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Evelyn Wight
Phone: 808-587-6277
Email: ewight@tnc.org
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Hawai‘i and Palmyra is pleased to announce that Ryan Wagner has been selected as the new Palmyra Station Director.
Wagner brings extensive experience as a mariner and captain leading complex operations at sea and on land in Hawai‘i and across the Pacific. He has worked within Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument at Midway, Kure and Johnston Atolls and served as TNC’s chief of marine operations at Palmyra from 2008 to 2009.
“Ryan’s extensive experience managing complex operations, strong leadership skills and meticulous attention to detail will be a tremendous asset to our Palmyra program,” says Trevor Taylor, TNC’s director of conservation. “His leadership will improve operational efficiencies at TNC’s research station at Palmyra Atoll, enabling the smooth execution of globally important science projects as well as ensuring safe and effective facilities operations.”
Wagner’s past experience includes conducting coral repairs after vessel groundings, maintaining large wave energy buoys and supporting remote offshore research projects. He has worked from Alaska to Canada, was a fisherman in the Bering Sea, captained commercial diving and mapping projects with Sea Engineering and, most recently, managed a fleet of modern harbor tugboats.
“I’m honored and thrilled to rejoin the TNC family,” says Wagner. “Palmyra left an impression on me, and 14 years after my rotation, many of my contacts and friendships remain in place. I can’t wait to get started.”
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