Staff

Prior to coming to Wild Oceans, Rob Kramer was the President of the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) for nearly 15 years. He began his appointment with IGFA in October 2002 and was responsible for managing the 60,000 square foot IGFA headquarters in South Florida, overseeing all IGFA programs, and promoting gamefish conservation and research around the world. Before joining IGFA, Rob spent seven years working in state government for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Division of Marine Fisheries. Rob is also the founder of Fish Florida, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to providing responsible fishing opportunities and conservation information to Florida’s citizens.

Theresa has a strong advocacy background, pursuing legal and grassroots solutions to environmental pollution and the over-exploitation of our natural resources. Theresa has worked as a fisheries advocate in the northeast and Mid-Atlantic, building successful campaigns to restore our oceans by protecting forage fish like menhaden and herring. As an environmental litigator, she prosecuted lawsuits against some of the most egregious polluters of our air and water, including those who illegally released millions of pounds of pollutants from oil refineries into our air, discharged excess metals from coal plants into our water, and failed to properly treat municipal stormwater and sewage. She serves as a member of the Permanent Advisory Committee to advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission and the General Advisory Committee toto the U.S. Section to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. Theresa received her law degree from Vermont Law School and holds a Bachelor of Science in Education and Ecology from Cornell University.

Zane has spent the last five years in various roles while pursuing his degrees working to develop the skills and subject matter expertise required to support effective ocean conservation advocacy. He began his journey at the Virginia Department of Military Affairs in 2020 as a Legislative Analyst and Advocate Intern and has since held advocacy, research, grant writing, and communications positions with the U.S. House of Representatives, Corporate Accountability, Institute at Brown University for Environment and Society, the Forest Foundation, and Virginia Sea Grant. Zane earned his Bachelor's degree in International and Public Affairs from Brown University and is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Public Policy from the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia.