Seacology
Aug 17, 2022
Michael Scott
Seacology

Michael enjoys connecting people to Seacology’s projects that protect threatened island ecosystems and cultures all over the world. Michael switched his career to environmental conservation after working for a small non-governmental organization in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that endeavored to safeguard the vanishing Atlantic rainforest. After relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area, he worked for several conservation organizations including the largest U.S. land trust, the nation’s oldest grassroots environmental movement, and then by securing financial support for the protection of endangered species through legal action, scientific petitions, creative media, and grassroots activism. Michael holds a Master of Nonprofit Administration degree from the University of San Francisco, California, and a B. of Architecture from Universidade Santa Úrsula in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Fluent in Portuguese, he enjoys Brazilian literature, biking, hiking, and surfing.