Winners of Marine Policy Fellowships Announced

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Shauna Oh
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California Sea Grant College Program
La Jolla, CA
E.: shaunaoh@ucsd.edu
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Contact: Christina S. Johnson, csjohnson@ucsd.edu, 858-822-5334

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Five California Sea Grant nominees have been awarded prestigious John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships, sponsored by NOAA Sea Grant, and will soon head to the nation’s capital for yearlong assignments in the legislative and executive branches of government.

Kristin Carden

Knauss Fellow Kristin Carden, earned a Ph.D. from the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, UC Santa Barbara

Ayana Johnson

Knauss Fellow Ayana Johnson, earned a Ph.D. from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego

Ayana Johnson

Knauss Fellow Nicole Teutschel, earned a master’s from the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UC Santa Cruz

The five fellowship recipients, all of whom hold either masters or doctorate degrees in marine science or policy from the University of California system, are:

Katie Cramer

Knauss Fellow Katie Cramer, holds a Ph.D. from Scripps Institution of Oceanogrpahy, UC San Diego

Katie Cramer

Knauss Fellow Amanda Keledjian, holds a Ph.D. from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego

   - Kristin Carden, placed in NOAA’s Program Coordination Office

   - Katie Cramer, placed with majority members of the Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard

   - Ayana Johnson, Fishery Management Specialist, Office of the Assistant Administrator, NOAA Fisheries

   - Amanda Keledjian, Special Assistant to the Director and Deputy of the Office of Protected Resources, NOAA Fisheries

   - Nicole Teutschel, Sen. Maria Cantwell (Wash.)

The five women join 38 other outstanding recent graduates from across the country, nominated by other programs within the Sea Grant network. 

For more information on the marine policy fellowship program, visit: http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/knauss/.

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NOAA’s California Sea Grant College Program (www.csgc.ucsd.edu) is a statewide, multi-university program of marine research, extension services, and education activities administered by the University of California. It is the largest of 32 Sea Grant programs and is headquartered at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. The National Sea Grant College Program is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce.