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
New York, NY
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