You Are What You Eat  The Plastic Pollution Plague by Kari Jermansen Martin
Channel: Environmental Studies Speaker Series at AlfredU
Date: 2022-10-26

This talk was given on as part of the Alfred University Environmental Studies Speaker Series.  Kari Jermansen Martin, AU graduate of '97, is the Advocacy Campaign Manager for Clean Ocean Action (COA), a nonprofit ocean advocacy organization based in Long Branch, NJ. Kari joined the in 2000 as a summer intern while working on her graduate studies. In 2001, she joined the staff full time, focusing on outreach and education. Over a span of 8 years, Kari served in assistant and director positions in policy, outreach, and communications. While stepping aside from her position to raise a family, Kari served on COA’s Board of Trustees from 2015-2019, but rejoined the staff in 2019 to work on education programs, and again outreach and advocacy. In her current position, Kari works on the issues of nonpoint source pollution, plastic pollution, and offshore energy. Kari informs and engages elected officials, organizations, and residents of all ages and backgrounds in actions and initiatives to stop ocean pollution and the harmful industrialization in the ocean. Kari received her Master of Science degree from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, with a concentration in Environmental Policy & Democratic Processes. She received her undergraduate degree from Alfred University, with a double major in Environmental Studies and Political Science.