Name:

Abby

Title:

Senior Trainer

Education:

B.A. in Psychology

Bio:

“In 1996-1997 while attending high school, I completed my first internship in Animal Care at CMA. I continued as a volunteer and become a member of the Marine Mammal Stranding Team. In 1998, I was accepted for the Marine Mammal Internship and started my first year at Eckerd College. Again, I continued to volunteer full time until I was offered temporary, part-time work in 2000. In May of 2002, I graduated with a B.A. in psychology and was offered a full-time position as a trainer at CMA.”

Name:

Maxi

Title:

Marine Mammal Trainer

Hometown:

Füssen, Germany

Hobbies/Favorite Past Times:

skateboarding, skimboarding, longboarding, snowboarding, photography

Bio:

“Let’s see. I first got the idea in my head of how training dolphins would be a pretty rad job when I took my nephew to CMA back in the day. I noticed they had a volunteer program so I joined in September 2006. I did a work shadow for the summer with our old director of animal care in the stranding department in 2008 and I got hired on as staff with Marine Mammals in October 2010 to help with the filming of the movie. Pretty lucky I suppose! I have a bachelor of science in Biology with a minor in Environmental Policy from the University of South Florida, where I graduated from in May 2010.”