About us
SECORE International is a leading conservation organization for the restoration and protection of coral reefs.
SECORE applies a multidisciplinary strategy combining research, active reef restoration, education, and outreach for the conservation of coral reefs. We have established a global network of scientists, public aquarium professionals and local authorities, partners and stakeholders.
Together with our partners we carry out restoration research, develop and implement innovative strategies and techniques to allow future reef restoration at much larger scales than currently possible. Through the Global Coral Restoration Project we aim at restoring reef ecosystem functioning and services around the world.
SECORE International is a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The corporation is based in Ohio (USA).
For media inquiries please contact:
Dr. Carin Jantzen, c.jantzen@secore.org & Sina Löschke, s.loeschke@secore.org
Current job openings
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We have no vacant positions at the moment.
Staff
Dr. Dirk Petersen, Founder and Executive Director
Kara Rising, Administrative Manager
Aric Bickel, M.A., Operations Manager
Dr. Margaret Miller, Research Director
Dr. Valerie Chamberland, Research Scientist Curacao
Kelly Latijnhouwers, M.Sc., Restoration Technician Curacao
Sandra Mendoza Quiroz, Restoration Technician Mexico
Dr. Carin Jantzen, PR Officer
Sina Löschke, M.Sc., Associate PR Officer
Board of Directors
Mike Brittsan, M.Sc. – chairman – Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, USA
Bart Shepherd, M.Sc. - vice chairman - Steinhart Aquarium, Cal. Academy of Sciences, USA
Dr. Richard Shank – treasurer and secretary - Consultant, USA
Clyde Woodburn – Clyde and Connie Woodburn Foundation, USA
Suzanne Green – The Green Foundation, USA
Christoph Haacke, MSc. - BioDivers, Germany
Dr. Deni Porej – WWF Mediterranean Program, Italy
Michelle Galligan – ViaVero, USA
Scientific Advisory Board
Dr. Margaret Miller, SECORE International, Chair
Dr. Anastazia Banaszak – National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico
Dr. Alasdair Edwards – Newcastle University, UK
Dr. Iliana Baums – Penn State University, USA
Dr. James Guest – Newcastle University, UK
Dr. Laurie Raymundo – University of Guam, USA
Dr. Mark Vermeij – CARMABI Foundation / University of Amsterdam, Curacao
Dr. Rebecca Albright - California Academy of Sciences, USA
Zoo and Aquarium Advisory Board
Aric Bickel, SECORE International, Chair
Richard Ross – Steinhart Aquarium, California Academy of Sciences, USA
Mark Schick – Shedd Aquarium, USA
Mitch Carl – Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, USA
Media and Communications
Paul Selvaggio – photography, Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Vanessa Cara-Kerr - videography and production, Reef Patrol
Nele Schütz - graphic design, Nele Schütz Design
Mike McCue - videography, Underwater World Guam
Claartje Visser – consulting, CLAARTJEVISSER.NL
Legal advice
Peter A. Precario – Attorney at Law, Columbus, USA
Dr. Alexander Bulach – Attorney at Law, Munich, Germany
Lead partners
References
In the media
2018/9 - Video portrait of SECORE Research Scientist Valérie Chamberland, produced by Exposure Labs
On the Attack Against Climate Change
2018/9 - New York Times: Article with a short feature about SECORE's and TNC's work in the Caribbean
Spawning an Intervention
2018/9 - BioGraphic's multimedia story about our coral restoration work on Curaçao
Scientific publications
2018 - Impacts of fragment genotype, habitat, and size on outplanted elkhorn coral success under thermal stress
Mark C. Ladd, Margaret W. Miller, John H. Hunt, William C. Sharp Deron E. Burkepile (2018): Harnessing ecological processes to facilitate coral restoration, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1792
2018 - Coral reef restoration can build on lessons learned from restoring other ecosystems to develop creative methods for har
Valérie F Chamberland, Dirk Petersen, James R Guest, Udo Petersen, Mike Brittsan, Mark JA Vermeij: New Seeding Approach Reduces Costs and Time to Outplant Sexually Propagated Corals for Reef Restoration. Scientific Reports. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-17555-z
2017 - New Seeding Approach Reduces Costs and Time to Outplant Sexually Propagated Corals for Reef Restoration (open access)
Save our future - protect coral reefs
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Ohio, 43026
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phone: +1 - 614 - 969 - 3150