GLIN==> Ohio Sea Grant Extension Welcomes Clean Marinas Coordinator Sarah Orlando

Ohio Sea Grant Extension Welcomes Clean Marinas Coordinator Sarah Orlando

 

December 5, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

SANDUSKY, OH- Ohio Sea Grant Extension is pleased to announce the addition
of Sarah Orlando as its new Clean Marinas Coordinator. Starting today, she
will oversee the state's Clean Marinas program, which encourages marina
owners to use innovative solutions to protect clean water and fresh air.

Based at the Office of Coastal Management in Sandusky, Orlando will promote
the Clean Marinas and Clean Boaters programs by encouraging marina and boat
owners to use best management practices to preserve environmental resources.
She will also coordinate the boat shrink wrap recycling program, and will
work to educate the public about issues facing Lake Erie's Western Basin,
such as sedimentation and phosphorus loading.

"As she returns to Ohio, Sarah brings a passion for the Great Lakes, a
unique set of marine and freshwater science skills, and an outgoing
personality to the Ohio Sea Grant Extension program," says Frank
Lichtkoppler, Ohio Sea Grant Extension Program Coordinator. "I look forward
to working with Sarah on the Clean Marinas program."

Orlando holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Wittenberg University and
a master's of marketing research degree in marine resources management from
Texas A&M. In 2009 she worked as an assistant lab manager at Ohio State
University's Stone Laboratory and in 2008, she worked as biological field
station assistant at the lab. She can be reached at:

Sarah Orlando
Ohio Clean Marinas Program Coordinator
Office of Coastal Management
105 West Shoreline Drive
Sandusky, OH 44870
419.609.4120

The Clean Marinas program is a partnership of private marina owners,
government marina operators, and yacht clubs developed to provide clean
facilities to the boating community and protect waterways from pollution.

Learn more about the Ohio Clean Marinas Program at ohiocleanmarina.osu.edu.

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Contact:

 

Frank Lichtkoppler, Extension Program Coordinator, Ohio Sea Grant,
440.350.2582, frank.lichtkoppler at lakecountyohio.gov.

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