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It’s Pup Madness!

March Madness might be over, but there’s Pup Madness at the Center! 

Cast your vote to help decide which pup will reign supreme as the coveted Most Popular Pup, and follow along to see which pup will be crowned Plumpest Patient, Most Improved, and Valedictorian. 

You can vote as many times as you’d like through May 4. 

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Giancarlo Rulli

Giancarlo Rulli

Associate Director, Public Relations

Seeing the emergent impacts of climate change on ocean health and human interaction on our state’s wildlife up close has had a profound impact on my life. By working at the world's largest marine mammal hospital, I believe I can help make a difference in finding solutions to these complex and challenging issues.

Giancarlo joined The Marine Mammal Center as a Youth Crew animal care volunteer in 2004. His two decades of volunteer experience, coupled with his radio career, has given him a unique perspective on storytelling and helps him highlight the Center’s critical mission work in an easy-to-understand manner.  

As Associate Director of Public Relations, Giancarlo manages PR strategy, media interviews and onsite visits, the science journalism internship program, as well as photo and documentary/commercial film shoots. He also drafts and coordinates public relations materials including press releases and media alerts, collaborating with partners including NOAA Fisheries, the California Academy of Sciences and U.S. Fish & Wildlife. 

Before joining the Center in a staff role, Giancarlo served as a producer at KGMZ and KCBS Radio, where he produced an Associated Press award-winning three-part investigative series on rail bridge safety. He holds a degree in Broadcast and Digital Journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Giancarlo currently resides with his wife in Sonoma County. When not at the Center, you’re likely to find him wading out into a river to fly fish for native trout and steelhead.

Areas of Expertise

  • Public and Media Relations
  • Broadcast Journalism
  • Conservation Storytelling
  • Marine Mammal Husbandry
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