Emily Geske—Assistant Operations Director

Emily - a.k.a. our Data Queen

Emily is a graduate of Colby College, where she doubled majored in Biology and Environmental Science with a concentration in marine science and minored in Chinese language. While at Colby College, Emily spent a semester at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences conducting research on coastal acidification patterning in an estuary in the Gulf of Maine. She later returned to Bigelow as an REU student, exploring bioremediation strategies to combat coastal acidification for application on shellfish aquaculture farms. She most recently interned at the Gund Institute in Vermont, working on a meta-analysis that focused on climate smart agriculture and mitigating climate change. Since coming to Loko ea, Emily has developed MLEF Database, water quality protocols, STEM based huakaʻi (student field trips) and more. Emily is passionate about sustainable resource management and engaging in community restoration work at Loko ea!


Please share your mana’o with Emily, by phone— 808 637-3232 or email— [email protected].