Connie serves as the Oregon Sea Grant Extension Boater Outreach Coordinator.

Connie has worked in academia, non-profit, government, and for-profit, all with a focus on clean water that is safe for humans and other organisms that depend upon our waterways. The majority of Connie's career has been in the Salish Sea, but Connie also has experience working in the Gulf of Maine, Jamaica's north shore, and the Chesapeake Bay. For more than three years, Connie was the coordinator for Clean Marina Washington, which is a free technical assistance program for recreational marinas to work on spill prevention and spill preparedness. Connie has a BA from SUNY Potsdam, was a student in Northeastern University's Three Seas Program, has an MS from the College of William and Mary, and an MMA from the University of Washington.