear on WDFW
website for Fish identification. 2008 |
| Interviewed
by KUOW reporter (and recreational diver!) Ann Dornfeld about Hood
Canal's invasive tunicates. Read
or listen here. 2008 |
| Part
of survey team to follow up with invasive tunicate sightings in the
San Juan Islands - article
here. 2008 |
| Photos
of regional marine life used for beach-side kiosk design at Clallam
County's Salt Creek Park. 2008 |
| Organized
bi-monthly survey projects for REEF's Advanced Assessment Team to
gather data in Puget Sound, Hood Canal and the San Juan Islands. 2007
- 2008. |
| Conducted
a series of workshops in the Puget Sound/Hood Canal region to train
recreational divers how to ID and handle sightings of invasive tunicates.
Sponsored by the Puget
Sound Action Team (now Puget Sound Partnership) - 2007 |
| Presented
at the Georgia
Basin Puget Sound Researcher's Conference in Vancouver BC about
REEF Fish and Invertebrate ID courses and their positive effects upon
recreational divers. Also presented a poster about using volunteer
divers to help monitor Invasive Tunicates and Stress in Hood Canal.
2007 |
| Photos
I've taken of invasive tunicates are being used by the British Columbia
Shellfish Growers Association for training, education and outreach.
2007 |
| Interviewed
by National Public Radio (NPR) for a segment
about Invasive Tunicates on the Day-To-Day Show by Luke Burbank.
2007 |
| Worked
in conjunction with the Seattle Times (Warren Cornwall) for an article
about Invasive Tunicates in Washington and volunteer diver efforts
to monitor and remove them. 2007 |
| Wrote
Article about diving in Hood Canal that appeared in the Winter 2005
issue of Hood Canal News |
| Assembled,
trained, and acquired a Scientific Collection Permit from WDFW for
a small team of volunteer divers who locate, monitor and remove invasive
tunicates in Washington's marine waters. 2006 to present |
| Established
monthly volunteer diver transect surveys in Hood Canal to gather data
for the Hood
Canal Dissolved Oxygen Program - 2006 to 2008. Article about the
dive project appeared in the Puget Sound News. |
| Member
of People for
Puget Sound - joined 2006 |
|
Member of Puget Sound Partnership's Tunicate Response Advisory Committee
in Olympia - 2006 to present |
| Photos
of invasive tunicates in Washington are being used by the Puget Sound
Partnership on posters and flyers warning boaters, divers and marina
owners about the various species - 2006 |
 My
photos of Rock Sole and Crescent Gunnel grace the cover of Milton
Love's newest thriller, "Resource Inventory of Marine and Estuarine
Fishes of the West Coast and Alaska" (Summer 2005) |
|
Serve on the Board of Directors for Washington
Scuba Alliance. Actively serve to promote Scuba Diving in the
Northwest. 2006 - 2010 |
| The
Seattle Aquarium and the SeaDoc
Society partnered to sponsor me to teach REEF Fish and Invertebrate
ID Classes at the aquarium in May 2005 and again in 2006 |
| REEF
Volunteer of the Year (2003) |
| Co-Instructor
for the Marine Ecology class at the Oregon Coast Aquarium - 2004 to
present |
| Moderator
for Northwest
Dive Club's online critter watchers forum as well as Northwest
Diver's Creature Feature online forum. |
| FishBase
collaborator. Contributed a number of Pacific NW fish species photos
to their online database. Ongoing. |
| Mentor
for several High School student's Senior Projects. 2003, 2004 |
 Dive
Training Magazine's cover story for Sept 2003 is an article called
'Scuba Stewards' and I'm one of 5 featured divers in that article. |
| Member
of REEF's Advanced Assessment Team (AAT). Participated in the Olympic
Coast National Marine Sanctuary survey trip 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2008,
2009. |
| Interviewed
by NorthwestDiver.com Radio program about REEF and the Pacific NW
Critterwatchers |
| REEF
Level 5 for Pacific NW - Expert status and able to administer all
REEF Level exams to Pacific NW surveyors, also a REEF Field Station |
| Present
introductory seminars about Critter Watching to dive clubs in the
Northwest area (2002 - 2004) |
| Pacific
NW Critterwatchers - maintain the website and buddy list, email
divers each month, gather material, organize dives and schedule survey
days. |
| Multiple
articles and photos (including cover!) by me have been published in
Northwest Dive News from 2000 - 2004. |
| Presents
short hands-on seminars for grade-school children about scuba diving
and marine biology. (2002 - 2004) |
| Highline
Community College speaker for Marine Biology and Oceanography classes.
(2003) Many of my photos are used in their Marine Science and Technology
program. |
| One
of REEF's top 10 Fish Surveyors in the Pacific region, 2002 - present |
| Organized
and taught public seminars and scuba dives for REEF's Great Annual
Fish Count in 2002-present |
| Active
participant in REEF's Quadra Island, BC Field Survey (2003) and Monterey
Bay Field Survey project (2002, 2006) |
| China,
Vermilion and Black rockfish photos were used on the Pacific Marine
Conservation Council's website. (Rockfish of the month) |
| Many
of my photos are used in REEF's Pacific NW Fish and Invertebrate ID
curriculum. |
| Surveyor
for San Juan County's Bottomfish Recovery Program, 2002, 2006, 2007.
Conducted both transect and REEF surveys. |
| Trained
at the Washington Sea Grant Aquatic Nuisance Species Workshop in Seattle,
2002 (and no, it isn't divers that are the nuisance, in spite of what
you've seen...) :) |
| Work
with Dr. Christy Semmens (Scientific Coordinator for REEF) and other
REEF Instructors on the Pacific NW Fish ID curriculum. (ongoing) |
|
I've
taken 4000+ underwater photos and use many of them in my Fish ID
and Invertebrate ID classes.
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