Erin Kelly

Erin Kelly is an experienced aquaculture technician currently employed at Kualoa Ranch Hawaii, Inc. since February 2022 and also serves as a biologist at the Smithsonian Institution starting in October 2023. Previously, Erin held the position of live feeds biologist and was a live exhibits volunteer at Waikiki Aquarium from January 2015 to January 2022. Additional experience includes an internship in the education department at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk in 2012, undergraduate research at the University of New Haven from 2010 to 2011, and a summer office assistant role at Sentry Group in 2009. Erin holds a Master of Science in Marine Sciences from Hawaii Pacific University (2014-2016) and a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography with a focus on Environmental Science from the University of New Haven (2009-2013).