Who We Are: The People Behind SoCal Sea Turtles

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Founder and Executive Director:
Sabrina Mashburn, MSEd., MAS

Sabrina has been a boater, animal lover, and reptile fanatic since birth, so working with sea turtles and the people who interact with them has been a natural fit right from the start. After encountering her first sea turtles at the NY Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Rescue Center as a volunteer in her home state of New York, and swimming with them as a certified diver in the Caribbean, Madagascar, and the Galapagos Islands, Sabrina decided to make sea turtles and ocean protection her lifelong career.

As the Founder and Executive Director of SoCal Sea Turtles, Sabrina's main areas of focus are communicating with the public through in-person and online talks, events, and social media posts, as well as designing and developing outreach and educational materials and programs for private yacht and angling clubs, SeaWorld San Diego, the US Navy, and the NOAA Protected Species Division, just to name a few!

Sabrina moved to San Diego to attend UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 2015. As part of her master's research, she surveyed hundreds of boaters, anglers, and marine sports enthusiasts about their knowledge of and interactions with sea turtles in Southern California. The results showed that most recreational boaters and anglers did not know that there are sea turtles in Southern California year-round! Sabrina began giving in-person talks and presentations, and designing outreach and educational materials, shortly after her graduation in 2016, and she intends to continue this work for the rest of her life.

Sabrina was a Certified Biology Teacher in both New York and California. She holds a bachelor's degree from Skidmore College, as well as a masters' degree in Secondary Science Education (Biology, 7-12), and a master's in Marine Biodiversity & Conservation from UCSD.

If you are interested in having Sabrina speak to your group in-person or online, or if you would like to collaborate on any sea turtle or other environmental awareness project, please email her by clicking below!

Contact Sabrina

Sabrina with a green sea turtle from San Diego Bay. Photo: NOAA NMFS, Permit #16803

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SoCal Sea Turtles, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity, which means that all donations to SCST of $25 or more are deductible from the donor's federal income taxes. To make a donation to help protect the West Coast's sea turtles, please click on the donation buttons below.
​EIN: 86-3610124. ​

Donations to SoCal Sea Turtles can also be made by check mailed to:​

SoCal Sea Turtles, Inc.
7770 Regents Rd. Ste. 113, #167
San Diego, CA 92122

If you would like your donation to be used towards a specific project, please write the name of the project in the "notes" or "memo" line of your check.