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Matching Gift Challenge

Your year-end support will be matched up to $100,000! Yes, your impact will go twice as far protecting marine mammals like whales and our shared ocean.

Did you know the marine mammals we care for provide critical insights into our ocean's health? And right now, the ocean is in trouble.

That’s why this match challenge matters so much. It’s your chance to make double the difference when it’s needed most.

Double your impact
Humpback whale
Cecilia Ledesma

Cecilia Ledesma

Marine Science Educator

As Marine Science Educator, Cecilia supports many of the Center’s school tours and youth programs, with a focus on our middle school programs. She will be working closely with the team to support the Ocean Ambassadors program, which will include leading tours, developing resources and providing event support.

Cecilia has a certificate in bilingual education from the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon (UANL) in Monterrey, Mexico, and a double bachelor’s degree in zoology and ecology from Humboldt State University, along with three years of experience in animal care and wildlife rehabilitation. 

She has been an Animal Care volunteer on the Topside Sunday Day Crew at the Center for over a year, and has completed several internships with wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centers, first with ARCAS in Guatemala and later at Wildcare in San Rafael, California. 

In Cecilia's free time, she enjoys hiking and camping with her husband and two little dogs, Big Bubba and Bailey, as well as birding, drawing and bike riding.


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