STAFF AND ADVISORS
Dr. Toni Frohoff, Ph.D., Scientific Advisor. Dr. Toni Frohoff is a behavioral and wildlife biologist who has been studying marine mammals for over 20 years. As Research Director for TerraMar Research, she has conducted pioneering research on dolphin-human interactions. Toni's work has contributed to the revision and implementation of management protecting marine mammals in almost a dozen countries. Her research is frequently featured in books, journals, and the media (including Smithsonian, Time, Santa Barbara and Discovery Channel magazines, Animal Planet and National Geographic television, and the New York Times). She has written and contributed to numerous anthologies; her most recent book, Dolphin Mysteries: Unlocking the Secrets of Communication, was published in 2008 by Yale University Press. Toni is also director of POD (Protect Our Dolphins) of Santa Barbara.
Robin Lindsey, First Responder and Photographer. Robin Lindsey is a photographer committed to capturing the beauty and mystery of pinnipeds and other wildlife. Seal Sitters’ NOAA contact and first responder to any seal “haulout” or stranding, her photos have been used to document the health of the harbor seal population, resulting in the rescue of a number of pups. Her photos of seals and pups have been published in a number of publications, including a Wildlife Conservation magazine article by Brenda Peterson, Spring Journal cover (Jungian psychology magazine), the Seattle Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer. She and Peterson have co-authored a children's book on seal pups, Pups on the Beach (Henry Holt Publishing), due out in 2011. She is the designer of Seal Sitters' website. See more of Robin's photography here.
Brenda Peterson, Director of Media Relations. Brenda Peterson is an internationally recognized nature writer who has published an array of books, both fiction and non-fiction, one of which was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Her numerous articles and essays have been featured in publications which include National Geographic, Orion, Sierra, Utne Reader, the New York Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Seattle Times. She is a regular contributor to National Public Radio. Brenda has recently written an article on Seal Sitters that appeared in the September/October 2008 issue of Wildlife Conservation magazine. She has co-authored a children's book about seal pups and seal sitting, Pups on the Beach, with Robin Lindsey, due out in 2010. Brenda's newest and second memoir, I Want to be Left Behind: Finding Rapture Here on Earth, (containing two chapters relating to seal sitting) is now in bookstores. Read the blog about the book here. Brenda is the featured cover story of City Arts magazine (Feb 2010) where she discusses her new book.
Leo “Buzz” Shaw, Education Advisor and Volunteer Trainer. Buzz Shaw is a zoologist who worked for many years as Public Education Program Specialist for the Seattle Aquarium. Now retired, he continues to work part-time on Citizen Science and Beach Naturalist Programs for the Aquarium. Buzz is the author of numerous articles on natural history which have been published in various magazines and has given lectures throughout the Puget Sound area.
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