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Heather
Yeager has been working for SLEWTHS since November 2000.
She obtained the position of Head Trainer in November 2008. Heather has been
interested in working with animals, marine mammals in
particular, since she was very young. Her interest peaked
while working at Six Flags Marine World as a counselor
for the "Summer Seafari" day camp program, where
she worked for seven years. During that time, she met
and interacted with quite a few of the marine mammal trainers.
From them, she learned about the SLEWTHS program, and
the rest of the story has been a dream come true. She has been able to co-design and take part in a research project which studied and quantified the annual molting process in California sea lions. She has also had the opportunity to take part in various professional presentations and publications. She is grateful for all the opportunities she has had thanks to SLEWTHS and their amazing staff and animals. |
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Originally
from Southern California, Nancy moved to Monterey to attend
California State University Monterey Bay. She is currently
studying Earth System Science and Policy with a concentration
in marine mammals. Nancy has always had a love for animals
and the ocean and has dreamed of working with them her
entire life. Her dreams came true when she began working
for the SLEWTHS project in June of 2003. She has since
reached the position of senior trainer in January 2007. Nancy
loves working with the staff and animals at the SLEWTHS
project and values the knowledge she has gained working
with the project. Nancy is looking forward to a career as an animal trainer in an informal education setting. |
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Having
a love for science, education, and especially marine mammals
led Allison to the SLEWTHS Project. She joined the SLEWTHS
family in April 2006. She moved into the Trainer
position in 2008. Allison is also a student at Cal-State
Monterey Bay majoring in Earth System Science and Policy
with a concentration in Marine and Coastal Ecology. Being
a part of this team is a very rewarding experience for Allison,
making animal training and husbandry a career goal in her
future. |
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Originally
from the small town of Occidental in Northern California,
Sophie discovered her love of ocean when she started surfing
in high school. She is now in her senior year at UC Santa
Cruz, and majoring in Marine Biology. Through a desire
to get her hands dirty in the field so to speak, Sophie
discovered the SLEWTHS project. Sophie joined the SLEWTHS
family in November 2006, and became a Trainer in 2009. After graduating, Sophie plans to continue
her training career, not only with marine mammals, but
also elephants and other terrestrial animals. |
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Shelby
Peters is currently a student at California State University
Monterey Bay working towards a degree in Biology as well
as Psychology. She began working for SLEWTHS in November
2006 and became a Trainer in 2009. Shelby
has always had a love for the ocean and everything aquatic,
so she knew working for the SLEWTHS program would be the
opportunity of a lifetime. |
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Brandi
became apart of the SLEWTHS family in July 2007 as Animal
Care. She moved into the Assistant Trainer position in
September 2008. Originally from Washington, she left Washington
State University for the once in a life time opportunity
of working with marine mammals at the SLEWTHS facility.
Brandi has always had a passion for marine mammals especially
growing up in the Puget Sound area. When she was 8 years
old, she knew that she wanted to work with marine mammals
after going to Sea World San Diego. She plans on obtaining
a veterinary technician degree to help aide in a career
as a trainer in the future. |
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Originally
from San Jose, California, Rachel moved to Monterey to attend
California State University Monterey Bay. There, she is
working on her bachelor degree in Earth Systems Science
and Policy with a concentration in marine and coastal ecology.
Rachel has always had a passion for marine mammals and to
become a marine mammal trainer. Rachel joined the SLEWTHS
family in the fall of 2007. She became an Assistant Trainer in 2008. She hopes this experience will
be a building block to reaching her life time goal. |
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Ari has always had a passion for marine mammals, specificially seals and sea lions, so working at SLEWTHS is a dream come true. This passion for animals has grown from years of visiting tide pools on the California coast and spending hours fascinated by the sea lions in zoos and aquariums. She heard about SLEWTHS in her freshman year at CSUMB where she is a psychology major. Ari excitedly joined the SLEWTHS family in March of 2008 and became an assistant trainer in January of 2009. |
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