Our Crew
Core Team
Thodoris Tsimpidis (Greece)
Director
Honorary Researcher of Marine Conservation
Anastasia Miliou (Greece)
Scientific Director
Hydrobiologist, Greek Ambassador in the EU for Sustainable Maritime Policy
Beatriz Tintoré (Spain)
Head of Marine Mammal Research
Doctoral Researcher in Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography, Brunel University London
Dr Tim Grandjean (Netherlands)
Head of Deep Sea Conservation & GIS Research
Researcher in Coastal Ecosystems, NIOZ, Netherlands
Laura Macrina (Italy)
Head of Marine Ecology Research
Doctoral Researcher, KAUST, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Marie Cigarroa (France)
Research Assistant, Aegean Marine Life Sanctuary
MSc in Environment & Sustainable Development, Université de Montréal
Charlie Hamblin (UK)
Marine Mammal Research Assistant
MSc of Science in Animal Behaviour, University of Exeter
Sam Tofts (UK)
GIS Research Assistant
MSc Sustainable Development: Environmental Change and Ecosystems, Utrecht University
Vasilis Sarantou (Greece)
Captain & Head of Technical Operations
Periklis Koxilas (Greece)
Captain & Technical Operations
Maurice Calton-Seal (UK)
Marine Ecology Research Assistant
BSc Biology, University of Leeds
Dallas Ruble (United States) Terrestrial Research Assistant
MRe Biodiversity and Conservation, University of Leeds
Sydney Trujillo (USA)
Admissions Coordinator
BSc in Biological Sciences
Karine Vigreux (France)
Marine Mammal Research Assistant
MSc in Biodiversity and Environment, University of Paris PSL
Olivier Eikelenboom (The Netherlands)
Marine Mammal Research Assistant
BSc Coastal and Marine Management, Van Hall Larenstein
Scientific Advisors
Dr. Rupert Perkins (UK)
Senior Lecturer of Marine Bioscience, Cardiff University, UK
Senior Lecturer of Marine Bioscience, Cardiff University, UK
Dr. Tom Cameron (UK)
Lecturer of Animal Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour, University of Essex, UK
Fisheries Ecology Expert
Dr. Petros Babasikas (Greece)
Director, HBAAS, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landcape, and Design, University of Toronto
Cpt. Nikos Plakas (Greece)
Shipping Risk Management Expert
Dr. Danny Morick (Israel)
Marine veterinary medicine
Morris Kahn Marine Research Station, University of Haifa, Israel
Dr. Marta Azzolin (Italy)
Lecturer at Turin University, Italy
Marine Mammal Accoustics Expert, President of Gaia Research Institute
Dr. Valentina Costa (Italy)
Researcher of Marine Biologist and Ecologist, University of Aveiro , Portugal
Marine and Coastal Ecology Expert
Dr. Pavlos Eleftheriadis (Greece)
Professor of Public Law and a Fellow, University of Oxford, UK
Planning and Environmental Law Expert
Dr. Ronny Steen (Norway)
Researcher at Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Ornithological Research Expert
Mr. T David Schofield Jr. (USA)
Cetacean Behavior, Acclimation and Transport Consultant
Cetacean Behavior, Acclimation and Transport Consultant
Associates
Dr Guido Pietroluongo (Italy)
Marine Mammal Veterinarian
DVM (Doctor in Veterinary Medicine), Teramo University, Italy
Maurizio Ingrosso (Italy)
Marine Mammal/ Fisheries Researcher
Doctoral Researcher, University of Bari, Italy
Hayley Mcilwraith
Microplastics Researcher
Doctoral Researcher in microplastic pollution, Plymouth Marine Laboratory & University of East Anglia
Alice Malcolm-McKay (UK)
Researcher in Deep Sea Conservation
Researcher in Deep Sea Conservation
Konstantis Alexopoulos (Greece)
GIS Research Assistant
Doctoral Researcher, Cambridge University
Anton Leach (New Zealand)
Producer/Director Clawed Hat Films
Jasmine Duthie (New Zealand)
Producer/Director Clawed Hat Films
Andrea Tome Perez (Spain)
Marine Mammal Research Assistant
MSc. Biodiversity, Conservation and Evolution, University of Valencia, Spain
Tinatin Joglidze (Georgia)
Leading Specialist in Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Water Biodiversity
BSc Biology and a minor in Marine Biology, Graduated from Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
Jonas Custers (The Netherlands)
Behavioral Ecology
Master is Environmental Biology, Utrecht University
Marine Mammal Research Team
Anna Krabe (Germany)
Monk Seals Research Intern
BSc Environmental Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Aïna Potevin Peytoureau (France)
Ocean Acidification Research Intern
BSC Oceanography,
Universidad Católica de Valencia Universidade do Valle do Itajaí
Jonathon Rowledge (UK)
Research Intern
BSc Biology, University of Bath
Taíla Diana (Portugal) Research Intern
MArine Biology and Biotechnology, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
Alexandra Paquette (Canada)
Research Intern
BSc Biology, University of Sherbrooke
Avery Brewer (USA) Sperm Whale research team
BSc Environmental Sustainability & Regeneration, Indiana University Southeast
Noé Reich (France) Research Intern
BSc Engineering, Institut Agro Rennes-Anger
Betty Bossé (France) Research Intern
Technical degree in environment protection
Ashlin Donaldson (New Zealand)
Dolphin Research Intern
BSc Ecology, University of Otago
Leah Worthington (UK) Dolpin Research Intern
BSc Wildlife Conservation, Liverpool John Moores University
Kate Labarre (Canada) Dolphin Research Intern
BSc Biology, Sherbrooke university
Joost Drent (The Netherlands)
Research Intern
Environment Researcher, Aeres MBO Leeuwarden
Lilli Brochhaus (Germany) Research Intern
BSc Biology, Albert-Ludwigs University
Louis Bowhill (UK) Research Intern
BSc Marine Geography, Cardiff University
Élodie Michel (Canada) Research Intern
BSc Biology, University of Sherbrooke
GIS & Remote Sensing Team
Tony Poitevineau (France)
Spatial Data Research Intern
MSc Degree Networking and Systems, ESIR
Nelson Krebs (Germany)
Coastal Erosion Research Intern
BSc Environmental and Geo-Information Management, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences
Isabella Plumier (Belgium)
Research intern
MSc Environmental Sciences and Technology, Université Catholique de Louvain
Victor Bibeau (Canada) Research Intern
Geomatics Applied to the Environment, University of Sherbrooke
Noémie Fauchon (Canada)
Research Intern
Geomatics Applied to the Environment, University of Sherbrooke
Evdokia Papadopoulou (Greece)
Research Intern
Bsc Geology,MSc Natural hazards and disaster mitigation, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Antonia Mayer (Germany)
Research Intern
M. Sc. Geoecology, Universität Potsdam
Noora Turtinen (Finland)
Research Intern
Bachelor of Environmental Engineering, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
Elin Gerdes (Germany) Stressors on Seagrass Research Intern
M.Sc Applied Earth Observation and Geo Analysis of the Living Environment, University of Würzburg
Albane De Bruyn (Belgium)
Research intern
M.Sc in Geography, UCLouvain
Marine Ecology Research Team
Inge de Boer (The Netherlands) Research Intern
Environment Research, Aeres MBO Leeuwarden
Eliza Demacopoulos (USA)
Blue Carbon Research Intern
BSc Environmental Studies , Fordham University
Arlet Escorihuela Perez (Spain)
Coastal Ecology Intern
BSc Biotechnology, Universitat Autonoma Barcelona
Silvia Giacomello (Italy) Biodiversity Research Intern
MSc Global Change Ecology, University of Bologna
Tom Siemonsma (The Netherlands) Research Intern
Environment Research, Aeres MBO Leeuwarden
Taima Güçlü (Germany) Research Intern
BSc Global Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Leuphana University Lüneburg
Island Biodiversity Research Team
Elise Poniatowski (USA)
Wildfires and Forest regrowth Research Intern
BA in Earth Science with a minor in Biology, Vassar College
Marta Fiori (Italy)
Golden Jackal Research Intern
MSc Forest and Nature Conservation,
Wageningen University and Research
Micol Genazzi
(Switzerland) Research Intern
MSc Nature Conservation, Czech University of Life Sciences
Daniël Verdooren (The Netherlands)
Golden Jackal Research Intern
MSc Forest and Nature Conservation, Wageningen University & Research
Environmental Policy & Communication Team
Julia den Ridder (The Netherlands)
Media & Communications Intern
BSc Graphic Design, Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam
Keira Cassidy (Canada) Law and Policy Intern
BA&Sc Sustainability, Science and Society, McGill University
Ben Bragg (UK) Law/Terrestrial Intern
BSc Environmental Geography, Cardiff University
Farzona Commas(USA) Law/Terrestrial Intern
BA International Affairs (Conc. Int; Environmental Studies),George Washington University
Amarissa Bednar (USA)
Research Intern
Bec Political Science, University of Wisconsin
Minhaj Aijaz Memon (Pakistan) Environmental Educator
MSc Environmental and Resource Management, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg
Lucie Dross (Switzerland)
Research Intern
Environmental Sciences and Engineering, EPFL
