Staff

• Elisabeth Vallet, Director European Programs
• Ned Daly, Senior Projects Advisor
• Philip Chou, Director North American Programs
• Kirby Rootes-Murdy, Program Associate
• Cécile Levieil, European Program Associate
  

Philip Chou, Senior Manager

Philip develops and oversees implementation of programmatic initiatives that embed a culture of sustainability in the global marketplace; continuously advancing the vision of sustainability. As part of the Seafood Choices team, he works with industry, NGOs, government, and academia to engage them in constructive dialogue to find solutions for the most pressing issues in fisheries and aquaculture. Prior to joining SeaWeb in 2007, he served as China Program Officer for Conservation International, creating public-private biodiversity conservation partnerships in China. A native of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Philip has served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Russia and a forest restoration volunteer in Kenya with A Rocha International. He is fluent in Chinese and conversant in Russian and Spanish. He holds a M.A. in International Environmental Policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and a B.S. in Biology from Guilford College.

Cécile Levieil, Program Associate

Cécile Levieil is the European Program Associate for Seafood Choices Alliance in the Paris office. She joined the team in November 2011 and provides logistical support to the European program. One of her main responsibilities is to develop relationships with a broad range of sustainable seafood stakeholders such as culinary professionals.

Levieil completed her master's degree in European affairs and political sciences at the Institute of Political Studies in Lyon, France. She wrote her master thesis about Bluefin tuna conservation in the Mediterranean, and previously worked for a Member of the European Parliament in Brussels.
Traveling as much as possible, Levieil spent a year in Finland and received an Arctic Studies Diploma from Lapland University.

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Kirby Rootes-Murdy, Program Associate

Kirby Rootes-Murdy is a Program Associate with the Sustainable Markets team. Working on a variety of programmatic activities in the Seafood Choices program, Rootes-Murdy provides support in the organization and logistics planning of events such at the Seafood Summit and Seafood Champions. He also contributes to SeaWeb’s communication efforts by highlighting emerging topics in marine science and policy. Rootes-Murdy joined the Sustainable Markets team as an Intern in September 2011. Prior to joining SeaWeb full-time, Rootes-Murdy worked as a Seafood retailer at Whole Foods Market.

Rootes-Murdy completed his master's degree in Coastal Environmental Management at the Duke University Marine Lab in Beaufort, North Carolina. While at Duke, Rootes-Murdy wrote his master’s thesis on coastal water quality management in North Carolina and organized an interdisciplinary discussion panel on the U.S. Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Market. Prior to graduate school, Rootes-Murdy worked as an Environmental Educator and Community Organizer with AmeriCorps in Knoxville, Tennessee. He graduated with a B.A. in Environmental Studies and Religious Studies from Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

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