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MAKING WAVES
Meet The Team

Elle McCarty
Co-Founder
Elle McCarty is one of three Co-Founders for the Making Waves Organization for Ocean Conservancy. As a Marine Biologist, her passion for protecting marine life is as vast as the sea. Since starting the organization in 2015, her research has expanded from invertabrates to large aquatic mammals such as dolphins and manatees. By researching and tagging these animals in order to better understand the threats they face, we can develop standards to be put in place to keep our ocean's protected and teeming with life.

Natalie Shelton
Co-Founder

Amanda Nettles
Co-Founder
Amanda Nettles is a journalist for the New York Non-Profit Newspaper. Her passions include music festivals and concerts, writing and speaking about ocean conservancy, and helping others. She has always been a supporter of ocean conservancy. She loves the amount of volunteers and supporters that have helped with recent projects for Making Waves.
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