About the Education Director

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Eddie Gonzalez is Director of Education for the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation. Under the Foundation’s theme of Science Without Borders®, Eddie will be developing program opportunities to engage educators, students, and the general public in the work of the Foundation. His work helps promote the value of preserving, protecting, and restoring the world’s oceans and aquatic resources.

Eddie holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology and Biology from Brown University and is currently working on a Masters Degree in Nonprofit Management from Regis University. He strongly believe that activities like scuba diving can be a great way of engaging youth in the marine environment—especially youth with limited access to the water. His personal vision is to expose as many students and teachers as possible to the wonder and value of the underwater world.

Eddie’s background covers science and conservation education, non-profit management, agency partnerships, and program development and implementation. He recently finished a five-year term on the Board of Directors for the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) and is currently on the Board of Directors of the Association of Partners for Public Lands (APPL). He also teaches introductory scuba classes at a local dive shop for anyone interested in trying out the sport. When not diving or working on marine education, he likes to camp, hike, kayak, and mountain bike near his home in Potomac, Maryland where he lives with his wife, Betsy, and daughter, Ruby.