Renee McElroy

Renee is an emergency department nurse who found her passion for conservation and the ocean while growing up in both Colorado and the northern Abacos of the Bahamas. While in the Bahamas, she witnessed and experienced the incredible life of living on the ocean. Through this, she came to understand the impacts of the relationship between humans and the ecosystem.

For Renee, these experiences highlighted the importance of ocean conservation efforts on a local and global level as a means to encourage a more symbiotic relationship between humans and the planet. From founding a successful marine biology club in highschool to serving on the board of a ocean conservation research focused philanthropic organization, Renee has been an active promoter of ocean research, conservation, and education.

In her free time, Renee is likely to be found in the mountains with her husband and dog, exploring a new country, or spending as much time under the ocean surface as possible.