The Team

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Our team of Ocean Conservation specialists includes a long list of scientists, researchers, marine biologists, and anaylists. In addition, our support staff consists of marketing professionals, conservationists, technology experts and an administrative staff that is second to none.

The U.S.A. Team
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Laleh Mohajerani
President and
Exec. Director

Favorite Shark:
Whale shark

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Patty Civalleri
Exec. Vice President,
Board of Directors

Favorite Shark:
Hammerhead

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Alexandra (Ali) Riggle
Associate Director

Favorite Shark:
Blacktip Reef shark

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Melody Shee
Social Media and Outreach Coordinator

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Will Shields
Adoptashark Program Coordinator

Favorite Shark:
Whale Shark

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Kevin Sullivan
Education & Outreach

Favorite Shark:
Hammerhead

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Liz Sullivan
Education & Outreach

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Jason Civalleri
Blog Author, Media Support

Favorite Shark:
Whale Shark

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Laura Rice
Outreach Volunteer

Favorite Shark:
Bull Shark

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The Mexico Team
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Edgar Amador
Director, Iemanya Mexico

Favorite Shark:
Hammerhead shark

Rodrigo Rangel Acevedo
Fishing Community Liaison and Outreach

Favorite Shark:
Great white shark

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Surizaray Espinoza Garcia
Environmental education and Outreach

Favorite Shark:
Mako shark

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Martina Salvatierra
Pescadores Y Tiburones Intern

Favorite Shark:
Hammerhead shark

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Shark Fisheries Advisor

Favorite Shark:
Blue shark

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Shark Fisheries Advisor

Favorite Shark:
Tiger shark and Angel shark

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Shark Tagging Experts

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Rachel Graham

Mauricio Hoyos
Shark Biologist, Adoptashark tagging team (CICIMAR)

Favorite Shark:
Great White shark

James Ketchum

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Salvador Jorgensen

Abraham Vasquez

Luke Inman
Adoptashark tagging team, media and dive operations

Favorite Shark:
Oceanic White Tip and Mako

 

Adoptashark Program Creators

LukeLuke Inman (MX)
Adoptashark and Iemanya

Specialty:
Dive operations and media

Favorite Shark:
Oceanic White Tip and Mako

Originally from England, Luke is a PADI Course Director and holds Instructor trainer qualifications with several Technical agencies, including a Commercial Diving Qualification from United Kingdom's Health & Safety Executive. Luke is an experienced cameraman and producer and owns his own production company Bajastudio (www.bajastudio.com.mx). In the past he has worked with the BBC, Lucas Films, Castle Rock Entertainment, The Monterey Bay Aquarium, Discovery and Animal Planet. After working and living in several different parts of the World, including Egypt and Australia, Luke has settled in La Paz and assists IEMANYA with its shark tagging project and media needs. Luke speaks English, Spanish and French. To email Luke, please click here.

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Stanford University and
Monterey Bay Aquarium

Specialty:
Shark Ecology

Favorite Shark:
Scalloped Hammerhead

Salvador has a Ph.D in ecology at the University of California, Davis and has a BA in environmental studies from Sonoma State University. Salvador is currently a post-doctoral research associate at Stanford University and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. His research interests include studying movements and migrations of commercially targeted sharks and fishes, acoustic tagging and telemetry and GIS analysis and modeling. To email Salvador, please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .


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Holly Nance (USA)
Clemson University

Specialty:
Shark Genetics

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