Dave Nemazie has extensive experience in aquatic research, science and policy interface, university administration, partnership development, and public relations. He has developed new partnerships with the public, private, and non-profit sector, locally as well as internationally. He is passionate about environmental science: both communicating its relevance to the public and its impact on the decision making process. He received a MS in marine sciences while studying the ecology of zooplankton in Chesapeake Bay through the University of Maryland College Park.