Michelle Reinshagen

Michelle is the Controller for Schmidt Ocean Institute.  She earned a B.S. in Accounting from the Florida State University and an M.S. in Taxation from George Mason University.  She received her CPA license in the state of Maryland.  When not engaged in matters of accounting or taxation, Ms. Reinshagen enjoys exploring the Pacific Northwest with … Continued

Angela Bruce

Angela has 15 years of human resources experience. Previously, she worked in Saint Louis where she was most recently the Human Resources Manager for Bissinger’s Handcrafted Chocolatier / KB Special Events for the past six years. In her role at Bissinger’s, she was responsible for all human resources functions for the organization. Prior to Bissinger’s, … Continued

Eric Schmidt

Eric Schmidt is an accomplished technologist, entrepreneur and philanthropist. As Google’s chief executive officer, he pioneered Google’s transformation from a Silicon Valley startup to a global leader in technology. He served as Google’s CEO and chairman from 2001-2011, executive chairman from 2011-2018, and most recently as technical advisor. Under his leadership Google dramatically scaled its infrastructure … Continued

Wendy Schmidt

Wendy Schmidt is a philanthropist and investor who has spent the past 17 years creating innovative non-profit organizations to work with communities around the world for clean, renewable energy, healthy food systems, healthy oceans and the protection of human rights. The critical interconnections between human activity, the land we live on and the ocean we … Continued

Cecelia Hannides

Dr. Cecelia Hannides is a Research Scientist in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Dr. Hannides has almost 20 years of research experience in marine and biological sciences, and received her B.S. (High Honors, Biology) from the University of Michigan, her M.S. degree from Stony Brook University (Marine … Continued

Matt Iacchei

Dr. Matthew Iacchei is a post-doctoral research associate in Dr. Erica Goetze’s laboratory, in the Oceanography Department at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Matt is a marine molecular ecologist who is broadly interested in how both natural and human-induced changes in ecosystems impact the abundance, distribution, and diversity of species.  Matt completed his B.S. … Continued

Lauren von Woudenburg

Lauren hails from a coastal town in New Jersey, and was so interested in marine science from a young age that she attend a marine science magnet school, The Marine Academy of Science and Technology. From there, she completed her undergrad work at Eckerd College in St.Petersburg, Florida with a B.S. in Marine Science and … Continued