Young Marine Explorers (YME): Empowering Youth Through Conservation
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Founding Story
Team
Through a friend studying at Cambridge University
Founder and CEO
Climate Action.
As a former Zoological of London Edge Fellow ,the training I received in conservation project development and management has been directly applied to the development of YME.
During the development of my TEDx talk "How the Ocean can Inspire a Nation" I was able to experience the power of connecting a local grass roots project to large scale global issues specifically climate change.
Through YME being featured in a documentary at the Natural History Museum of London and the selection for the IDB Juscelino Kubitschek - Award of Merit for Regional Development I realized that YME has the potential for a global impact and as a result it has changed the way I design our programs.
Mentors Include: Eleanor Phillips, Director of The Nature Conservancy Northern Caribbean Program; Dr. Heather Koldewey, Head of Global Conservation Programmes Zoological Society of London. T.J. Maloney, CEO of Lincolnshire Management