Reef Relief Announces New Staff Member

Reef Relief Announces New Staff Member

 

Reef Relief is excited to announce the hire of their new Education Coordinator, Tara McCracken. This new addition to their Education Team is a testament to the growing success of their educational programs and will help to broaden their reach of marine science education.

 

Tara McCracken, a New York City native, graduated from Eckerd College in 2022 with a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies with a double minor in Animal Behavior and Film Studies. Her passion for learning and teaching about the ocean ignited when she worked with and shadowed scientists researching at the Cape Eleuthera Institute at The Island School, where she helped collect and analyze data for fisheries. She continued to participate in marine biology through a program with Broadreach, where she spent two weeks sailing around the Caribbean to complete her PADI SCUBA certification and practiced underwater research techniques to collect and analyze data about coral reefs. Tara joined Reef Relief as a Coral Camp Intern in 2022, and again as the Education Intern in the Spring of 2023. Through these experiences she realized how much she enjoyed teaching kids and wanted to continue her career on an environmental education path. Tara is incredibly excited to continue educating children and the public about the Florida Keys ecosystems with Reef Relief as the Education Coordinator.

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