We are the 2009 Sea Turtle Patrol Interns!!!
(Back Row L-R: Amanda Noble, John Lyons; Front Row L-R: Simon Dilts, Stefanie Ouellette, Norah Stevens-Kittner, Ashley Hill)
Hello Turtle Enthusiasts!
We are the 2009 Patrol Interns, and we would like to introduce ourselves to you. Each of us has written a brief paragraph about ourselves. The introductions are in order based on the dates of our arrivals. We are hoping you will envision meeting us in the order that we met each other.
4/1/09 Simon Dilts
I am what I am I am…a turtle patrol intern man (well more of a big kid) 
I was first introduced to the sea turtle world in the summer of 2000 and fell in love with it. It helped orient me to college where I received a B.S. in Organismal Biology from Adams State College in 2008. After I was done, I knew I wanted to work with turtles again, and was fortunate enough to land one of the Sea Turtle Patrol Internships with the Georgia Sea Turtle Center last summer. I loved it so much that I came back for another round this year. Chances are if you don’t see me on the beach (most likely covered in sand with a big smile on my face) you will see me in the rehabilitation pavilion at the Center helping the vet staff take care of some of our sea turtle patients, that you are welcome to come see your self! Check out the Center’s wonderful website to find out more!
4/30/09 Amanda Noble
I received a B.S. in psychobiology from the University of New England in 2008. I’ve spent the last year writing and editing my young adult fiction book, Entrance into the Sands Forest. My book debuts this summer, while I’m at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center learning to protect the beautiful and endangered sea turtles of the Atlantic. I intend on blogging often; so I would love to know what you, My Audience, wants to know about interning at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center.
5/1/09 Ashley Hill
I graduated from Florida Institute of Technology in May 2008 with a B. S. in Marine Biology. While in school, I performed several research projects on the beaches of Brevard County and in the Indian River Lagoon. I also volunteered with the Sea Turtle Preservation Society in Indialantic, Fl and was involved in Beta Beta Beta, the biological honor society. After graduation, I interned at the Smithsonian Institute working on the United States Antarctic Program’s website. I am excited to be living on a beautiful island while working with amazing sea turtles!
5/2/09 John Lyons
I recently completed my B. S. in Biology at Northeastern University, where I did fieldwork in Tahiti and California. I love diving, and discovered that I also love sea turtles while interning in the New England Aquarium’s Giant Ocean Tank! Aside from aquarium animals, I’ve also done husbandry work caring for a pharmaceutical company’s zebra fish colony. I’m really happy to be here doing work that could help sea turtles, and I hope that I’ll get some inspiration this summer for work that I can do as a graduate student.
5/12/09 Norah Stevens-Kittner
I recently graduated in May 2009 from Guilford College with a B.S. in Biology and a B.A. in Spanish. I first “encountered” sea turtles while studying abroad in Mexico, working mainly on a project tagging Green sea turtles and has loved them ever since. I am really excited to be here at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center as a patrol intern and will definitely keep everyone posted on the crazy adventures here at Jekyll Island.
Thank you for spending some time with us today. Please, check the Georgia Sea Turtle Center website (http://www.georgiaseaturtlecenter.org) for the blogs that we will be maintaining throughout the 2009 sea turtle nesting season.
Sincerely,
Flippin’ Awesome (the unofficial band name of the 2009 patrol interns)
THE 2009 PATROL INTERNS!
Please join me, Stefanie Ouellette, Marine Field Programs Coordinator and ‘leader of this pack’, in welcoming the 2009 Sea Turtle Patrol Interns!!
HAPPY TURTLING!!!!
