anniemacaroonie
anniemacaroonie
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Bio
Ann McElhatton has defined what it means to be a 21st century armchair scientist. She finds creating opportunities that make marine science accessible to the general public (those without science degrees or in the science field day-to-day) to be a very rewarding experience. In fact, Ann enjoys it so much that in 2008 she founded Beach Chair Scientist!
The site has received over 310,000 visitors in less than three years. It has been featured in the NOAA’s Information Exchange for Marine Educators, linked on numerous websites and blogs (including USGS, WildCoast, and Conservation Law Foundation), and has been shared as a teaching resource on environmental educator websites from Hawaii to New Jersey.
Ann has been a field biologist and a naturalist instructing various audiences for over a decade. As a south Jersey native, she loves any teachable moment where she can demonstrate the gentle and extraordinary attributes of the Atlantic horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus.
Ann has a B.S. in Marine Resources Management from Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and an M.Ed. in Environmental Education from Florida Atlantic University. She is currently the Outreach Coordinator with the Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program, and is a member of the North American Association of Environmental Educators, National Marine Educators Association and the Mid-Atlantic Marine Educators Association.
Lastly, Ann loves spending time with her husband, daughter, and precocious dog, Scout, at their home in northern Virginia. Her favorite piece of literature is The American Scholar by Ralph Waldo Emerson. “The day is always his who works in it with serenity and great aims.”
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