Consortium Welcomes Graduate Assistants

Ady Pabst is the Extension graduate assistant. She works alongside the Extension team to coordinate the S.C. Coastal Information Network, assist with workshops, meetings, webinars, and outreach events, develop communications materials, and support Calling the Coast Home continuing education courses for real estate professionals.

Pabst earned a B.A. in environmental earth science with a co-major in sustainability and a minor in global perspectives on sustainability from Miami University in Ohio. Before joining the Consortium, she worked as a naturalist for the City of Charleston Recreation Department. Pabst is currently enrolled in the environmental and sustainability studies master’s program at the College of Charleston.

Katie Gabe is the Clean Marina graduate assistant. She works with the Coastal Communities Program specialist and other Extension specialists on the South Carolina Clean Marina Program. Gabe organizes certification workshops, participates in site visits at marinas across the state, and networks with public entities and private industry to encourage sustainable practices along S.C. waterways.

Gabe earned a B.S. in biology and sustainability with a minor in photography from Miami University in Ohio. After graduation, she worked on the Consortium’s South Atlantic Red Snapper Research Program at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. Gabe is currently a master’s student in the Graduate Program in Marine Biology at the College of Charleston.

Amanda Kellerhals is the Marine Debris graduate assistant. She assists the Coastal Environmental Quality Program specialist with marine debris programming. Kellerhals supports communication and outreach activities, such as event planning, product development, and data collection related to the prevention and education about marine debris in the coastal ecosystem.

Kellerhals earned a B.S in biological sciences with a minor in wildlife and fisheries biology from Clemson University. She is currently a master’s student in the Graduate Program in Marine Biology at the College of Charleston.

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