A National Ocean Service/National Center for Coastal Ocean Science Program
Phytoplankton Monitoring Network
Promoting a better understanding of harmful algal blooms by way of volunteer monitoring
About Us
Allison Sill
Contact Information:
- Email: Allison.Sill@noaa.gov
- Phone: 843-762-8656
- Fax: 843-762-8700
Allison attended Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC where she received her B.S. in Biology. She launched her career in environmental science by serving as the Loggerhead Sea Turtle Project Coordinator for the University of South Carolina's Center for Coastal Ecology, located on Pritchards Island. As Coordinator for this program, she led diverse coastal education programs as well as supervised the collection and reporting of data on nesting Loggerheads. This project fostered her interest in pursuing a Masters Degree in Environmental Science which was completed through Antioch New England. Allison has worked as the Environmental Education Coordinator for the Bald Head Island Conservancy and most recently as an eighth grade environmental science teacher at Charlotte Country Day School. She is excited about all of the opportunities that PMN brings to citizens, teachers and students. "This program is so valuable because it emphasizes the importance of marine education and research to a wide range of people. By linking field work to the classroom and then sending that information on to scientists, important data is collected, shared and then applied to learn more about the health of our oceans. I am very excited to be a part of such a beneficial program!"
