MACO Staff

Meet the MACO team! We're here to fulfill MACO's mission and provide a central hub connecting students and faculty with the Oregon Coast. 

Kristen Milligan

Kristen Milligan in front of a nature background

Director

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Leadership, strategy, management, and administration. Develops and sustains collaborations to expand and enhance experiential learning.

Contact Kristen.

Simone Burton

Simone Burton with the ocean as the background.

Communications and Outreach Coordinator

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Oversees digital and print communications strategy, outreach initiatives, and community engagement efforts. Manages the student team and peer advising program, provides operational support for the office, and serves as the primary HR Liaison.

Contact Simone.

Angela Cicia

Angela Cicia with a blurry, natural background

Academic Development Coordinator

she/her

Promotion of coastal experiential learning, development and strategic planning of coastal offerings, resource support for faculty teaching at the coast.

Contact Angela.

Stefania Daino

Stefania Daino

Media and Communication Technician

she/her

Student employee supporting MACO staff on communication and outreach projects, website development and design, and general office tasks.

Special project: Social media production

Major: Marine Studies

Noor Denolf

Headshot of Noor Denolf

Media and Communication Technician

she/her

Student employee supporting MACO staff on communication and outreach projects, website development and design, and general office tasks.

Special project: Website Design

Major: Biology, Marine Biology and Ecology option

Thandi Venema

Tandi Venema crouches atop a bed of mussels holding a crab

Media and Communication Technician

they/them

Student employee supporting MACO staff on communication and outreach projects, website development and design, and general office tasks.

Special project: Coastal Course Support

Major: Biology, Marine Biology and Ecology option