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Carrie Clower
Contributing Editor

Carrie Clower is a science communicator with North Carolina Sea Grant. She has a masters in communication from University of Alabama and also was an NSF-funded AgBioFEWS Fellow through NC State’s Genetic Engineering and Society Center. Her writing has appeared in Coastwatch and on the North Carolina Sea Grant news site.

Emma Davies
Contributing Editor

Emma Davies is a science communication intern with North Carolina Sea Grant and a graduate student in the Masters of Arts in Liberal Studies Program at NC State University. She is an
environmental and agricultural journalist who previously worked with Ghana’s largest private media house, the Multimedia Group Limited. Her journalism awards include the 2024 International Federation of Agricultural Journalists/Alltech Young Global Leader award, the 2022 Ghana Journalists Association Business/Economics Reporter of the Year, and the 2022 Ghana Journalists Association Aquaculture Journalist of the Year.

Dan DiNicola
Science and Digital Media Editor

Dan DiNicola is an award-winning science writer and digital content producer for North Carolina Sea Grant. He began his career in marine policy and species conservation before transitioning to science communication with an emphasis on visual storytelling. He has previously worked for the University of Washington, University of Miami, and The Billfish Foundation, developing research-based content for recruitment and public engagement. He holds a master of science degree in marine affairs and policy from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.

Ruthie Froning
Contributing Editor

Ruthie Froning is a science communication intern with North Carolina Sea Grant and is pursuing a master’s degree in linguistics at NC State University. She has held positions at the Clinch River Environmental Organization, Oak Ridge National Lab, and the UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine. She also has conducted independent research through the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She hopes to research the origins, evolution, and genetics of language and animal communication. Her writing has appeared in Coastwatch and on the North Carolina Sea Grant news site, as well as on the Hook, Line & Science series.

Linda J. Noble
Designer

Linda J. Noble has worked as a graphic designer and illustrator for 40 years. She specializes in print and online publications including magazines, books, and annual reports. Her projects for local, state, national, and global clients involve work for institutional and educational organizations as well as businesses and nonprofits. She has designed Coastwatch magazine since 1987.

Hanne Parks
Contributing Editor

Hanne Parks is a science communication intern with North Carolina Sea Grant. She received her bachelors from NC State University, with a major in fisheries, wildlife, and conservation biology, a minor in environmental education, and a certification in field botany. She discovered her passion for connecting people with nature through internships across North Carolina, from the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island to Highlands Biological Station. She currently is studying at NC State for a master’s in fisheries, wildlife, and conservation biology. Her writing has appeared in Coastwatch and on the North Carolina Sea Grant news site, as well as on the Hook, Line & Science series.

Lily Soetebier
Contributing Editor

Lily Soetebier is a science communication intern for North Carolina Sea Grant. Currently, she is pursuing a master’s degree in technical communication at NC State University to research accessibility and equity in science and medical communication. In addition to her work at the Sea Grant, Lily is also a teaching assistant for the NC State professional writing program and is an instructor of record for ENG 333: Communication for Science and Research.

Dave Shaw
Editor

For the past two decades, Dave Shaw has been an editor and writer in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, including five years as editor of Early Developments, the flagship publication from UNC’s Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. While there, he wrote The Promise of the Premise: The First 50 Years of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. His first book won the Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction, and his writing has appeared in magazines and anthologies internationally, as well as on dozens of education, science, and news sites.