Alyssa Withrow is an experienced ocean policy and conservation researcher based in Washington, DC. She began SCUBA diving when she was 13 years old and has since become acutely aware of the threats to our oceans. In 2019, Alyssa was selected as a Fulbright Research Grant semifinalist to study the efficacy of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in TZ.
During her graduate studies as an environmental policy and sustainability student at the University of Colorado Boulder, she has excelled in courses focused on climate change policy, stakeholder engagement and facilitation, and policy development. Her current work includes writing a policy brief for the establishment of an MPA in the Western Antarctic Peninsula.