Mirella de Oliveira Leis

Mirella Leis is Knowledge Mobilization Coordinator with the Ocean Frontier Institute at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador in St. John’s, Canada. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Oceanography from the Federal University of Paraná in Brazil and a Master of Science degree in Geography from Memorial University. Her research interests include marine conservation and fisheries sustainability, topics on which she has published peer-reviewed articles and public outreach material. She has previously worked as a Research Fellow with the Too Big To Ignore Global Partnership for Small-Scale Fisheries Research, as Project Coordinator with the Ocean Frontier Institute and volunteered as Ocean Bridge Youth Ambassador with Ocean Wise. Mirella is currently a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Women Entrepreneurs (NLOWE) and the Board of Directors of the Coastal and Ocean Information Network - Atlantic (COINAtlantic). She received the distinction of Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies and Staff Volunteer of the Year Award from Memorial University, won the Community Choice Award from Genesis Centre and ranked 1st at the St. John's Food System Kickstarter in recognition of the contribution of her social enterprise The Fish Market in re-connecting fishers to consumers.