MARINE SCIENTIST, OCEANA

Sarah Bedolfe

Sarah’s lifelong passion for ocean conservation developed while exploring the beaches and tide pools of her native California. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Swarthmore College, Sarah worked with the IMAX documentary team at MacGillivray Freeman Films where she helped develop the One World One Ocean Campaign. She went on to pursue a three-year graduate program in her other home country of the Netherlands. She earned a Master’s of Science degree in Marine Biology, graduating cum laude from the University of Groningen with a dual emphasis in Research and in Science, Business & Policy. Since joining Oceana in 2017, Sarah has collaborated across departments and geographies to help campaign teams in more than 10 countries achieve their goals. She provides strategic research, analysis and writing, and connects Oceana’s international community of scientists, particularly on the topics of habitat protection, ecology, and biodiversity.