OC Women in Conservation

In celebration of Women’s History Month, OC Habitats would love to highlight and acknowledge some amazing women who are passionate about conservation and doing their best to help protect and conserve all the habitats within Orange County.
Nancy Caruso

Marine Biologist
Executive Director and Founder of Get Inspired
Organization’s Mission - Get Inspired aims to inspire stewardship and curiosity for the natural world through the exploration of science.
Favorite Animal - Giant Kelpfish
Favorite Habitat - Kelp Forest
Stacey Chartier-Grable

Founder and Executive Director of OC Habitats
Organization’s Mission - OC Habitats aims to provide a public service for the many habitats of Orange County, California through conservation efforts, rehabilitation, restoration, education, outreach, volunteerism, and monitoring to promote the preservation, conservation, and restoration of natural habitats and the species therein.
Favorite Animal - Cougar/Mountain Lion
Favorite Habitat in OC - Coastal Sage Scrub
Cameron Davis

Outreach Director for the Laguna Canyon Foundation
Organization's Mission - Laguna Canyon Foundation is dedicated to preserving, protecting, enhancing, and promoting the 22,000-acre South Coast Wilderness. We are the stewards of Laguna Canyon, advocating for our open space as the leading organization for education, public outreach, habitat restoration, and trail work in the canyons. We are the bridge between the open space and the surrounding world.
Favorite Animal and/or Habitat in OC - I love all creatures great and small in the Coastal Sage Scrub habitat, but I am particularly fond of Roadrunners and their curious personalities.
Kirsten Donald

Marine Mammal Biologist for 26 years
Director of Education for the Pacific Marine Mammal Center
Organization’s Mission - Pacific Marine Mammal Center Rescues, Rehabilitates And Releases Marine Mammals And Inspires Ocean Stewardship Through Research, Education And Collaboration
Favorite Animal - toss up between Northern elephant seals and coastal bottlenose dolphins
Melissa King

Attorney with Katje Law Group, APC
Board Member and Secretary for OC Habitats
Organization’s Mission - OC Habitats aims to provide a public service for the many habitats of Orange County, California through conservation efforts, rehabilitation, restoration, education, outreach, volunteerism, and monitoring to promote the preservation, conservation, and restoration of natural habitats and the species therein.
Favorite Animal in OC - Felines (mountain lions, bobcats), then sea hares and octopi. However, my favorite animals of all time are cats and sea otters.