Our Staff
The Benioff Ocean Initiative is a creative collaboration between leaders in marine science, technology, and the ocean community.

Dr. Hillary Young
Science Advisor
Molly Morse
Project Scientist
Dr. Emma Critchley
Project Scientist
Callie Steffen
Project Scientist
Chris Lang
Software Engineer
Chase Brewster
Project Scientist
Rachel Rhodes
Project Scientist
Paloma Cartwright
Graduate Student Researcher
Lesley Figueroa
Spotting Giant Sea Bass Intern
Sean Goral
Volunteer Data Scientist
Nina Lim
Communications Intern
Sara Matsumura
Ocean Friendly Restaurants Fellow
Ari Olivelli
Volunteer Machine Learning Advisor
John Parsons
SharkEye Pilot & Analyst
Aaron Roan
Principal Data Scientist
Lauren Skube
Ocean Friendly Restaurants Fellow
Celest Sorrentino
Undergraduate Volunteer