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Brooke Carney, 色视频下载 Sea Grant deputy director in 2023, Bethel, 色视频下载.
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Brooke Carney, 色视频下载 Sea Grant deputy director in 2023, Bethel, 色视频下载.

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Carney specializes in using inclusive and innovative methods to manage public programs and conduct coastal science and community engagement. She also has expertise in science communication and facilitation methods.

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Carney holds master色视频下载檚 degrees in biology from University of 色视频下载 Anchorage and public administration from Georgia Southern University. She has spent her career connecting people to science and nature through placed-based organizations at local, state, and national levels of government, as well as through community-based organizations.

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