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SUMMER INTERNS 2012

Olivia Gaitros, Alastair McArthur, David Allred, Sarah Lewis, Danielle
O'Farrell, Brie
Myre, Charlie Lynch and Wyatt Allen
David
Allred
Appalachian
State University
Junior, Biology
Hopes
to attend veterinary school.
Olivia Gaitros
University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Sophmore, Double Major, Marine Biology and Chemistry
Olivia
has worked with sea turtles for a long time, but wanted to have the
"full experience," and is loving every minute of it! Althought playing
with squid and turtle poop is not the most enjoyable thing ever, seeing
the progress the turtles make every single day is worht it. Sea turtles
are hre passion, and hopefully, after enough experience, she'll be able
to have a job in the field of sea turtle biology and conservation!
Charlie
Lynch
Pennsylvania
State University Graduate
Community, Environment, and
Development
Charlie Lynch is a recent graduate from the Pennsylvania State
University with a Community, Environment, and Development degree. After
graduation, Charlie headed south once again to act as the lead intern
for a swell group. We literally cannot get rid of him. In his spare
time he enjoys playing the saxophone, watching Redwall, and dreaming
about driving a car.
" This is a place where
dinosaurs come to get better, where great strides are made with tiny
steps, and where all you need to really succeed is a roll of duct tape
and a bucket" charles lynch
Sarah Lewis
University of
North Carolina - Wilmington
Biology
Degree
Born in California but, being in a
military family, has grown up around
the world. Sarah was fortunate enough to graduate UNC Wilmington with a
B.S. in Biology and minor in Chemistry. She hopes to use this degree as
well as her experience with other internships to fulfill a life long
dream of being a marine mammal trainer.
Alastair McArthur
Eckard College Graduate
Biology Degree
Alastair
was originally scheduled to intern at the hospital two years
ago but,
due to previous responsibilities with a volunteer maritime search
and rescue team, he was unable to accept.
Now
that he’s here, he is excited and ready to help the animals
he’s loved since childhood.
Brie Myre
University
of Nebraska-Lincoln
Senior, Fisheries and
Wildlife
Brie is from the
great state of Iowa and will graduate from the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln in December. She will graduate with a degree in
Fisheries and Wildlife with Zoo Care and Conservation Biology options,
and a Spanish minor. Brie has previous experience with reptile care and
husbandry at Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska and rehabilitation and
environmental education at the National Marine Life Center in Buzzards
Bay, Massachusetts. She plans to focus her graduate school research on
sea turtle conservation, and is excited for the opportunity to gain
valuable experience at the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Hospital and
continue chasing her dreams.
Danielle
O'Farrell
Tufts University
Danielle is from San Francisco, but has visitied Topsail Island every
year of her life. She is excited to be working withthe creatures that
she remembers looking at when she was younger, wide eyed as her parents
pointed out the turtles in each tank. Since starting at the Sea Turtle
Hospital, Danielle has fallen in love with Monroe. She has also
inadvertently started the game Daniellelbow which consists of others
balancing rocks on her elbow, usually while she is napping.
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