Our Team

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Aliyah Griffith, PhD
Aliyah Griffith, PhD

CEO and Founder

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Our Board

Board Members
Denise Blake
Denise Blake

Board Member

Vice President of Regional Operations, Reading Partners

Joined August 2022

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Paul Barber, PhD
Paul Barber, PhD

Board Member/Advisor 

UCLA Professor: Ecology/Evolutionary Biology Founder/Director of The Diversity Project

Joined August 2016

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Our Directors

Program and Regional Directors
Ileana Fenwick, PhD
Ileana Fenwick, PhD

Director of Professional Development Programming 

Marine and Data Scientist

Joined July 2017

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Joyous Ferguson
Joyous Ferguson

Creative Director

Graphic Designer/Artist                                    

Joined July 2017

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Our Associates

Consultants and Partners
Joseph Walters
Joseph Walters

Media/Production Consultant

Joined April 2023

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Katherine Hannibal
Katherine Hannibal

Regional Consultant: Programs and Development

PhD Candidate, UCLA

Joined January 2023

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Our Interns

Past and Present Internship Recipients
Erynn Rudd
Erynn Rudd

Marketing and Communications Intern

Student, Hampton University

Internship Year: 2023

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Anisa Sellers
Anisa Sellers

STEM Lesson Plan & Program Development Intern

Environmental Educator 

Internship Year: 2025-2026

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Dkaria Bascom
Dkaria Bascom

Marine Science Videography & Storytelling Intern

Smithsonian Research Fellow

Internship Year: 2025-2026

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Adrianna Johnson
Adrianna Johnson

Social Media & Program Development Intern

Environmental Scientist

Internship Year: 2026-2027

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