Tess is the former Project Specialist of the Trash Free Seas Program at Ocean Conservancy’s DC office. In 2016, Tess graduated from Washington University in St. Louis as an Environmental Biology major with minors in Anthropology and Applied Microeconomics. After studying field ecology and anthropology on the Great Barrier Reef and Gulf of Mexico in the company of sharks, sea turtles, whale sharks, rays and giant clams, Tess was hooked on marine life protection. In her free time, Tess enjoys hiking, painting and cooking (and eating).