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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.

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Rebecca Ryan

Rebecca Ryan

Response Operations Coordinator

Rebecca Ryan first joined the Center as an animal care volunteer in 1999, and then joined the Dispatch team as a staff member in June 2019. 

In her current role as Response Operations Coordinator, Rebecca is responsible for the Center’s release program, ensuring that patients are safely returned to the wild after rehabilitation. She also coordinates vehicle fleet and equipment needs, arranges patient transports across the California range and takes calls on our rescue hotline. 

Prior to working at the Center, Rebecca worked as a manager at a wildlife rescue center and a supervisor at a companion animal hospital. 

Outside of work, Rebecca enjoys reading, hiking, kayaking, and traveling with her husband and two boys ages 8 and 12.

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