About Emma O'Brien
Hi there!
I'm based in London (Irish citizen, from Galway). I studied Applied Marine and Freshwater Science and graduated in 2016. I worked in this field, took part in research surveys (oceanography and cetacean sightings) and did some volunteering in marine conservation. Since moving to London in 2018, my career shifted to corporate, start up, and small businesses, working as an Exec Assistant and Project Manager.
Conservation and Animal Behaviour and Welfare is still a big passion of mine and I want to immerse myself back in this line of work! In order to do this, I need to up-skill and become more educated with the current climate of Wildlife Conservation; What are the challenges being faced, what skills are required to tackle these and how can I use my current set of skills to move my career in this direction - this is what has led me to WildHub đ
I'm actively seeking employment in this industry and willing to start at entry level if required (e.g. apprenticeship) so if you do know of any opportunities, please get in touch, I'd love to talk more!
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Hi Kimberly,
First off I just wanted to say that I think what you're doing is amazing! I have always been fascinated with sharks and great whites in particular and advocating for them.
Having worked in start ups and non profits as an exec assistant, I can appreciate with the passion you have and wanting to ensure you have the right people in place, who share the same values and are trustworthy. I would suggest taking someone on as an EA (you may already have one) as this is a great starting point to bring someone in and build that relationship and trust and really have someone as your right hand - or as Jackie suggested, a project manager to start with to help take a step back and do a complete overview of where you're at right now with your non profit and what you're hoping to achieve in the coming year / years, from here you can collaborate and have a strategy in place and this will also make it easier to know exactly what you want and need from a COO.
Talking to other non profit founders is also great as Lara has suggested, because they can share a lot of insight in terms of what worked and what they would do differently.
I have some suggestions below as a place to start;
- https://www.sharktrust.org/our-staff
- https://iwdg.ie/about-us/#about-our-team
Best of luck in your search :)