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Joshua Sawyer

Currently working towards a Geography degree at Old Dominion University (ODU), Joshua joined ERP as a Seasonal River Star Home Assistant in June 2023. Having lived in Elizabeth River watershed

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Jamie Melvin

Jamie Melvin

Jamie Melvin is passionate about the importance of community relations and community action. She has a bachelor’s degree in both Environmental Policy and Environmental and Sustainability Studies from George Mason

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Victoria Dunch

Victoria Dunch is a certified environmental educator who is passionate about environmental issues and working with her community to make the world a better place. She grew up in Amherst,

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Hailey Lauritsen

Hailey graduated from George Mason University in 2020 with a B.A in Environmental and Sustainability Studies with a concentration in Conservation and Sustainability and a minor in Women and Gender

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Luísa Black Ellis

Luísa Black Ellis is a Brazilian-American poet, self-taught ecologist, and third-generation educator listening devotionally to the land and waters in traditional Chesapeake and Nansemond territory. She is the manager of

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McKenzie Arrington

Mckenzie graduated from Appalachian State University in 2018 where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration – Management, and minored in Sustainable Development. She enjoys gardening and hiking with

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Jaye Hughes

 Jaye is a lifelong Virginia resident who graduated from Old Dominion University with a master’s degree in business administration in 2022. With a background in and passion for working with

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Spider Crab and Kayla Nov 2019

Kayla Gradwell

Kayla graduated from Old Dominion University in 2018 with a B.S in Biology and an Interdisciplinary Minor in Conservation Leadership. She began working for the Elizabeth River Project in Fall

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Larry LaPell

After completing a 26 year Navy career, Larry completed his bachelor’s degree in Park and Recreation Management from Old Dominion University in 2018.  A certified Executive Chef and a Tidewater

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Jessica Pinsky

Passionate for the environment from a young age, Jessica is thrilled to have found her niche at the Elizabeth River Project. She has called Hampton Roads home for twenty years

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