Ioanna Argero Karageorge



Education

Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Analysis & Policy,  cum laude
Minor: Marine Science
Boston University, Boston, MA
May 2021


Professional Experience Business Operations Associate
OceanX
New York, NY
2023 - Present

Business Operations Coordinator
OceanX

New York, NY
2021-2023

Student Trainee
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1 New England - Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division - Multimedia Support Section
Boston, MA
2020-2021

Social Media Intern
OceanX
New York, NY
2019

Member
Sustainable Fairfield Task Force, Town of Fairfield Government
Fairfield, CT
2019

Tour Leader / Intern
NYC H2O
2018 


Research Experience
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Boston University, Marine Program
Boston, MA
2019

Marine Mammal Researcher
Archipelagos Institute of Marine Science
Samos, Greece
2018


Teaching & Mentoring ExperienceFaculty
OceanX - Young Explorers Program
RV OceanXplorer transit Monaco-Rotterdam, Netherlands
2022

Alumni Speaker, Career Exploration Speaker Series in Environmental & Sustainability Industries
Fairfield Warde  & Fairfield Ludlowe High Schools
Remote
2021


Skills
Analytical + Technical:
  • Data & Programming Languages: 
    R, MATLAB, Python, SQL, ArcGIS, QGIS
  • Business Tools:
    Tableau, Salesforce, Concur, Intacct, Greenhouse, Notion, Microsoft 365, Monday.com

Regulatory, Enforcement, + Policy:
  • United Nations, Sustainable Development Goals Framework
  • U.S. Clean Water Act, Sections 401, 402, & 404
  • U.S. Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS) for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits
  • U.S. EPA Region 1 “Connecticut Geographic Initiative” Lead Program

Scientific, Technological, + Biological
  • Multimedia (sediment, water column) eDNA capture & genetic analysis
  • LIDAR data groundtruthing via real-time kinematic positioning (RTK) survey
  • Sediment coring, lab processing, & dating
  • Tropical & temparate coral symbiodenecea lab quantitative analysis
  • Tropical shallow coral reef photogrammetry & photomosaic creation
  • Marine mammal bioaccoustic sampling via hydrophone


LanguagesEnglish
Greek
Spanish
Mandarin Chinese
Native
Native
Conversational Fluency
Conversational Fluency


Publications & Manuscripts
“Shifts in predator behavior following climate induced disturbances on coral reefs,” Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2022.

“The effects of menthol treatment on facultatively symbiotic corals,” Boston University Marine Program, 2019 [Manuscript].


Honors & Awards 

Eleni Gatzoyiannis Scholarship Recipient
Boston University

Joey Bartzis Environmental Leadership Award
PanHellenic Scholarship Association
2021


2020


Selected Press
PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation Awards $250,000 Through Virtual Gala
Sargent's view: A look at the eelgrass project

Generation F (for FUTURE) Steps Up to the Podium
The National Herald

Newburyport News

Town of Fairfield, CT
2020

2019

2019