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SEMINAR: MON FEB. 4 - VP FOR CONSORTIUM FOR OCEAN LEADERSHIP IN WA DC - AT UMIAMI RSMAS, 10:30AM IN MSC343

From: Julie Hollenbeck <jhollenbeck@rsmas.miami.edu>
Subject: SEMINAR: MON FEB. 4 - VP FOR CONSORTIUM FOR OCEAN LEADERSHIP IN WA DC - AT UMIAMI RSMAS, 10:30AM IN MSC343
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:01:10 +0000
You're invited to attend a talk by Kevin Wheeler from the Consortium for Ocean Leadership in Washington DC. 

Mr. Wheeler is the Vice President and Director of Public Affairs and will discuss the state of ocean policy, advocacy and research in DC, particularly as it relates to Oceans and Human Health. See his bio below for additional information. All are invited to attend, particularly students looking to know more about ocean policy, research, and advocacy in WA DC.

Details
Date: Monday February 4, 2013
Time: 10:30am – 11:45am
Place: U Miami RSMAS Campus – MSC 343

Email me for details: jhollenbeck@rsmas.miami.edu

Thank you!
Julie Hollenbeck


Biography

Kevin Wheeler has been with the Consortium for Ocean Leadership since 2005. Formerly, Kevin was the Director of Federal Relations for Brown University, worked on the Science Committee for the U.S. House of Representatives, served as the Special Assistant to the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and also worked on Capitol Hill as Press Secretary and Legislative Assistant to Congressman Sherwood Boehlert.


As Vice President and Director of Public Affairs, Kevin is responsible for developing the organization’s policy positions, managing advocacy activities on Capitol Hill, maintaining relations with the Administration and federal agencies, as well as directing public relations and communications efforts on behalf of Ocean Leadership and its science programs which exceed $200 million annually.


Kevin holds advanced degrees in Environmental Management and Public Administration from Duke and Binghamton Universities respectively.