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Building Our Skills for a Better Tomorrow

Aneese Williams

Pathways to Open Science Co-Organizer

2/8/2024

Community Call #2

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HBCU

BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS

MARINE BIOLOGY CLUB

Undergrad

Bachelor’s Degree, Marine & Environmental Science

Where I started my Journey ☺

“Our Home by the Sea”

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PARTNER INSTITUTIONS ALONG WITH UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AT INSTITUTE OF MARINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY ARE:
DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI ROSENSTIEL SCHOOL OF MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES

Program Involvement While at Hampton University

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Authored and

Published a Book

I drew the Hero Characters

Dream the Ocean Clean Book Link

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Internship #1: University of Miami (RSMAS)

Presented during a poster session at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Educational Partnership Program (EPP) with Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Conference:

Williams, A.; Die, D.: Estimating the numbers of fishing vessels with aerial photos: The West African Artisanal Fishing Fleets.

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Internship #2: Through Howard University �& Traveled to Dakar, Senegal West Africa

Rain Gauge

Ozonesonde

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Internship #3: South Carolina �Department of Natural Resources

Presented during a poster session at the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) Conference:

Williams, A.; Roumillat, B.; Arnott, S.: Comparing the age and length composition of American eel (Anguilla rostrata) in South Carolina tributaries related to nematode parasitism.

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Internship #4: University of California Santa Cruz�Drove to Baja California, Mexico

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A GIS SPECIALIST AT BROWARD COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE DIVISION

ASSISTED IN MANATEE SURVEYS

MANAGED ATTRIBUTES AND METADATA IN ARCGIS

Graduate

Master’s Degree, Marine Biology & Fisheries

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Past Employment

Sea Turtle Nest Monitor/ GIS Specialist at Beach Racker
Marine Turtle Specialist I at Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program
GIS Specialist at Atkins Global
Natural Resource Specialist at Broward County Government: Environmental & Consumer Protection Division
Environmental Specialist at NextEra Energy
Environmental Specialist II at Florida Department of Environmental Protection: Compliance Assurance Program

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Current Job:

Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Coordinator
City of West Palm Beach
Public Utilities Department
Administration/Fiscal Services Division

I manage a successful Environmental Education program that has been utilized to make employees aware of their potential environmental impacts associated with their everyday tasks, highlighting the importance of protecting the environment.

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Open Science Terms

OPEN SCIENCE

The principle and practice of making research products and processes available to all, while respecting diverse cultures, maintaining security and privacy, and fostering collaborations, reproducibility and equity.

OPEN DATA

Data that can be freely used, re-used and redistributed by anyone.

Source: NASA’s Open Science 101 Curriculum

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Open Science Terms

OPEN SOURCE

Computer programs in which the source code is available to the general public for use or modification from its original design.

OPEN ACCESS

Free access to information and unrestricted use of electronic resources for everyone

Source: NASA’s Open Science 101 Curriculum

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Who Does Open Science?

Stakeholders include any individuals who can affect or be affected by open science projects. Policymakers help to implement measures that are informed by scientific results to improve the health, environment, and livability of society. These three stakeholder groups remain central to the world of open science. However, the inclusive nature of open science demands participation from the broader public.

Source: NASA’s Open Science 101 Curriculum

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Feb 2023, I Completed My Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification

Lean Six Sigma is a method that uses a collaborative team effort to improve performance by systematically removing waste and reducing variation.

I feel I am an expert in problem solving with data and I am always working to do things better in less time

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h ttps://ciesin-geospatial.github.io/TOPSTSCHOOL/dev-team.html

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Member on the Open Science Team

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