Meet Our Educators
East End Education Coordinator | Marine Meadows Project Manager
Kim has worked for the Habitat Program at CCE Marine for 19 years based out of SCMELC, in Southold, and is now managing our school and facility-based education program bookings. Her specialties include restoring marine habitat and seahorse conservation, SCUBA demonstrations, coastal habitat propagation, and seaweed pressing. Kim directs marine science camps at Tiana Bayside, including Seahorse Art + Science Camp and Bayside Adventures. She launched our Seahorse Conservation Initiative and manages our Marine Meadows Program, hosting seahorse seining sessions, and eelgrass and coastal plant restoration workshops at both facilities.
Kim is the lead habitat educator for our new Reef Raisers + Meadow Makers Program that allows students to raise marsh grass and native plants in participating classrooms on the North Fork.
Kim Manzo
East End Education + Outreach Assistant
Assistant Educator, Donovan, has been involved in our Education and Outreach efforts since 2022, when he started as a Back to the Bays Intern. His local roots, practical wildlife knowledge, dedication, and passion immediately earned him an official position. While working with CCE Donovan transferred from Suffolk County Community College to Stony Brook University, where he is now pursuing a B.S. in marine science!
Acting as both a marine science instructor and a curriculum-developer for our Tiana Bayside programming, Donovan plays a key role in engaging the public in wildlife ecology and habitat conservation, inspiring children and adults alike.
Donovan Bauman
ArtSea Program + Camp Director | Resident Artist
Carolyn has worked for CCE Marine Program since 2013. She is the ArtSea Program Director, Arts & Science Instructor, and Marine Education & Outreach Assistant. As a working local artist, Carolyn’s specialty is art and the creative process influenced by the marine environment. Carolyn directs our unique selection of ArtSea Summer Programs, encouraging youth to express their creative voices, while drawing inspiration from marine habitats.
Carolyn illustrated our new waterproof Long Island Coastal + Marine Field Guide, along with colleague, Hazel Wodehouse. The guide is available for purchase, and used in our educational programing to help students of all ages learn to identify our diversity of marine life!
Carolyn Munaco
Aquaculture Specialist | Stewardship Site Manager
Kate holds a B.A. in Marine Biology and M.A. in Environmental Anthropology, and has been working in the fields of shellfish aquaculture, habitat restoration, and water quality improvement for 20+ years. With CCE Marine, Kate helps to produce the shellfish used for restoration + enhancement projects, and enjoys engaging the public in our multi-species restoration work at our Back to the Bays Stewardship Sites.
Kate is the lead educator for our new Reef Raisers + Meadow Makers Program that allows students to raise spat-on-shell oysters in participating classrooms on the North Fork.
Kate Rossi-Snook
CCE Marine East End Outreach Manager + Back to the Bays Director
Kim serves as Outreach Manager for CCE Marine Program and oversees the overall East End Education and Outreach effort, as well as our stewardship programming, special events and fundraising in support of these great programs. As a Senior Resource Educator, she also takes part in some of the programs offered to students and the community, specifically as they related to the Back to the Bays Initiative.
Kim Barbour
Back to the Bays Science + Engagement Manager | Curriculum Developer
Hazel holds a B.S. in Marine Biology, B.A. in Anthropology, and M.A. in Marine Conservation & Policy from Stony Brook University and has served in the environmental field for 20+ years.
Since 2019, Hazel has directed camps, developed curriculum, designed our website, secured grants, coordinated our network of Back to the Bays volunteers and interns, and authored our new Long Island Marine + Coastal Field Guide. She now manages our team in scientific monitoring of restoration sites, continues to engage our Stewardship Site communities, and is overseeing curriculum and delivery of our Reef Raisers + Meadow Makers Program.
