Blue Pioneers Program

Hometown: Taiwan

Currently living in: Monterey, California

Current job/studies: Graduate Student, International Environmental Policy at Middlebury Institute of International Studies

Biography: I am Chiao Ting, a student of International Environmental Policy at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, California. My concentration is the ocean and coastal resources management, specifically plastic pollution and illegal seafood in the global issue. I believe that the decision from the market will lead the policy, but supporting the market and political into the right way relies on the NGO’s to impact people. Therefore, I’ve been a conservator for the marine ecosystem, and I’ve learned how to teach people in a museum. Having the multi-roles on me brings me to come here.     

What interests you about the Blue Pioneers Program?: I am wondering to learn the experience with professors in the program, including how they build an NGO, why they decided to do it, and what the reasons they continue the work.