| JEPSON PRINCE Jepson has been part of the JB Hawksbill Project research team since 2001. He hails from the small village of Crab Hill on the beautiful island of Antigua, where he developed a great appreciation for the local wildlife from a very young age. Jepson is considered Jumby Bay's resident naturalist, and is also involved with turtle research on the mainland through the Field Tracks Turtle Project and the Environmental Awareness Group (EAG). During the day, Jepson is a member of the Jumby Bay Island Services landscaping and horticultural team. |
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| 2009 JBHP Team Since 1987, forty young researchers have participated in the intense monitoring of the Jumby Bay turtles. This year's field team consists of Kathryn Levasseur, Dominic Tilley, and Jepson Prince. Seth Stapleton and Dr. Jim Richardson manage JBHP research and logistics. Other members of the team include Carol Guy, Tara Muenz, Kimberly Andrews and Peri Mason. |
| DOMINIC TILLEY Dominic graduated from the University of Plymouth in the UK with a BSc in Environmental Science, focusing on tropical and coastal ecosystems and sustainable development. Prior to joining JBHP, he worked with a marine turtle conservation project in Costa Rica and conducted environmental education and outreach programs with local fishermen in Madagascar. Dominic has a keen interest in environmental issues, especially the conservation of biological diversity. This is Dom's second year with JBHP. |
| KATHRYN LEVASSEUR Kate graduated from the University of Connecticut with a M.Sc. in Biodiversity and Conservation Biology after earning a B.Sc. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Molecular & Cell Biology. After traveling to South Africa for an ecology field course, she became increasingly interested in international conservation. Prior to joining JBHP, Kate traveled to Brazil where she studied the socio-economic and environmental changes in an artisanal fishing community. This is Kate's second year with JBHP. |