Bonnie Monteleone

Bonnie Monteleone serves as a University Lecturer at the University of North Carolina Wilmington since August 2015, providing directives for student research in a plastic marine debris research lab and delivering seminar lectures across multiple disciplines. As Executive Director of The Plastic Ocean Project since October 2012, Bonnie manages seven major plastic debris related programs and oversees a local facility that includes a laboratory and art center. Additionally, Bonnie teaches the Marine Debris Field Research course for the Environmental Studies Program at UNC Wilmington. Bonnie Monteleone holds a Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and a Bachelor's Degree in Communications with a minor in Studio Art and Journalism from the State University of New York Cortland.