JOANNA ARGUDO

Joanna Argudo is a New Yorker who has volunteered with the New York Aquarium, educating the public on marine ecology and supporting a petition to protect the Hudson Canyon Marine Sanctuary. She also participated in the Unleashed program for girls who are going to shape the future and spoke at their 2016 Unleashed “Brave Summit”. In 2018, she interned with Leaders of Environmental Action for the Future (LEAF), a program run by The Nature Conservancy where she conducted marine research, removed invasive plant species, and cared for endangered species. She is a certified diver and has worked with the Billion Oyster Project to help restore the NYC Harbor using oyster reefs which filter the water and protect NYC from storm damage, floods, and shoreline erosion.