Lynette was born and raised in Austin, Texas and completed my Bachelor's degree at Texas A&M University-Galveston. Her intrigue with tortoise beetles (Cassidines) began while she was hiking through the mountains of La Fortuna, Panama during a tropical ecology field course as a first year graduate student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Passionate Naturalist knowledgeable about animal husbandry and environmental concerns. Adept at teaching people of all ages how to enjoy and care for local areas and support native wildlife.

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Lekelia “Kiki” Jenkins is a marine sustainability scientist and Associate Professor at Arizona State University. Her research centers on the human dimensions of marine sustainability solutions, including fisheries conservation technologies and marine renewable energy. Her work has led to regulatory changes that allow more sustainable fishing practices, has advised international fisheries diplomacy, and has informed renewable energy policy.

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