{"id":9479,"date":"2017-05-16T12:57:22","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T16:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=9479"},"modified":"2017-05-16T12:57:22","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T16:57:22","slug":"nc-student-selected-as-coastal-management-fellow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/nc-student-selected-as-coastal-management-fellow\/","title":{"rendered":"NC Student Selected as Coastal Management Fellow"},"content":{"rendered":"
Photo: During her time with the Connecticut Coastal Management Program, Emily Hall, center, will be mentored by David Blatt and Mary-beth Hart. Photo by\u00a0Hansje Gold-Krueck\/NOAA Office for Coastal Management.<\/em><\/p>\n Contact: Emily Hall, a recent master\u2019s graduate of Duke University, will begin a two-year position as a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Management Fellow<\/a> in August.<\/p>\n Hall, who was nominated by North Carolina Sea Grant, will work with the Connecticut Coastal Management Program<\/a>. She will collaborate with an advisory committee, partners and stakeholders to integrate and finalize the Long Island Sound Blue Plan<\/a>, a marine spatial planning document for Long Island Sound.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat drew me to the Coastal Management Fellowship\u00a0is that a fellow not only has the opportunity to dive deep into a current coastal management issue or project, but also has a range of professional development opportunities to take advantage of,\u201d Hall explains. \u201cWith my interest in stakeholder engagement and background in marine planning, I am really looking forward to becoming a part of the Blue Plan.\u201d<\/p>\n Hall holds a master\u2019s degree in environmental management from Duke and a bachelor\u2019s degree in conservation biology from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse. She is from Copiague, New York.<\/p>\n Managed by NOAA\u2019s Office for Coastal Management, the fellowship offers on-the-job training for postgraduate students in coastal resource management and policy. Candidates are matched with state coastal-zone programs, similar to the N.C. Division of Coastal Management, to work on select projects chosen by NOAA. North Carolina Sea Grant recruits and nominates candidates from our state.<\/p>\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/h3>\n
\nE-Ching Lee, 919-515-9098, eching_lee@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n