Testimonials
"Alessia’s ground-breaking research included ecological, social, and spatial science, and served to develop new and innovative methodologies to improve community input in the design of marine protected area (MPA) networks. Her research incorporated her own lessons learned from her professional experiences and recognized the specific marine conservation challenges facing developing nations like the Philippines, particularly the challenge of designing MPAs that are both socioeconomically feasible and ecologically viable. Alessia has a great attention to detail, is highly resourceful, and has been effective at leading a research team of international volunteers and local scholars in the Philippines. She is also highly skilled in working with diverse stakeholders, NGOs, academics, and government officials."
Philip Dearden, Professor (Master’s supervisor) Geography, University of Victoria "Alessia is hard working, well organised and capable of working effectively within a team but also confident to work independently. She has a real passion for the marine environment, something she proved by making a significant contribution at the Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project in the Philippines." Jan-Willem van Bochove, Head of Science Coral Cay Conservation "Alessia’s versatile background and skills enables her to work successfully in many settings. She has taught Aviation English working with diverse cultures, has been a key contributor to the existing curriculum, and has conducted administrative and management task effectively at all organizational levels. What an excellent player to have on any team!" Lucia Marguglio, Managing Director Comunicatus "I had the pleasure of working with Alessia for three years. During this time, I observed Alessia’s organizational development skills grow in the areas of assessing project needs, designing training materials, making recommendations and managing expectations. Alessia is a skilled communicator and is a definite asset to any project or organization!" Karen Diaz, President CKG Training and Consulting |
"Alessia assisted PacMARA at developing new Marxan with Zones course materials. Her input and knowledge around the use of this tool was invaluable not only in preparing the materials but also when delivering PacMARA’s first course on Marxan with Zones in Indonesia, 2018. Alessia is a hard working and very well organized person, who delivers what was tasked in a timely manner. On a personal level, she was wonderful to work with as a team, despite at times being based in a different country/time zone. She is also has a passion to create very engaging visual materials, with a beautiful sense aesthetics, which I believe to be a key skill when preparing maps and presentations."
Norma Serra-Sogas, Training Program Manager PacMARA- Pacific Marine Analysis and Research Association "Alessia helped collect data for a project by the Leibniz Center for Marine Tropical Ecology, Bremen Germany which focused on the influx of anthropogenic nutrients on coral health. She independently executed current marine ecological sampling and monitoring procedures, laboratory skills, and data processing. She was a great help to the team and was a valuable asset to the project." Eike Schoenig, Director Core Sea "Throughout August 2012, Alessia acted as wildlife adviser for the BBC’s Hidden Kingdoms 3D chipmunk shoot. Filming is always testing with long hours and infinite changeable demands yet Alessia was always on hand to troubleshoot and help out. We were all won over by her positive attitude, determination to get things done and her detailed knowledge of Canadian wildlife. I for one would certainly recommend Alessia for a job at the BBC Natural History Unit which relies on resourceful, driven characters who are strong communicators." Mark Brownlow, Series Producer for Hidden Kingdoms BBC Natural History Unit "Alessia was always highly professional, hard working with a great attitude and a fun person to work with during her 12 week IDC Internship at the Four Seasons Resort Maldives Landaa Giraavaru. She brings great language skills, diving skills, and has a fantastic knowledge in Marine Biology." Andy Auer, PADI Course Director Project Dive |