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Ian Boyd
Ian is a research professor at the University of St Andrews, and Director of its Sea Mammal Research
Unit and the Scottish Oceans Institute. He is also currently acting Director of The Marine
Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland. Ian has been on the Scientific Advisory Board of BMMRO
since 2009.
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Jim Brickman
Jim is the founder of Brick Breweries in Ontario, Canada. Jim has a strong history in marketing and operations.
Jim joined the Board in 2009.
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Diane Claridge
Diane was born in Nassau and began the Bahamas Marine Mammal Survey in 1991 which later became BMMRO.
She is currently doing her PhD in beaked whale population ecology at the
University of St Andrews, Scotland and serves as Executive Director for BMMRO as well as Vice-President.
She is a founding member.
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Beth Cook
Beth is a Bahamian from Nassau who has recently relocated to Abaco after 30 years in the US raising a family.
She has a keen interest in the marine environment and is excited to become involved in local conservation. Beth
joined BMMRO's board in 2010.
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Charlotte Dunn
Charlotte was born in Nassau and began working with BMMRO in 2004 as a field biologist.
She is currently doing her PhD in beaked whale
communication at the University of St Andrews, Scotland and is BMMRO's President. She is a founding member.
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Kendria Ferguson - staff member
Kendria graduated from Barry University in Miami in 2010 with a Marine Biology degree. She has helped out at BMMRO since
2008, and is currently employed full-time at BMMRO to provide marine mammal education and outreach.
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Leigh Hickmott
Leigh is an independent contract scientist, with over ten years experience conducting marine mammal science in the Bahamas.
Leigh has been a BMMRO Board member since shortly after the organisation was founded in 2006.
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Matt McCoy
Matt is a Bahamian from Nassau, living in Abaco. He is a founder and co-director of Loggerhead
Productions, an environmental film company. He produces a popular environmental education programme called "Gary the Explorer" which
airs on local television. Matt joined BMMRO's board in 2010.
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David Rees - staff member
David joined BMMRO in June 2010 on a part-time basis as our operations and research assistant.
David is originally from Nassau but came to Abaco two years ago to oversee the environmental
management plan for a new development.
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Jim Theriault
Jim is the lead of Defence R and D Canada's research programme on technologies for
mitigating the potential impact of man made sound on marine mammals. His current interests
are focused on using autonomous mobile sensors for characterizing presence and density estimation.
Jim joined BMMRO's Scientific Advisory Board in 2009.
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