Sara Smith, M.A.
My goal is to inspire and empower people to take care of the ocean because alone none of us can make a very big difference in ocean health. By working together, we have the power to make our impact on the ocean a positive one.
Sara Smith’s breadth of experience and passion for ocean conservation is core to the thousands of program participants The Marine Mammal Center reaches every year. Sara takes great joy and pride in the seamless combination of research and education at the Center, where she can fully employ her experiences and passions for these two highly dynamic fields.
Sara has worked in a variety of educational spaces for over 20 years engaging an even wider variety of audiences and age groups throughout that time. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from the University of Colorado, Boulder and a Master of Arts in Zoology from Miami University, a program with which she also later held an adjunct faculty role.
Sara has served in many roles at the Center since 2015 and continues her own professional learning in contributing roles and through informal opportunities recently including peer-reviewing for the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) and as a participant in the Cornell Veterinary Educators Association (CVEA) Fellowship. She is also personally involved in several non-profits where her family resides in the East Bay.
Beyond her work at the Center, Sara enjoys time with family raising two young nature enthusiasts and exploring together all the amazing activities the Bay Area has to offer.
Areas of Expertise
- Strategic Program Design
- Impact Evaluation
- Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
- Environmental Education
- Operational Excellence
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