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Meet the Innovators Behind Backyard Buoys

Discover the many passionate people whose expertise and dedication make Backyard Buoys possible. Together we are committed to making ocean data accessible and actionable to support safety at sea and local blue economies.

Core Team

Sebastien Boulay (South Seas Consulting Ltd, Co-PI)
Roxanne J Carini (NANOOS)
Melissa M Iwamoto (PacIOOS, Co-PI)
Jan A Newton (NANOOS, Lead PI)
Jordan Watson (PacIOOS)
Sheyna Wisdom (AOOS, Co-PI)
Duncan Mactavish (Sofar Ocean Technologies)
Meghan Larson (Weston Solutions)
Stacey Korsmo (Weston Solutions)

Alaska

Sheyna Wisdom (AOOS, Co-PI)
Meghan Larson (Weston Solutions)
Stacey Korsmo (Weston Solutions)
Jill Prewitt, AOOS
Alice Bailey, AOOS
Carol Janzen, AOOS
Lesley Hopson, Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission
Isabel Elavgak, Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission
Jenny Evans, Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission
John Hopson, Jr., Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission
Michael Donovan, Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission
Michael Tuzroyluk, Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission
Martin Edwardsen, UIC Science
Lindsay Cameron, UIC Science
Lloyd Pikok, Jr., UIC Science
Beth Spangler, Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program (ANSEP)

Pacific Islands

Melissa M Iwamoto (PacIOOS, Co-PI)
Jordan Watson (PacIOOS)
Kelley Anderson Tagarino, UH Sea Grant
Eric Brown, National Park of American Samoa
Dolores deBrum Kattil, Marshall Islands Conservation Society
Nicole Guiles, PacIOOS
Meagan Hattori, PacIOOS
Marcos D. Nobre, PacIOOS
Jim Potemra, PacIOOS
Andreia Queima, PacIOOS
Dua Rudolph, Marshall Islands Conservation Society
Pua Tuaua, National Park of American Samoa
Chip Young, PacIOOS
Francis Lenja, Marshall Islands Observer
Darrel Malachi, Majuro Atoll Local Governtment
Boaz Lamdrik, Majuro Atoll Local Governtment
Andrew McInnis, Marshall Islands Seagrant Extension
Juddson Nelson, Marshall Islands Conservation Society
Kalei Nuuhiwa, Conservation International
Keith AhSoon, American Samoa Project Manager
Matt Ramsey, Conservation International
Ning Li, PacIOOS / University of Hawaii
Pu’amavae Ah-Mai, American Samoa Government/ Port Admin
Scott Burch, National Park of American Samoa

Pacific Northwest

Roxanne J Carini (NANOOS)
Jan A Newton (NANOOS, Lead PI)
Joe Schumacker, Quinault Indian Nation
Jennifer Hagen, Quileute Tribe
Troy Tanner, APL-UW
John Mickett, APL-UW
Liesl Danyluk, APL-UW
Seth Travis, APL-UW
Sam Kastner, WWU
Gary Ratliff, Quileute Tribe
Jim Darmiento, Quinault Indian Nation
Nellie Ratliff, Quileute Tribe
Rachel Wold, NANOOS