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Marino completes graduate studies as BRMC scholar
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Posted on Dec 30 2020
Lincy Lee Marino
The Micronesia Conservation Trust and partners of the Micronesia Challenge congratulate Lincy Lee Marino for completing her graduate program as a recipient of the Bill Raynor Micronesia Challenge Scholarship.
Marino, the sixth graduate of the BRMC, from Palau, was one among the three students awarded the scholarship in 2019. In the fall of 2020, she completed her master’s degree in Sustainable Management from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Over the course of her academic year, she successfully balanced her full-time job as a researcher at the Palau International Coral Reef Center with being a full-time graduate student. She also serves as Palau’s core member to the Micronesia Challenge Socioeconomic measure’s group.
After graduating, Marino will continue to carry her roles as a researcher at PICRC and as a core member of the Micronesia Challenge SEM team. She is passionate about ensuring that Palau does not endanger their pristine environment in exchange for better economic standing and she sees a greater need to integrate sustainable management practices to preserve the environment along with Palau’s cultures and traditions.
The scholarship program was inspired by William “Bill” Charles Raynor (Feb. 22, 1957-Sept. 1, 2015), one of Micronesia’s lead conservation pioneers. (PR)
