Reef Check Foundation
Jan Freiwald serves as the Executive Director and Director of Reef Check California at Reef Check Foundation since March 2010. Additionally, Jan Freiwald has been affiliated with UC Santa Cruz as a researcher and visiting assistant professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology since March 2011. Prior experience includes a role as an ecological consultant for the U.S. Geological Survey in 2010. Jan Freiwald holds a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a B.Sc. in Marine Biology from the same institution. Early education includes a Vordiplom in Biology from Kiel University.
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Reef Check Foundation
The Reef Check Foundation is an international non-profit organization dedicated to conservation of two ecosystems: tropical coral reefs and California rocky reefs. With headquarters in Los Angeles and volunteer teams in more than 80 countries, Reef Check works to create partnerships among community volunteers, government agencies, businesses, universities and other non-profits. Reef Check goals are to: educate the public about the value of reef ecosystems and the current crisis affecting marine life; to create a global network of volunteer teams trained in Reef Check's scientific methods who regularly monitor and report on reef health; to facilitate collaboration that produces ecologically sound and economically sustainable solutions; and to stimulate local community action to protect remaining pristine reefs and rehabilitate damaged reefs worldwide.