5th Massachusetts Green Career Conference Presentation: Green Career Pipelines and Internships

1. Gina Parente
Education Program and Lecture Coordinator
The New England Aquarium
Career Pathways:
A workshop to explore
marine careers
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2. The New England Aquarium
- Opened in 1969 on the Boston
waterfront as one of the world s
first modern aquariums.
- One of the top cultural institutions
in New England with over 1 million
people visiting each year.
- We have more than our animals!
The NEAq is worldwide with
researchers, conservation
outreach, rescue & rehab
programs, school visits and much
more!
- One of the top locations in Boston
for weddings!

3. Our Mission
The New England Aquarium
- Combines education, entertainment and action to
address the most challenging problems facing the
oceans.
- Provide programs that
inspire, inform and
empower our visitors to
take action and mobilize
others to protect the blue
planet.
- Help people to see themselves as ocean stewards and
members of a community

4. Careers at
The New England Aquarium
• Marine Mammal Trainers
• Aquarist - various exhibits
• IMAX
• Development and
Fundraising
• Finance and Accounting
• Marketing and
Communications
• Human Resources
• Conservation
• Research
• Lobsters, Coral,
Hermit Crabs, whale
poop and much more!
• Facilities Management
• Rescue & Rehab
• Group Sales and
Reservations
• Events Management
• Education
• Teen Programs
• Camp
• Outreach and
Community Programs
• Visitor Education
• Teacher Services

5. Career Pathways in Marine Science
- A free monthly program with topics ranging from working with
animals like sea turtles, sharks and seals to doing research in the
field.
- For students in 7th – 12th grade
- Show the wide variety of jobs that are needed to run the
Aquarium with hands-on activities
- Making connections between current Aquarium staff and students
around Boston and beyond.
- Showcase the many career options that relate to the ocean and
protecting the blue planet.

6. This is what a career in marine science
looks like….

7. Opportunities for everyone at the NEAq!
Live Blue Ambassadors (Free)
Marine Biologist in Training (Cost)
Aquarium Lecture Series (Free)
Harbor Discoveries Summer Camp (Cost/Paid)
Teen Internships and Volunteering (Some paid)
and…..
Career Pathways! (Free)

8. There are opportunities everywhere!
- Work on a boat
- Volunteer at an animal shelter
- Become a fish hobbyist – get a fish tank
- Learn to SCUBA Dive
- Write about your observations in nature
- Take pictures; leave only footprints
- Don t just sit in the sun when you go to the beach!
- Look local for opportunities – parks, community
center, vet office etc.

9. Youth Development Programs
www.neaq.org/teens
www.facebook.com/neaq.teens
teens@neaq.org