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Jay Udelhoven
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Jay Udelhoven
Senior Policy Advisor, Market-based Marine Conservation Strategies

Contact Information
The Nature Conservancy
Global Marine Initiative
1917 First Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101

Phone: (206) 343-4345 Ext. 339
Fax: (206) 343-5608
Email: judelhoven@tnc.org
www.nature.org/initiatives/marine

Brief Biography

Jay Udelhoven joined The Nature Conservancy’s Global Marine Initiative in September 2005. He came to the Conservancy with 15 years of experience in natural resource management, planning, protection, and research at the local, state, federal, and international levels throughout the United States and parts of Africa. Most recently, Jay was in charge of program and policy development for the Washington State Department of Natural Resources Aquatic Resources Program.

His work with the Global Marine Initiative focuses on developing and assisting with the implementation of market-based marine conservation strategies. Current activities include assessing the opportunities for conservation leasing and ownership of marine lands with TNC state and country offices, state and federal agencies, and nongovernmental environmental organizations.

Education

2003. Master of Environmental Policy, University of Denver, Colorado

1990. Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Madison