Eliza Berry joined the Rhode Island Sea Grant in 2024. She brings more than a decade of experience in collaborative coastal management, climate and hazard resilience, and conservation projects. She has held roles with NGOs, government, an environmental consulting firm, and an oyster farm. Much of her work has focused on sea level rise and flood resilience in California and New England. She enjoys working with cross-sector groups and partnering with university and government researchers to formulate management recommendations. Eliza holds a Master’s in Environmental Science and Management from the Bren School at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

She looks forward to collaborating with other CI fellows to advance multi-benefit coastal management projects that protect coastal ecosystems and keep communities safe.