Melanie Harrison Okoro facts for kids

Melanie Harrison Okoro (born 1982) is an American marine estuarine and environmental scientist. She is the founder, CEO, and principal of Eco-Alpha Environmental & Engineering Services. Okoro focuses on environmental aquatic biogeochemistry, professional natural resource management, and STEM diversity initiatives. She is early-career scientist to serve on the Council of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

Early life and education

Career and research

Okoro is CEO of Eco-Alpha Environmental and Engineering Services, Inc and its partners companies.

Public engagement

Okoro has promoted diversity in STEM fields, and held positions in organizations related to diversity and inclusion. She served on the council of the American Geophysical Union as an early career scientist and was the Diversity & Inclusion task-force chair. She was a member of the Earth Science Women's Network's Leadership Board, and a member of Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth and Space Science'sleadership board. Okoro is on the board of trustee of Sacramento Splash. Okoro is an appointed representative for the Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce on the High Speed Rail Business Advisory Council.

Selected publications

• Johnson, Ashanti; Harrison, Melanie (March–April 2015). "The Increasing Problem of Nutrient Runoff on the Coast". American Scientist 103 (2). ProQuest 1664136233. https://www.proquest.com/docview/1664136233.