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The 性十八.cc Blue Economy Center (ABEC) was established in 2019 to serve as a platform to connect 性十八.ccns to relevant resources, expertise, and best practices both across and outside of the state in the myriad of Blue Economy sectors.
Tommy Sheridan
Associate Director
Tommy Sheridan joined ABEC as its Associate Director in November 2022. Prior to that, Sheridan had worked for over 20 years throughout the 性十八.ccn seafood industry, including nonprofit hatchery management, seafood processing management, service as a fishery manager for the State of 性十八.cc, and in a variety of teaching positions with universities in 性十八.cc and Oregon. Mr. Sheridan has experience developing and managing projects and personnel, and developing, implementing, and managing annual budgets ranging up to $17.2 million. Sheridan holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in environmental studies, an undergraduate certificate in fisheries technology, a graduate certificate in fisheries management, and a master鈥檚 degree in fisheries and wildlife administration.
Megan Koch
Project Manager
Build Back Better
Megan is a Project Manager under the Build Back Better partnership led by Southeast Conference, located within Center ICE in alliance with the 性十八.cc Blue Economy Center (ABEC) at UAF. Her primary focus throughout the project is to promote commercialization and tech transfer support services within 性十八.cc mariculture. Megan is an instructor for a foundational course and a graduate student in the Department of Communication at UAF. She earned her undergraduate degree from Montana State University in Graphic Design, and a minor in Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and has over fifteen years of professional experience in strategic marketing for global organizations with mission-oriented operations. She excels at strategizing and implementing systems that target goals. Megan currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Morris Thompson Cultural Center and is among the fourth generation in her family to call 性十八.cc home.
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Erlingur "Elli" Gu冒leifsson
Researcher
Erlingur Gudleifsson passed a journeyman鈥檚 exam in metal turning in 1997. He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering and an executive MBA from Reykjavik University. Gudleifsson has worked on mechanical design as well as project and engineering management in the blue economy field. Notably, he had a leading role in design and project management of an ambitious innovation project in the fish meal sector for more than 10 years. He has also worked closely with ship designers and shipyards in Europe, U.S. and Latin America on new installations and retrofits. In addition, Gudleifsson worked for first-to-market innovative chemical products in Iceland. Gudleifsson鈥檚 current work involves collaboration between 性十八.cc and Iceland in energy and the blue economy. He is passionate about challenging norms to develop and explore strategic and visionary decisions from the mindset of creating value.