I'm an international development and capacity development specialist with more than twenty years of experience working across fisheries, aquaculture, ocean sustainability, and aquatic food systems.

Over the course of my career, I've had the privilege of working with governments, universities, research institutions, NGOs, and international organizations across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Small Island Developing States. My work has taken many forms, from designing and delivering training programmes, to facilitating workshops, developing partnerships, evaluating programmes, and helping organizations strengthen their capacity to learn, adapt, and create impact.

Along the way, I've become increasingly convinced that meaningful change depends on more than technical expertise alone. The challenges facing aquatic food systems are complex, interconnected, and constantly evolving. Addressing them requires people and institutions that can learn together, work across boundaries, and turn knowledge into action.

Blue Skills Collective grew out of that belief.

I created Blue Skills Collective as a space to bring together my experience in capacity development, learning design, facilitation, and systems thinking, while creating opportunities to collaborate with others who share a passion for strengthening the human side of sustainable development. While the Collective is currently led by me, the vision is to build a network of experts with complementary skills and perspectives who can come together around projects, challenges, and opportunities for learning.

My work has included partnerships with organizations such as UNESCO, WorldFish, the GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme, and a wide range of international research and development initiatives. Across all of these experiences, one lesson has remained constant: lasting change happens when people are given the opportunity to learn, connect, and grow together.

I'm glad you're here, and I look forward to connecting.