Brad Ryan joined the Alaska SeaLife Center in January 2025, bringing extensive expertise in environmental science, research, and community leadership. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Resources, with a focus on juvenile salmon vulnerability to avian predation, and spent a decade as a research scientist with NOAA, where he made impactful contributions to marine resource protection. After his tenure at NOAA, Brad moved to Haines, Alaska, collaborating with Native Tribes and watershed councils to advance watershed restoration and safeguard the state's unique ecosystems. His commitment to community development led him to serve as Director of Public Facilities and later as Borough Manager, where he applied his scientific knowledge to improve public infrastructure and services. At the Alaska SeaLife Center, Brad combines his passion for conservation, research, and community engagement to support the Center’s mission of fostering understanding and stewardship of Alaska’s marine ecosystems.

I received my DVM in 1992 and PhD in physiological ecology in 2002, and the same year moved to Alaska to join the UAF and ASLC. I served as the interim director of science for the ASLC during 2010-2015. My research aims to understand adaptations and responses of marine species to environmental change, from interdisciplinary and integrative perspectives, and by applying a variety of experimental and observational research methods. I mostly, but not exclusively, work with marine birds. I am interested in applied ecology and seeking to address conservation and management objectives for marine species.  I’ve served on the spectacled and Steller’s eider recovery teams since 2002. Broadly, I am interested in the interface of environmental, animal, and human health, and shared One Health approaches and ways of knowing to solve challenges. I am also enthusiastic about citizen sciences and participatory research as an approach to data collection and science education. Marine ecology, conservation biology, citizen science, decision analysis, One Health

Neisha joined the Executive Team at Alaska Sealife Center in June 2023. She is a certified professional in Human Resources and DEIJ Practitioner with over 10 years' experience practicing human resources in the public, non-profit, and education industries.  Throughout her career, she's found her passion in building HR infrastructure while embedding equity and inclusion into people and organizational culture strategies. By starting her journey in HR compliance and facilitating resolutions to employment discrimination complaints, she brings a unique perspective as an HR and DEIJ strategist within corporate structures. Neisha serves as Board President for New Life Development and as a Board Member for Best Beginnings. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and enjoys participating in local community service activities with her daughter.