Staff Biographies
(2015)
The following staff members are available for interviews, contact [email protected] for interview requests:
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Capt. Phil Renaud
Captain Renaud is the executive director of the Living Oceans Foundation. Before joining the Living Oceans Foundation, he had a distinguished 25‐year career in the Navy where he served as the oceanographer for an aircraft carrier (USS Theodore Roosevelt), was the lead oceanographer for the Commander, Second Fleet, and his naval career culminated as the Commanding Officer of the Naval Oceanographic Office.
Presently, Phil is concentrating on fulfilling Prince Khaled’s vision of circumnavigating the globe to combat the rapid decline in coral reef health through the Foundation’s ambitious Global Reef Expedition program. This fast‐paced expedition is achieving the goals of mapping and surveying coral reefs around the world to rapidly close scientific knowledge gaps and to identify factors that either harm reefs or contribute to their resilience.
Amy Heemsoth
Amy Heemsoth
Amy Heemsoth is the Director of Education for the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation. She develops and implements innovative education projects and programs for K‐12 students, teachers, and non‐formal educators. Additionally, she enhances the Foundation’s community engagement through education and outreach.
Amy earned her Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology at Spring Hill College, a liberal arts school, in Mobile, Alabama. Later, she attended Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida obtaining a Master’s degree in Marine Biology.
