California Ocean Protection Council (OPC)

The importance of voting – beyond the general election
About a year ago, I accepted a fellowship with the Ocean Protection Council’s (OPC) Climate Change program and I was ecstatic.

Managing California’s MPAs from the Discomfort of my Living Room
When I finally accepted that moving away from the coast to Sacramento for a fellowship was not going to ruin my ocean-minded soul, I placed all of my dive gear, fishing supplies, and other ocean-re

Matthew Warham
Matthew Warham graduated with a Master of Environmental Science and Management degree from the UC Santa Barbara Bren School of Environmental Science and Management in 2019.

Michaela Miller
Michaela Miller earned a master's degree in applied marine and watershed science from California State University Monterey Bay in 2019.

Rachelle Fisher
Rachelle Fisher earned her Master of Advanced Studies from Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 2009 and began her fellowship with the California Ocean Protection Council in 2009. 

Pam Rittelmeyer
Pam Rittelmeyer earned a master’s in geography from Cal State Fullerton for her GIS-intensive project to map the potential distributions of fishes along the East Coast.

Sarah Flores
Sarah Flores completed her master’s degree in geology from UC Davis for her work on reconstructing the paleo-environment of Tomales Bay and relating major environmental changes reflected in the sed

Scott Toews
Scott Toews earned his master's in coastal and watershed science and policy from California State Monterey Bay in 2012.

Amanda Sackett
Mandy Sackett earned a Master’s of Arts in International Environmental Policy at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in 2012 and has held several positions at ocean non-profits, includi

Liz Parissenti
Liz Parissenti received a B.S. and M.S. in Earth Systems from Stanford University in June 2012.