DANIELLE INCE

President

Danielle is an Environmental Consultant, with experiences in Marine Protected Area management and stakeholder engagement. Danielle completed a MSc in Fisheries Biology at James Cook University in Australia and a BSc in Life Sciences, with a Marine Biology Specialization, at St. George's University in Grenada.

ROXANNE GRAHAM

Vice President

Roxanne is an Instructor at the St. George's University, within the Biology, Ecology & Conservation Department. Roxanne completed a Masters Masters in Marine Management at Dalhousie University, and is also a graduate from the Wildlife Conservation Biology Program at St. George's University.

JODY DANIEL, PHD

Executive Director

Jody's work focuses on how changes in environmental conditions, whether driven by climate or land use activities, affect  biological communities. Jody is broadly interested in connecting resource managers to both best-practices from the primary literature and personnel with expertise relevant to their knowledge gaps.

EZRA CAMPBELL-LUCAS

Board Member

Ezra is an environmental consultant, with experience in Project Management, she has been working with a number of coastal communities, non-profit, governmental and non-Governmental organizations in Grenada and the Eastern Caribbean Region for over 7 years. Ezra in the final stages of a Masters in Natural Resources Management at the University of Manitoba;  she is also a graduate from the Wildlife Conservation Biology Program at St. George's University.

OLANDO HARVEY

Board Member

Olando is the National Marine Protected Area (MPA) Biologist with the Government of Grenada. In addition to that role, Olando also serves as the National MPA Coordinator. Olando completed a Masters Masters in Marine Management at Dalhousie University, and is also a graduate from the Marine Biology Program at St. George's University.

LEYANA ROMAIN

Board Member

Leyana is a Masters Candidate in Urban Planning at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago. Before commencing her Masters degree, Leyana served as a Technical Officer for the United Nations Environmental Programs "Building Capacity for Coastal Ecosystem Based Adaptation in Small Island Development States" in Grenada.

RHEA THOMPSON, PHD

Funding Officer

Rhea currently serves as a fellow at the United States Environmental Protection Agency, where her research center around using green infrastructure to mitigate stormwater runoff problems in urban and coastal communities. In her spare time, Rhea frequently travels back to her roots in the Caribbean— she is passionate about leveraging her skills and resources to protect Grenada’s natural resources and create a sustainable and viable environment for all citizens.

SABRINA COMPTON

Board Member

Sabrina is an Instructor at the St. George's University, within the Public Health Department. Sabrina has broad interests in the intersection between environmental health and conservation, which is why she completed a Masters in Environmental Public Health at the St. George's University. Prior to her work at SGU, she worked with the Grenada Fund for Conservation as the Project Officer.

WAYNE SMART

Research Officer

Wayne is a graduate student in the Environmental Sciences program (EVS) at the University of Arkansas. Wayne studies the roles of introduced predators and seabird harvests on nesting colonies in the southern Grenadines, partially funded by the National Geographic Society’s Young Explorers Grant and BirdsCaribbean’s David Lee Fund. Wayne received his Bachelor of Biology degree with an emphasis in Marine, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology from St. George’s University. Wayne is a member of BirdsCaribbean, the Arkansas Chapter of the Wildlife Society, and the Society for Conservation Biology.

KRISMA MC DONALD-MOORE

Public Relations Officer

Krisma serves as the Global Environment Facility Project Manager at Sustainable Grenadines in Union Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. She is an avid volunteer and teaches cultural dance, choral speaking and folk singing at the Clifton Primary School in Union Island. Krisma is a graduate from the Marine & Wildlife Conservation Program at the St. George's University.

QUINCY AUGUSTINE

Education Outreach Officer

Quincy works with the Windward Islands Research & Education Foundation (WINDREF) as a Researcher. He is a past graduate of the Marine & Wildlife program at the St. George's University, and has represented Gaea Conservation Network in numerous scientific conferences and leads much of our public education initatives.

BRIAN PILCHER

Advisor

Brian is has had extensive teaching, learning strategy and student support services experience. Brian has served as an Associate Professor at St. George's University in Grenada and a Director of Student Success at the University of Montano Western.

MELANIE ZURBA, PHD

Advisor

Melanie’s work focuses on projects that are developed and implemented in collaboration with communities. Melanie has worked collaboratively with communities on projects focusing on co-management of species and protected areas, coastal management, shared forest tenure agreements, regulatory hearings for water regulation, land use and occupancy mapping studies, food sovereignty, health promotion and wellbeing, and land-based learning and curriculum development. Melanie is also interested in how global policy frameworks affect community participation in the day-to-day management of the environment.