Knauss Sea Grant Fellowship

2007

Katie Lassiter won the 2007 Knauss Sea Grant Fellowship. Katie traveled widely for a few months before she began work in February, 2008. She will be working on legislative issues also.

2006

Jennifer Kassakian won the 2006 Knauss Sea Grant Fellowship, and began her work in February of 2007. She worked with the House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, within the Committee on Natural Resources, for the US House of Representatives, in Washington, DC.

2005

Melissa Andersen graduated with a Master of Marine Affairs in 2004. Her thesis work was focused on whale watching and onboard marine environmental education in the San Juan Islands, Washington: tourists' expectations and evaluations. She is presently working for the US Fish and Wildlife Service's Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation, Branch of Resource Management Support.

Kevin Lodge Grant earned his Master of Marine Affairs in 2004. For his thesis, he studied marine-protected destinations in the Solomon Islands, particularly focusing on an assessment of broker perspectives, local knowledge, and tourist expectations. He is presently working for the NOAA Oceans National Marine Sanctuary Program.

Francis Brie Van Cleve graduated with a Master of Marine Affairs in 2004. For her thesis, she focused on the role of natural science in regional-scale restoration efforts in European countries and the United States. She is presently working for Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA).

2004

Jenny Hernandez graduated with a Master of Marine Affairs in 2003. Her Master's research was focused on local-level marine resource management in the Northwest Straits, for which she assessed the implementation of the proposed Dungeness crab stewardship plan for Snohomish County. She is now working in Representative Frank Pallone's office.