Jillian Osborne
VICE-PRESIDENT

Jillian Osborne is currently a junior undergrad working towards a biology degree with concentrations in marine biology and fisheries science.
She plans on graduating with a B.S. in spring of ’09. This fall she will be working with Ph.D. candidate Christine Voss on the end-of-year biomass
sampling down in the southeastern part of the state, through a NOAA grant funding research on the rise of sea levels. She will also be helping out
with processing otoliths in Dr. Roger Rulifson’s lab. Also in her agenda for fall semester will be several trips – to Lake Mattamuskeet, Cape Lookout,
and the Estuarium – that go along with her Fisheries Techniques and Marine Biology courses.
In her spare time, Jillian enjoys fly fishing, search and rescue, and reading.

Cecilia Krahforst received her Bachelor of Science from Palm Beach Atlantic University (West Palm Beach, FL) in 2005.  She studied
post-mortem length changes in Florida fishes from 2004 to 2006.  Cecilia is currently working on her Masters in Biology from ECU in the area of
bioacoustics.  She is focusing on the sonification of Atlantic croaker; specifically the beginning point of sonification and morphological differences
between male and female vocalization systems.  When she is not collecting or teaching, Cecilia likes to SCUBA dive, swim, hike, and sit back,
relax and enjoy a good book.

Kenneth "Ken" Riley
TREASURER

Ken Riley is a graduate student in ECU’s Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Biological Sciences.  His research focuses on the mechanisms
governing survival and recruitment of American shad and river herring in the lower Roanoke River and Albemarle Sound.  Other projects that
Ken is actively involved with include development of a bioenergetics model for the invasive lionfish, Pterois volitans/miles, and development of
novel hatchery techniques for marine fish that are difficult to rear.  Prior to returning to graduate school, Ken was a research scientist and Director of
Aquaculture Education for Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution.  As a graduate of Louisiana State University and the University of North Carolina at
Wilmington, Ken’s education and research background has focused on marine ecology, fisheries management, fish physiology, and aquaculture.  He
is an active member of the World Aquaculture Society, American Fisheries Society and the National Marine Educators Association. He has published 10
manuscripts and delivered over 50 conference presentations.

Rebecca "Becky" Deehr
HISTORIAN / WEBMASTER

Becky Deehr received a B.A. in Biology from Wittenberg University (Springfield, OH).  Following graduation, she worked as a naturalist at an
outdoor education center before becoming the pitching coach/assistant softball coach at Marietta College (Marietta, OH).  In 1998, Becky went
back to school to get a Masters in Environmental Science from Miami University (Oxford, OH).  Her masters research was done on San Salvador
Island, examining paleo-molluscan communities and seagrass density. Upon graduation, she taught at Miami for a semester before moving to the
big city of , NC to go back to school again.  Becky is currently a Ph.D. student in the Coastal Resources Management Program at ECU.  Her research
focuses on ecological network models of coral reef ecosystems (Calabash Caye, Belize) and coastal North Carolina (Core Sound).  Future work involves
integrating fisheries data into our food web models to examine the influence of humans on these ecosystems.   When she’s not sending emails or pushing
paperwork, Becky dreams of ways to feed her Caribbean addiction to crystal clear waters, coral reefs, SCUBA diving, sun, sand, food and culture.