About Us

Mission Statement

Sea & Shore Solutions is a certified women-owned environmental consulting firm focused on creating and implementing innovative solutions to support meaningful coastal management and marine policy. Our team thrives in the space between science and application through management, policy, outreach, and technology solutions. We leverage expertise in natural sciences, GIS, policy, communications, and environmental management to support a diversity of ocean-minded organizations. Through a highly transparent and organized approach, S&S provides specialized operational capacity to clients, ensuring that priorities and timelines are efficiently met. Our deep experience in coastal and ocean fields allows us to offer efficient and applied approaches to help make connections, identify unique approaches, and develop lasting solutions. We approach each project with a dedication to innovation, utilizing new processes and technologies to push the boundaries and improve coastal and marine environments in new ways.

Our Values

  • Engaging with the many entities that interact with seas and shores. We believe that it really does take a village to create lasting change!

  • Holistic approaches and solutions developed with an exploration and analysis of social-ecological systems.

  • Maintaining relationships with subject matter experts and applying best available science.

  • Apply cutting-edge technologies and approaches that allow us to develop unique, targeted solutions.

  • Solutions that mitigate real-world problems in a meaningful way, not just products that gather dust.

Our Team

ADRIAN LAUFER
Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder

  • Adrian Laufer is a coastal & marine policy and management practitioner with a zest for collaboration and innovation. She has a demonstrated history of working with researchers and practitioners to address the complex problems that affect coastal and marine environments. She contributes applied skills in policy analysis, community engagement and outreach, social science research, geographic information systems (GIS), and group facilitation. She approaches each project with a systems-based lens, with a keen interest in the intersections between the natural environment, society, and governance. 

  • Master of Public Policy in Coastal & Marine Policy, minor in Risk and Uncertainty Quantification in Marine Science | Oregon State University and the National Science Foundation

    Bachelors of Science in Environmental Policy and Management, minor in Spatial Studies | University of Redlands and Esri

  • Adrian is based in Oregon’s beautiful Willamette Valley.

DEANNA CARACCIOLO
Chief Operating Officer, Co-Founder

  • Deanna Caracciolo is a coastal management practitioner skilled in policy analysis and implementation, science outreach and engagement, event management, group facilitation, organizational leadership, and environmental awareness. She brings strong leadership, transparency, and efficiency to any project. Deanna has extensive experience implementing federal consistency authority pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act, and is dedicated to efficient and transparent multi-stakeholder processes, smart natural resource policy, and science-based adaptive management.

  • Masters of Science in Marine Resource Management, minor in Risk and Uncertainty Quantification in Marine Science | Oregon State University and the National Science Foundation

    Bachelors of Science in Environmental Sciences | State University of New York at Oneonta

  • Deanna is based in the Catskill area of New York state.

KATY BEAR NALVEN
Project Coordinator

  • Katy Bear Nalven is an ocean conservation researcher and practitioner who focuses on developing collaborative strategies for equitable conservation. These strategies support ecosystems, wildlife, and communities. With over a decade of experience in large and small non-profit organizations, academia, and tourism, Katy works to build partnerships, facilitate large-scale collaborative projects, initiate creative outreach, and bridge connections across disciplines and perspectives.

  • Master of Science in Marine Resource Management | Oregon State University

    Bachelor of Science in Biology, NASA Space Grant Scholar | Lyon College

  • Katy Bear is based on the Oregon coast.

KATIE LIZZA
Research Coordinator

  • Katie Lizza is a marine resource management and policy practitioner with extensive experience working in the government sector and a background in ecology, fisheries, and coral reefs. She brings a passion for finding solutions to complex resource management issues and demonstrated experience in coordinating and collaborating across local, state, and federal agencies as well as with NGOs, resource users, and academic researchers to address issues facing our marine and coastal systems. She is particularly enthusiastic about using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to visualize and analyze scientific data, which allows her to contribute to data-driven and solutions-oriented recommendations related to resource management issues.

  • Master of Science in Marine Resource Assessment | University of South Florida

    Bachelors of Science in Natural Resource Conservation, minor in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences | University of Florida

  • Katie is based in Florida.

EMILY GONZALEZ-ETIL
Executive Assistant

  • Emily is a native of New York City, graduate of NOVA Southeastern University, Huizenga College of Business, and currently living in South Florida. She is self-motivated, ambitious, and task-oriented, with 15 years of administrative experience in case management and legal support. At Sea & Shore Solutions, Emily supports executive functions such as contract development and execution, invoicing, calendar management, data entry, and social media management. Her time management, focus, and organizational skills are a great asset to the team!

  • Master of Public Administration in Non-Profit/Non-Governmental organizations

    Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies

    Associate of Applied Science in Paralegal Studies

  • Emily is based in Florida.