Becky is an experienced coastal program director, with more than 20 years of experience in resilient coastal zone restoration, management, and policy. She has been responsible for fostering multi-sector consensus and partnership expansion, developing grant and funding strategies, and administering major programs.
Over more than 15 years as an environmental scientist with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Becky held positions of increasing responsibility, including deputy director for the Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection. She also served as executive director for the Partnership for Gulf Coast Land Conservation and has worked in the professional consulting industry.
Becky received her bachelor’s degree in marine biology from Auburn University and went on to earn her Master of Science in Marine Sciences at the University of South Alabama.