Sean Kelly

Climate Adaptation Specialist, Anchorage

(907) 786-0754

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Marine Advisory Program
1007 W 3rd Avenue #100
Anchorage, AK 99501

Sean Kelly

Focus

Sean is committed to working with communities to collaboratively investigate and implement effective place-based climate adaptation initiatives.

Expertise

  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Food Systems
  • Workforce Development

Experience

  • Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow, Alaska Sea Grant, AK
  • Intern, Calypso Farm and Ecology Center, Ester, AK
  • High School Science Teacher, High Tech High, San Diego, CA
  • Program Coordinator, Outdoor Outreach, San Diego, CA
  • Professional Wilderness Guide, Alaska Crossings, Wrangell, AK

Current projects

  • A Climate-Ready Workforce for Coastal Alaska

Education

  • University of California Berkeley, MS Energy and Resources, 2022
  • High Tech High Graduate School of Education, Secondary Life Sciences Teaching Credential, 2019
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, BA Music, 2005

Interests

Sean loves spending time with his partner and two daughters in the snow, rain, or sunshine. He also partakes in a suite of outdoor activities in Alaska, including skiing, biking and packrafting. He enjoys playing music and macgyvering productive garden plots in cold climates.