Mentor Group Leaders

Mona Behl, University of Georgia

Associate Director of Georgia Sea Grant 

Alexis Fischer, SePRO Corporation

Water Quality Scientist

Paula Fratantoni, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Chief, Oceans and Climate Branch

Mentoring Interests: Unconventional career paths, work/life balance, developing emotional intelligence

Erin Hackett, Coastal Carolina University

Professor

Mentoring Interests: I enjoy mentoring most in the areas of career pathways and work-life balance, but am happy to talk on nearly any topic.

Isabela Le Bras, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Scientist

Mentoring Interests: Work/life balance, Academic two-body job search, LGBTQ+, Tenure-track academic research career path

Kim Martini, Tini Scientific

Founder and CEO

Mentoring Interests: Careers outside academia, work-life balance, dual body problem, LGBTQIA+

Colleen Mouw, University of Rhode Island

Associate Dean for Diversity and Academic Affairs, Graduate School
Associate Professor, Oceanography

Hilary Palevsky, Boston College

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Assistant Professor

Mentoring Interests: LGBTQ+ identity, academic two-body job search, developing undergraduate teaching skills, navigating unsupportive and/or discriminatory work environments

Kristen Thyng, Axiom Data Science

MetOcean Data Scientist

Unconventional career paths, work/life balance, careers outside academia

Sally Warner, Brandeis University

Associate Professor of Climate Science

Mentoring Interests: Finding and working in teaching-focused academic positions, working with undergraduates, innovative teach pedagogy, field work, and anything else related to research and careers in Physical Oceanography.