Women working for oceans is a Boston-based group working to inform individuals about the challenges facing our oceans and inspiring action to ensure a healthy, sustainable blue planet for tomorrow. We offer a variety of events, a website and a Facebook page -and best of all, you can become a member and join us in our mission to protect what we love!

Thank you for your encouragement, spirit and support! Our journey together is just beginning! Onward!

Click here for our W2O FACT SHEET and learn more!

Founders & Co Chairs

Barbara Burgess and Donna Hazard

Co Chair Barbara Burgess’deep admiration for everything “Ocean” began early while racing small boats on lakes in the Midwest. With her Dad she sailed the magical islands of Maine and her ocean passion grew deeper. After attending the Williams College Mysitc Seaport Maritme Studies Program she graduated from The University of Vermont with a BS in Education and Environmental Studies. From working as a deckhand onboard a schooner to teaching for both Mystic Seaport Maritime Museum and Mysitc Marinelife Aquarium her determination to educate people about the sea continues to evolve. As a member of the Board of Overseers at The New England Aquarium, she juggles protecting the oceans with raising five children with her husband, Bill, in Weston, MA.

Co Chair Donna Hazard, passionate conservationist and student, holds an AB in Biology and Science in Human Affairs from Princeton and a MBA from Harvard. Currently a master’s candidate in Harvard Extension School’s Sustainability and Environmental Management Program, she is steadfast in her mission to protect our oceans and lends her expertise in the fields of consulting, marketing, business development and philanthropy. She is Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The New England Aquarium and lives in Weston, MA with her husband and four children.

 

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