"Providing The Academics For The Future Guardians Of Our Earth's Environment"
Our Instructors
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"Providing The Academics For The Future Guardians Of Our Earth's Environment"
Our Instructors
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National Marine Institute's
Marine Education Program
is presented by our
very dedicated and talented instructors. Each has a unique educational
background and individual specialty knowledge, but they all share a love for our
oceans and environment.
Students with Laura Gallagher (seated in center) at Sea World, in Orlando, Florida.
Deborah Ethridge has earned
a Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering from Florida Atlantic University.
She has spent seven years navigating research vessels for oil services and the
telecommunications industries. Her passion is conservation and she is an active
volunteer for Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. Deborah is also a freelance
writer for the Marine Section of the Pompano Pelican
Deborah Ethridge (on right) with students at the IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame & Museum.
Hilary Harder, a former
Volunteer Coordinator at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, is a member of the South
Florida Reef Research Team and participates in the
Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF). She spends her well
earned vacation time counting fish and
conducting marine life surveys
with REEF in exotic places like Belize and the Cayman Islands. Hilary has
a Bachelor Degree in Biology and Environmental Studies and has just completed
her Masters Degree in Environmental Education at Florida Atlantic
University.
Hilary Harder (on left) with a group of students at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center.
Irene Arpayoglou has a
Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Masters of Science Degree in Marine
Biology from Nova Southeastern University. She has been involved with the
Broward county Sea Turtle Conservation Project as a "Turtler" and has helped in
the efforts to relocate sea turtle nests from public beaches to secure
hatcheries throughout the country.
Deborah Ethridge and students learn sampling techniques such as seining and sieving at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution on Indian River Lagoon.
Laura Gallagher is a
Florida State University graduate with a degree in Biology and a former animal
trainer at Sea World
in Orlando, Florida. Laura was instrumental in
developing our Marine Science Program at its inception. Although no longer
actively teaching, she maintains a good relationship with National Marine
Institute's staff and instructors and has recently participated as a guest
speaker for some of our classes.
Laura Gallagher (on Left) and students ride through Indian River Lagoon at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution.
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