Science in the real world: Get your feet wet and your hands dirty with science in the real world. Forests, oceans, deserts, mountains and urban environments can be laboratories too. Learn about opportunities to work in the great outdoors.

RAFFLE FOR STUDENTS AT PANEL!! MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN.

Faculty Moderator: Dr. Rob Viens, Chair, Life Sciences Program

Instructors and teachers can register a class by emailing rosters to career@bcc.ctc.edu . Please specify session.

Doug Myers, Wetlands and Habitat Specialist, Puget Sound Action Team

East Coast – Hempfield High School, Landisville Pennsylvania award for excellence in the field of biology – 1983· B.S. in Marine Biology from Millersville University, Millersville Pennsylvania –   1987, independent research project – Facultative schooling behavior of the mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus, President of campus environmental action group, Priority; Educational travel in coastal environments from Maine to Florida and exposure to national scientific conferences. Participation in formative conferences for the Chesapeake Bay Program

Gulf Coast – Marine and aquatic naturalist interpretation, classroom, laboratory and field education, habitat restoration and native aquarium design and maintenance for Armand Bayou Nature Center in Houston Texas – 1988-1991. M.S. in Environmental Science from University of Houston Clear Lake – 1995, Masters Project - A finfish survey of Armand Bayou Coastal Preserve. Environmental permit review, policy development, preserve management and field site assessment for the Texas General Land Office – 1992-1998. Organized education programs, scientific surveys, national policy review and president of the Galveston Chapter of the American Cetacean Society – 3 years. Christian youth counseling, individual and social development, nature appreciation and cultural awareness for Seabrook and Memorial United Methodist churches in Seabrook and Austin Texas – 10 years. Educational travel in coastal environments from Florida to Texas as well as Rocky Mountain and desert southwest states. Participated on executive board and produced educational curriculum for Ecology Action of Texas

Pacific Coast – Fisheries and marine mammal biology, regulation enforcement, and cultural relations for Foreign Fishery Observer Program in Seattle Washington, the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. – 1987-1988. Wetlands and marine nearshore habitat policy review and development, scientific and technical advisory capacity, and interagency coordination for the Washington Department of Ecology and the Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team – 1998 – present. Board Vice-President , community relations and aquarist for Nisqually Reach Nature Center. Educational travel in coastal and interior environments from British Columbia to Baja California and the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Hawaii, and Maui.

International - Three week summer course – The Marine Biology of the Sea of Japan from Oki Islands Marine Biological Laboratory of Shimane University, Matsue Japan. Three cruises on Japanese fishing vessels and one cruise on a Korean fishing vessel as part of observer program. Participation in trans-boundary resource inventory and management forums with Mexico and Canada. Educational travel in Mexico, Costa Rica, Germany.

Mark Koehn is the Deputy Director of the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) in Seattle. PMEL is a federal ocean research laboratory operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce. PMEL conducts interdisciplinary investigations in oceanography and atmospheric science. Current PMEL programs focus on improving our understanding of the world’s oceans, defining processes driving the global climate system (such as the El Nino phenomenon and understanding oceanic carbon sources and sinks), and to improve environmental forecasting capabilities to support improved fisheries management, public safety, and maritime commerce.  

Mr. Koehn obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology at St. Louis University in 1976 and earned his commission in the NOAA Corps a year later. He served NOAA for 26 years on six research vessels, culminating his seagoing career as Commanding Officer of the NOAA Ship Ka’imimoana. He has conducted oceanographic investigations in the tropics and in the high latitudes of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, performed hydrographic surveys in Alaskan waters and along the U.S. west coast, and served as a marine meteorologist for the waters of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes. He retired from active duty at the rank of Captain in 2003 and today is continuing to work for NOAA as a civilian at PMEL.

Laurie Devereaux

Work History - Environmental education for Puget Sound Energy as part of a regional partnership program teaching resource conservation to middle school students all over the Puget Sound.  Naturalist/Teacher for Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center.  National Park Ranger at St. Mary Visitor Center at Glacier National Park, Montana.  Environmental Educator for 4-6th grade at Acadia National Park, Maine.  Interpretive Ranger at Mount Saint Helens Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center.  Environmental Educator focusing on restoration and monitoring for the Department of Natural Resources with high school students on the Presidio National Park, San Francisco.