October 3, 2024
Executive director, Enrico Nardone, announced that Seatuck has hired Kris Mielenhausen as the organization’s first-ever conservation director. “We are excited to add Kris to our team to oversee our conservation initiatives and manage our team of advocates, scientists and technicians,” Nardone said. He added, “Kris’ management skills will help expand our overall capacity, and the range of expertise and diversity of experience will improve the overall effectiveness of our work to conserve Long Island wildlife.”
Kris is an environmental advocate, researcher and restoration ecologist with experience across the private, public and nonprofit sectors. He brings expertise in nature-based solutions for estuarine and coastal management, especially with the use of bivalves to remove pathogens, extracting nutrients and mitigate against eutrophication.
He has a background in fisheries management and has served as a principal in a commercial aquaculture operation grounded in ecological perspectives. In the nonprofit sector, he has worked as a program director, where he designed and oversaw multiple environmental conservation projects and led a placed-based community science and environmental advocacy apprentice program.
