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Found with his flippers tucked tightly against his body, California sea lion Pockets looked like a sick child with a bellyache.

Pockets was battling a potentially fatal bacterial disease, leptospirosis. We've rescued nearly 500 sea lions affected by this year's intense outbreak.

With your matched gift, you’ll not only help provide the meals and advanced medical care needed to help a sea lion like Pockets recover, but also support our researchers in learning more about this disease.

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Robyn Hettrich

Chief People & Culture Officer

Robyn Hettrich has been the Chief People & Culture Officer with The Marine Mammal Center since October 2022. Growing up in Marin County, California, she was a frequent visitor to the Center’s headquarters in the Marin Headlands and has been a lifelong advocate for marine mammal and ocean protection.

She is a passionate leader focused on creating a positive and inclusive culture for all staff and volunteers. Prior to joining the Center, Robyn served in many senior management roles in for-profit and environmental nonprofits, including Point Blue Conservation Science and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. She has spent the past 30+ years transforming work environments, building relationships, leading change, and developing talent to optimize initiatives and align them to organizational strategy and culture.

Robyn holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Sonoma State University, Human Resources certification from San Francisco State University and a Senior Professional Human Resources certification from the Society of Human Resources Management.

In her free time, Robyn takes walks at one of the many beaches in Marin and Sonoma with her two dogs, Grizzly and Franklyn.


Areas of Expertise:

  • Strategic Organizational & Infrastructure Development
  • Change Management & Succession Planning
  • Policy Development & Regulatory Compliance
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Evolution
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