Our Team
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J. Brooke Landry
Chair, Chesapeake Bay Program SAV Workgroup; Program Chief, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Brooke Landry is an SAV ecologist at Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources and Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Program’s SAV Workgroup. Her work spans the gamut from SAV research – focused primarily on anthropogenic drivers of SAV dynamics - to restoration, monitoring, outreach, and management. She runs the Chesapeake Bay SAV Watchers program, a volunteer monitoring effort, as well as the brand new Chesapeake Bay SAV Sentinel Site monitoring program. On the management front, she leads the development and implementation of the Bay Program’s SAV Management Strategy and biennial workplans by translating her own research and that of partners and collaborators into actionable approaches to SAV conservation and recovery. Additional interests include social marketing as a means of environmental outreach and the advancement of women’s roles in science and management through positive collaborations and mentoring.
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Dr. Elizabeth 'Z' Lacey
Senior Science Officer – Scotland Team Lead - Project Seagrass
ElizabethLacey@projectseagrass.org
Dr. Elizabeth ‘Z’ Lacey is the Senior Science Officer for Project Seagrass’ Scotland Team. Dr. Lacey is a marine ecologist interested in holistically studying marine plant communities: which means investigating both living and nonliving components, how these components interact, and how those interactions influence ecosystem functioning. Her research examines the effects of disturbances on ecosystem dynamics such as decline, recovery, and resilience, and she uses this knowledge to communicate viable protection and enhancement strategies for resource management agencies and policy makers.
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Dr. Jessie Jarvis
PhD, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Dr. Jessie Jarvis is an associate professor in the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Biology & Marine Biology Department. Jarvis is a coastal plant ecologist interested in the ecology of estuarine and coastal shallow water environments vegetated with seagrasses and other submersed aquatic vegetation. Her research examines the connections between environmental factors and seagrass ecosystems health and resiliency. Her recent work has focused on seed bank dynamics, seed bank viability, and the role of sexual reproduction in large-scale patterns of resilience in shallow coastal lagoons in both temperate and tropical environments. Other research interests include ecological modeling, remote sensing of coastal seagrass ecosystems, restoration methodology, and water quality monitoring.
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Kaitlin Scowen
Natural Resource Biologist, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Kaitlin works with Brooke at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Her position involves educational outreach and SAV research and monitoring. Most of her background is as an outdoor educator with previous work as a park guide, divemaster, and lecturer of environmental biology. She is passionate about ocean conservation and has a particular interest in marine invertebrates. Her main goal is to become a bridge between scientists and the public.
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Kayla Clauson
Environmental Scientist at Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Kayla Clauson is an environmental scientist with a focus on monitoring and assessment of various habitat ecosystem functions, particularly Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV).
She is the program lead for Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s SAV program and am the co-chair of the Delaware’s Statewide Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (DeSSAV) work group.