{"id":5896,"date":"2015-11-03T10:57:52","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T15:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/?post_type=news&p=5896"},"modified":"2015-11-03T10:57:52","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T15:57:52","slug":"mirabilio-recognized-for-service-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mirabilio-recognized-for-service-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Mirabilio Recognized for Service, Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"
Contact: Posted Tuesday, November 3, 2015<\/em><\/p>\n The Natural Resources Leadership Institute, or NRLI, honored Sara Mirabilio<\/a> for her contributions to the program.<\/p>\n A North Carolina Sea Grant fisheries specialist, she is cited for her \u201cmany years of support of NRLI\u2019s mission to educate a diverse group of professionals committed to seeking consensus on issues affecting the sustainable management of North Carolina\u2019s natural resources and improving the quality of our environment.\u201d<\/p>\n NRLI is based at North Carolina State University. The 18-month leadership-development program trains participants to seek consensus from groups with differing perspectives to manage contentious natural resource issues across the state.<\/p>\n As a 2005 NRLI fellow, Mirabilio focused on using collaborative problem-solving and cultural models to advance management of North Carolina\u2019s blue crab fishery.<\/p>\n \u201cHer project improved communication and understanding among blue crab fishery stakeholders, refined the methodology for reducing conflict among stakeholders by integrating community-based knowledge into policy discussions, and increased recognition of the importance of collaborative learning based on cultural models,\u201d explains Mary Lou Addor, NRLI director.<\/p>\n Those were lessons that have continued to benefit Sea Grant and the state, says Jack Thigpen, Sea Grant extension director.<\/p>\n \u201cIn her everyday work, Sara uses the skills she mastered at NRLI, resolving conflict through leadership and making better decisions through collaboration. Further, she helped to develop a mediation process for fisheries stakeholders that was adopted by the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries,\u201d notes Thigpen, himself a NRLI alumnus.<\/p>\n \u201cNow, she\u2019s sharing her knowledge with NRLI participants. She\u2019s the ultimate resource-management professional,\u201d he continues.<\/p>\n Since graduating from NRLI, Mirabilio has taught these topics to new fellows, while adding her expertise on coastal issues to the curriculum.<\/p>\n During its 20th anniversary celebration, NRLI also honored seven other individuals and two organizations. For more about the program, go to www.ncsu.edu\/nrli\/<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n ###<\/p>\n North Carolina Sea Grant: Your link to research and resources for a healthier coast<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Natural Resources Leadership Institute, or NRLI, honored Sara Mirabilio for her contributions to the program.<\/p>\n
\nKatie Mosher, 919-515-9069, katie_mosher@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n