We are excited to welcome our Spring 2025 Marine Education & Conservation Interns to REEF! They will assist with education, outreach, events, and daily operations around the REEF Campus in Key Largo, Florida. Marine Conservation Interns play an integral role in our daily operations, programs, events, and outreach. Since 1993, more than 150 young adults have interned with REEF and transitioned into careers all over the world, in the marine conservation field and beyond. Please join us in welcoming Camila, Brit, and Anna! Here's a bit more about them:
Camila Rimoldi Ibañez is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina and moved to Central Florida 14 years ago. Taking beach trips with her family inspired her passion for protecting, conserving, and learning more about the ocean. She graduated from Florida Atlantic University Honors College with a B.S. in marine biology and minor in environmental studies. In college, she was an undergraduate researcher in the lab of Integrative Marine and Coastal Ecology where she conducted her bachelors thesis, did a study abroad in Australia, and participated in Harbor Branch’s Semester by the Sea Program. Camila is very excited for this next step in her career and become part of the REEF team.
Brit Skolnik graduated from the University of Washington in June 2024 with a degree in environmental studies and minors in environmental science/resource management and data science. During her senior year of college that she realized she wanted to work in the marine science field thanks to her internship with NOAA, where she fell in love with all things marine. She is interested in working with marine wildlife and hopes to become involved in research and conservation efforts. In her free time, she loves making jewelry, baking, exploring local cafes, and being outside. She is excited to be a part of the REEF team and expand her conservation and outreach skills.
Anna Velardi graduated from the University of Mary Washington with a B.S. in environmental science and a minor in digital studies. She has studied abroad in Jamaica and Bonaire, where she earned her diving certification and volunteered with a local coral nursery. She also found a passion for research, investigating the presence of heavy metals in soils. After graduation, she spent a summer working as a marine educator at a scuba camp in Topsail, North Carolina, before traveling to Seward, Alaska, where she interned with the Veterinary Lab team at the Alaska SeaLife Center.
For more information about the Marine Conservation Internship or to apply for an upcoming semester, visit www.REEF.org/internship.