Sandra Whitehouse

Dr. Sandra Whitehouse is a consultant who serves as the Senior Policy Advisor for Ocean Conservancy, currently focusing on coastal and marine spatial planning and ocean acidification programs. A longtime environmental advocate and policy advisor who uses her expertise in marine science to help shape environmental initiatives in Rhode Island and at the federal level, Dr. Whitehouse has worked as an environmental consultant for fifteen years, providing research, analysis and advice on environmental policy issues to clients including the Rhode Island General Assembly, the Coastal States Stewardship Foundation and the Ocean Conservancy.

Her past work includes serving as chair of Rhode Island's Coastal Resources Management Council, and she has served on the boards of a number of non-profit organizations including Save the Bay, the Nature Conservancy's Rhode Island chapter, the Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting, the Aquidneck Island Land Trust, Grow Smart Rhode Island, and the University of Rhode Island's Marine Advisory Council. She is currently a member of the Advisory Board for the Consortium for Ocean Leadership. Dr. Whitehouse holds a B.S. from Yale and a Ph.D. in biological oceanography from the Graduate School of Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island.