Corey Bachman is the Communications Manager for Seafood Nutrition Partnership, managing the communications outreach and collaborating with SNP stakeholders and partners to amplify messages around the public health benefits of seafood consumption.
Gustavo Lara
Gustavo Lara is a Managing Director for Seafood at Cargill’s Food Enterprise. Cargill is a global leader in nourishing the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way.
Morgan Howard
Morgan Howard is the founder of Morgan Howard Communications, a public relations firm serving U.S. indigenous clients. He is the Finance Committee Chair on the Sealaska Board, an Alaska Native corporation focused on businesses around the health of our oceans, including seafood.
Gardner Douglas
Gardner Douglas is known as the “The Oyster Ninja” and is a professional and nationally ranked oyster shucker.
Emily De Sousa
Emily De Sousa is an award-winning Portuguese-Canadian fisheries scientist and digital strategist, revolutionizing the seafood industry with her unique blend of expertise. She combines her scientific background in fisheries with her marketing and digital communication expertise to share the world’s seafood stories through radical transparency and authentic storytelling.
Nelson Griffin
Nelson Griffin is the Executive Vice President and Chief Procurement & Real Estate Officer for Red Lobster Seafood Company. He is responsible for leading all the supply chain related activities for the world’s largest casual dining seafood restaurant company which owns and operates restaurants throughout North America.
Martin-Paul Agbaga, PhD
Martin-Paul Agbaga, PhD is Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Dean McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. His research area focuses on the role of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in maintaining retinal structure, function, and health.
Andrew Gruel
Andrew Gruel serves as the Founder and Executive Chef of Slapfish Restaurant and is a leader in sustainable seafood.
Julie Qiu
Julie Qiu is an international oyster expert and founder of In A Half Shell , an oyster appreciation website that was recognized as one of Fathom Away’s “Top Travel Blogs of 2015” and SAVEUR’s “Sites We Love.”









