International Fisheries Nonprofit Chooses Alaskan as Executive Director

Harrell possesses advanced education in environmental policy and business, including graduate studies in fisheries at the University of British Columbia and an MBA with an emphasis on seafood business from the University of Alaska. She previously worked for Ecotrust as director of fisheries and coastal communities, for Sitka Salmon Shares (now Sitka Seafood Market) as chief fisheries and sustainability officer, and most recently as senior manager at Saltwater Inc., an ocean data provider based in Anchorage.

“My career has provided me with diverse experience in fisheries and seafood supply chains; from fisheries monitoring to seafood quality, working waterfront infrastructure, ecosystem impacts, fisheries access, market opportunities, and beyond,” Harrell says. “I am looking forward to applying this experience and lessons learned from working in fisheries in Alaska and North America to the global geographies in which O2 is active.”