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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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Trisha Brink

Trisha Brink

Associate Director of Learning & Development

As the Integrative Learning Manager, Trisha is passionate about using learning to grow communities by creating blended learning solutions that empower connection, retention and inclusion. 

Trisha has a master's degree in Education from the University of Washington and over 15 years of experience in the education technology industry. She brings a wealth of expertise as a previous learning designer with National Geographic Learning and Deloitte, as well as a former English professor at the University of Washington and Bellevue College.

A self-proclaimed “pinniped protector,” Trisha started as an educational volunteer with The Marine Mammal Center back in 2014 when she fell in love with northern fur seal patient Ziggy Star. She shares in the Center’s mission to educate the public about ocean conservation and climate change.

Trisha and her husband are avid travelers and enjoy sailing to new destinations. Her other hobbies include scuba diving, kayaking, yoga, meditation and snuggling with her two orange “Garfield-like” cats.


Areas of Expertise

  • Learning Design
  • Education Technology
  • Conservation Education
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