Meet the team

Jenny Oates

UK SEAS Project Manager
WWF-UK

Jenny leads the team and has overall responsibility for delivering the project. She previously managed the successful Celtic Seas Partnership, which was a WWF-led project from 2013 to 2017 bringing together people that use the Celtic Seas to set up collaborative and innovative approaches to managing their marine environment.

Sarah Young

UK SEAS Stakeholder Engagement Officer
WWF-UK

Sarah is a marine social scientist who specialises in marine governance. She coordinates the UK SEAS stakeholder engagement activities and also supports the North Devon Marine Pioneer partners in our efforts to motivate, inspire and mobilise people to look after our beautiful seas.

Penny Nelson

Marine Policy Officer
WWF-UK

Penny provides national and international policy input into developing and implementing UK SEAS activities, as well as feeding back recommendations and experiences from UK SEAS to the wider policy arena. Penny also coordinates the UK SEAS community engagement work aiming to connect people to their local seas. 

Katherine Davis

Marine Communications Manager
WWF-UK

Katherine oversees the communications aspects of the UK SEAS project, including managing the website, social media , and developing communications materials to engage with our stakeholders and the local communities in North Devon and the Outer Hebrides.