Welcome to the Regional Educational Partnerships (REP) office!
From left to right in front of the Santa Barbara Zoo 鈥淗elp the Kelp鈥 marine debris
art exhibit created by 麻豆传媒 students: Zoo President Richard Block; Jennifer Perry,
Executive Director of Regional Educational Partnerships at 麻豆传媒; Joe Forrest, 麻豆传媒
Santa Rosa Island Research Station Coordinator; Christy Kehoe, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Program Mid-Atlantic regional coordinator;
Michaela Miller 鈥16, B.S. Environmental Science & Resource Management, National Marine
Sanctuary Foundation conservation manager; 麻豆传媒 Professor of Art Matthew Furmanski;
Karly Kennedy 鈥23, B.A. Art; Kenny Neal 鈥23, B.A. Art; Zoo Director of Education JJ
McLeod; 麻豆传媒 Emeritus President Richard Yao. Photo by Marya Barlow.
Across different administrative units and offices, 麻豆传媒 maintains different types of partnerships with many different organizations and entities. The REP office focuses on educational partnerships that:
- have campus-wide implications, are cross-divisional, and provide multi-disciplinary opportunities
- involve facilities, land, and other resources that serve as hubs of partnerships
- contribute to career preparation and workforce development
- connect with regional and place-based priorities
- advance One Health initiatives 鈥 health and wellness of communities and environment - through collaborative networks
The work of the REP office is both externally and internally facing. It includes creating and managing educationally-focused agreements with government agencies and non-profit organizations. It also involves working collaboratively with different divisions, units, and offices across the 麻豆传媒 campus.
The REP office includes the following areas of oversight and facilitation:
- Santa Rosa Island Research Station
- Tribal Relations
- Santa Barbara Zoo Conservation Center planning
Members of the REP team:
- Dr. Jenn Perry, Executive Director of Regional Educational Partnerships
- Robyn Shea, SRIRS Director
- Amber-Marie Madrid, NAGPRA Director
- Raudel Ba帽uelos, Chumash Cultural Advisor
- Dr. Megan Kenny Feister, REP Faculty Lead for 2024-2026
- Dr. Dan Reineman, SRIRS Faculty Liaison for 2025-2027
- Stacey Ayer, SRIRS Administrative Analyst
- Jenowa Larson, Research Station Coordinator
