Kayla Ripple
Kayla Ripple is a Senior Associate with the Lenfest Ocean Program where she works with Lenfest staff, grantees, and partners to connect scientific results from Lenfest funded projects to relevant stakeholders. She combines her experience in marine science, conservation planning, and stakeholder engagement to facilitate outreach and communications for grantee projects focused on pertinent ocean conservation issues. Before joining the Lenfest team, Kayla coordinated the SAFE: Saving Animals From Extinction program at the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), where she focused on enhancing collaborative and strategic conservation among AZA members, partners, and visitors for greater conservation impact. Prior to that she managed the Science Program at Coral Restoration Foundation in the Florida Keys conducting field work and working with universities, marine conservation nonprofits, and state and federal government agencies to improve effectiveness of coral restoration projects in the Florida Keys and Caribbean. Kayla holds a bachelor’s degree in marine science and biology from the University of Tampa, and a Masters in fisheries and aquatic science from the University of Florida.
