Elizabeth Vernon Bell, Marine Education Specialist
Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence – SouthEast
South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
287 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29401
Email: elizabeth.vernon@scseagrant.org
Website: www.scseagrant.org and www.cosee-se.org
Professional Preparation
 2007: College of Charleston, Masters of Environmental Studies (Policy)
 1999: Biological Sciences, BS, Clemson University
Appointments
 2011- 2012
 2008- present
 2011- current
 2010-2012
 2010 - 2011
 2009 - 2010
 2008 - present
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2008 - 2010
2004
2001 - 2007
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1999 - 2000
President, South Carolina Marine Educators Association (SCMEA)
SCMEA Board of Advisors
College of Charleston, Adjunct Faculty
Sea Grant Educator Network Executive Committee
Lowcountry Environmental Education Program Board of Directors
Editor, SeaScripts newsletter
Marine Education Specialist, Center for Ocean Sciences Education
Excellence – SouthEast and South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
Chapter Representative, National Marine Educator’s Association
NERRS National Education Representative
Marine Education Coordinator/ACE Basin Education Coordinator,
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Charleston, SC
Program Coordinator and Instructor, Newfound Harbor Marine
Institute, Big Pine Key, FL
Professional Work Experience
 COSEE-SE/South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium, Charleston, SC (2008-present)
- Marine Education Specialist
 College of Charleston, Instructor (2011)
- Coastal Processes for Teachers, Graduate Level Course
 Lowcountry Open Land Trust, Charleston, SC (2006-2007)
- Graduate Internship: Conservation Easements of the ACE Basin
 South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Charleston, SC (2001-2007)
- DNR Marine Education Coordinator (2004-2007)
- ACE Basin NERR Education Coordinator (2002 – 2004)
- ECO-Project Resource Coordinator (2001-2003)
 Newfound Harbor Marine Institute, Big Pine Key, FL (1999 – 2000)
- Program Coordinator/Science Instructor (January – December 2000)
- Intern (September - December 1999)
Selected Publications and Media
 Bell, E.V. (2012), From Seeds to Shoreline, South Carolina Wildlife,
November/December 2012, pp. 5-8.
 Spence, L.S., Bell, E.V., Bliss, A (2009) Educator’s Guide to Marine Debris for the
Southeast and Gulf of Mexico.
 Bell, EV., Coastal Heritage Curriculum Connection www.scseagrant.org/education
4 issues/year (2008-2012).
 Farmer, C.H., Vernon (Bell), E., McMillan, K., Jones, J., Martin, A., Mollehauer, J.,
(2006), Fish ‘N Limits guide, SC Department of Natural Resources.
 Featured Speaker: Comcast Cable “Beach Combing (2007).
 Featured Speaker: South Carolina Wildlife TV “DNR Marine Education Program”
(2004) and “Public Event Series: Barrier Islands” (2007).
 Featured Speaker: EstuaryLive: “Endangered Species of the ACE Basin” (2003) and
“Animals of the Estuary” (2007).
Funding History
 From Seeds to Shoreline: Engaging Students in Salt Marsh Restoration. PI: E.V. Bell;
1/2012-1/2013; SC Sea Grant Consortium; $5,000.
 From Seeds to Shoreline: Engaging Students in Salt Marsh Restoration. PI: E.V. Bell;
1/2011 – 1/2012; South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium; $4000.
 Teaching the Science of the Salt Marsh through the Arts. PI: E.V. Bell; 3/2012 –
3/2013; South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium; $2900.
 The Harry Hampton FABulous (Fishing And Barrier island) Series. PI: E.V. Bell;
6/2006 – 6/2008; Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund; $28,000.
 Backyard Habitats. PI: E.V. Bell; 9/2002-9/2003; Captain Planet Foundation; $2500.
 Carolina Coastal Discovery Marine Education Program: Georgetown Expansion. PIs:
Elizabeth Vernon and Linda Renshaw; 11/2007-11/2008; Bunnelle Foundation;
$10,000.
 Carolina Coastal Discovery Marine Education Program: Georgetown Expansion. PI:
E.V. Bell; 2007-2008; Saltwater Recreational Fishing License Program; $53,000.
 Educate Colleton Outdoors (ECO) Project. PIs: Charles Farmer, Linda Renshaw, E.V.
Bell; 8/2004 – 8/2007; Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; $80,000.
Selected Presentations
 2012 NMEA Conference “Researcher-Educator Exchange Forum”
 2011 ESSEA Conference: “Ocean Literacy Essential Principles”
 2010 NMEA Conference “Seas of Change: Exploring Southeastern Climate Change”
 2010 National Science Teacher Association “SeaSeekers: Broadening Participation of
Rural Students with Estuarine Scientists”
 2009 National Marine Educators Association: “Carolina Gold Rush”
 2009 South Carolina Science Council “SeaSeekers: Connecting Students with
Scientists; Connecting Rivers with the Ocean”
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2009 South Carolina Association of Black Educators “Last Child on the Beach”
2008 NMEA Conference “Jumping (Aboard) Ship: Vessel Based Education”
2008 SCMEA Conference “Downhill Connections: Linking Tidal Creeks to Culture”
2007 Master Naturalist: Barrier Islands
2007 Seacoast Angler: “Monofilament Recycling Program”
2006 Charleston Women’s Club “DNR Research and Education Efforts”
2005 Master Naturalist: Wetlands and Estuaries
Graduate Students (College of Charleston Masters of Environmental Studies)
 Ben Weiss (Internship Advisor)
 Robert Campbell (Committee Member)
 Kim Counts (Internship Advisor)
Licenses, Awards, Scholarships
 2011 President’s Choice Award, South Carolina Marine Educators Association
 United States Coast Guard Master’s Captain License 50 Ton (2007 – present)
 EPA Scholarship Award 2004-2005
 NASDS Certified Open Water Diver (1999 – present)