Based on the South Coast, Jo serves as the Clean Boating Program Assistant. Her role supports the program by providing resources to boaters for maintaining clean water statewide.
Jo received a BSc in Biology from the University of Oregon and an MSc from the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology. Jo has a background in marine ecology and has worked in academia, nonprofits, and government. She has experience on the water in large oceanographic ships, commercial vessels, small motorized boats, and paddlecraft. Previously, Jo was an Oregon Sea Grant Natural Resource Policy Fellow and worked with the Oregon Chapter of The Nature Conservancy to synthesize knowledge of Oregon’s Blue Carbon ecosystems and their benefits to people, climate, and environment.