Jasmin Graham, M.S. President & CEO

Jasmin specializes in elasmobranch ecology and evolution. Her past research interests include smalltooth sawfish movement ecology and hammerhead shark phylogeny. She is a member of the American Elasmobranch Society and served on their Student Affairs Committee as the Early Career Representative. She is a member of the IUCN Shark Specialist group and serves on their Communications Team. She worked as an instructor for the Saturday at the Sea program through the Florida State University Office of STEM Teaching Activities. Jasmin has a passion for science education and making science more accessible for everyone. She is excited to help open doors for more underrepresented minority students to join the exciting field of marine science.

Carlee Jackson Bohannan, M.S. Director of Communications

Carlee is a shark and sea turtle scientist with an M.S. in marine biology from Nova Southeastern University. She worked with the NSU shark tagging program and researched the effects of provisioning tourism on nurse sharks in Belize. Her interests lie in how different human activities and urban development affect sharks and their habitats. Carlee was the recipient of the 2022 Justice in Equity, Diversity & Inclusion award by the Florida Marine Science Educators Association. Previously, Carlee has worked as a Research Associate for the New College of Florida, a team member of the the Disney Conservation team, a Marine Turtle Specialist at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, and an environmental educator in South Florida. Carlee is very passionate about research and field work, striving to contribute to the conservation of sharks and sea turtles. She is eager to expose more minority students to the field of marine science and hopes to inspire more diversity in this field.

Tracey Brooks Executive Assistant

Tracey lives in Philadelphia, PA and works for the Center for Aquatic Sciences in Camden, NJ. She runs their teen youth development program known as CAUSE (Community and Urban Sciences Enrichment). Tracey also participated in the first ever MISS workshop on 2020. 

As our executive assistant, Tracey manages our email, assists with scheduling our programs, and more.

Hallie Cowan Social Media Intern

Hallie is our first social media intern from January-July 2023. She will be creating outreach activities and social media content with MISS. Hallie is currently a junior at Eckerd College majoring in animal studies and international journalism, with minors in anthropology and visual arts.