On Our Watch

Michael Massimi is the Invasive Species and Marine Programs Coordinator at the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program, also known as BTNEP. He currently manages projects to conduct research, control, management, outreach and public education on invasive species. Michael also represents BTNEP in matters of coastal restoration and storm protection planning. 

Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP) - https://btnep.org 

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Riley Essert is the Youth & Environmental Programs Manager at Groundwork New Orleans, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in the City of New Orleans. Groundwork New Orleans works to achieve the mission we share with Groundwork USA, which is to work to bring about the sustained regeneration, improvement and management of the physical environment by developing community-based partnerships that empower people, businesses and organizations to promote environmental, economic and social well-being. 

Groundwork New Orleans - https://groundwork-neworleans.org/

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Chett Chiasson is the Executive Director of the Greater Lafourche Port Commission (GLPC), a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana that facilitates the economic growth of the communities in which it operates by maximizing the flow of trade and commerce. GLPC encompasses both Port Fourchon and the South Lafourche Airport. 

Greater Lafourche Port Commission - https://portfourchon.com 

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Todd Reynolds is the Executive Director of Groundwork New Orleans. Groundwork New Orleans works to achieve the mission we share with Groundwork USA, which is to work to bring about the sustained regeneration, improvement and management of the physical environment by developing community-based partnerships that empower people, businesses and organizations to promote environmental, economic and social well-being. 

Groundwork New Orleans - https://groundwork-neworleans.org/

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Sandy Ha Nguyen is the founder and Executive Director of Coastal Communities Consulting, Inc., also known as CCC. CCC is a non-profit organization that provides technical assistance, economic development, social support services, and continued disaster assistance to rural entrepreneurs and their families. Established in September 2010, CCC builds off of 20 years of dedicated service to the community by Sandy Nguyen. Since 1996, Mrs. Nguyen has been working with commercial fishermen and Asian-Americans who have needed assistance with business development, social services, and disaster recovery assistance.

Coastal Communities Consulting, Inc. - http://www.ccc-nola.org/

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Ryan Mattingly is the Executive Director at Louisiana Green Corps, an organization dedicated to providing career building opportunities for people aspiring to improve their lives and community. 

LA Green Corps offers pathways to upward mobility and civic participation through job training and education services, advocacy and environmentally restorative projects. 

Over the last sixteen years, Ryan's academic and professional efforts have been guided by the goal of helping transform the neighborhoods of New Orleans into healthy communities by improving quality access to education, jobs, and housing for all.

Louisiana Green Corps: https://lagreencorps.org/

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Dani DiIullo is the Director of Education and Engagement at Louisiana Sea Grant, an extension of the National Sea Grant College Program, located at LSU. In this position, Dani helps to provide urgently important science education, especially as it pertains to the stewardship of coastal environments and natural resources. Dan became LSG’s Education and Engagement director in 2021 and has since continued programs like Ocean Commotion and LaDIA, as well as initiated new programs like Wetland Days and Consider Litter. 

Louisiana Sea Grant Education: https://www.laseagrant.org/education/

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Tina Freeman is a New Orleans-based photographer. For the past forty-five years, Tina Freeman’s photography has focused on revealing interior subjects through the exploration of physical environments and natural light. In addition to architecture and interiors in her native New Orleans and around the United States and Europe, Freeman’s subjects include urban warehouses and Louisiana’s natural landscape and backcountry swamps. Her project, Lamentations, juxtaposes images of the Louisiana wetlands with ice in the Arctic and Antarctic.

Tina Freeman: https://tinafreeman.com/

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Sage Michael Pellet is the New Orleans Climate Justice Organizer at Healthy Gulf, an organization focused on supporting a thriving ecosystem on the Gulf Coast. Sage Michael is a local and established community activist and organizer working to better the quality of life in his hometown of New Orleans. His work is centered on community building with those underrepresented and most impacted and building coalitions to ensure community decision-making and a just transition in the process moving forward. His commitment and leadership are shown through his advocacy to restore and reopen historic Lincoln Beach. 

Healthy Gulf: https://healthygulf.org/

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Heidi Irwin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the Victims’ Assistance Department of the Lafourche Parish District Attorney’s Office. This department is designed to aid victims and their family members as they move through the criminal justice system. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Heidi provides emotional support services to aid in the healing and rehabilitation process for victims.

Lafourche Parish District Attorney’s Office: https://lpda.org/

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