Congratulations 2025 Science Communication Fellows!
After reviewing over a hundred competitive applications, the Ocean Exploration Trust is excited to announce the educators selected this year to join our upcoming Nautilus expedition season as Science Communication Fellows! These newest members of the Corps of Exploration bring with them unique perspectives and varied professional experiences while representing communities across the continental United States, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Congratulations to all the participants!
2025 Science Communication Fellowship
The Science Communication Fellowship immerses formal and informal educators and artists in the Corps of Exploration as expedition communicators. Fellows are instrumental in advancing the mission of Ocean Exploration Trust, as they bring the thrill of ocean exploration, along with the pillars of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math, into their schools, organizations, and communities. By leveraging the Nautilus Live platform, they connect with a worldwide audience, sharing their insights and experiences to inspire a deeper engagement with marine exploration. Fellows become ambassadors for exploration, delivering personal accounts, expedition operations, and daily life at sea to varied audiences through live audio commentary online, ship-to-shore broadcasts, local events, and creative instruction within their home classrooms, schools, organizations, and communities. Congratulations to these fellows!
Science Communication Fellows
Shelterihna Alokoa | Pacific Islands University - Mangilao, Guam
Erin Anthony | STEAM Power Media - Seabrook, Texas
Hassan Bayyan | The Maryland Zoo - Baltimore, Maryland
Giselle De Leon | San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology - San Antonio, Texas
Matt Holden | Fayetteville High School - Fayetteville, Arkansas
Kyle Menter | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Public Schools - Saipan, CNMI
Locke Patton | Boston Museum of Science - Malden, Massachusetts
Shannon Seleen | Guam Department of Education - Yigo, Guam
Lead Science Communication Fellows
Returning Corps of Exploration members, Lead Science Communication Fellows serve as mentors to the 2025 first-time SCF cohort and are key advisors to the OET Education & Outreach Team. Like first-year Fellows, they are ambassadors for ocean exploration sharing the excitement of exploration and research with students and public audiences in their communities and around the world.
Amanda Dedicatoria | Freelance Science Communicator - Mangilao, Guam
Emily Jones | World Salmon Council - Portland, Oregon
Brittany Munson | California Science Center - Cerritos, California
