MBNMS Volunteer of the Year 2016 Wendy Shea

Wendy ‘Wen’ Shea is a docent at the Monterey Bay Exploration Center in Santa Cruz, California, interpreting exhibits and providing information about the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary to visitors. Wen completed the sanctuary’s guided tour training and is now an active participant in our school field trip and public tour program. She leads tours of the center as well as beach cleanups and exploration activities for groups of all ages. Wen also spearheaded the development of a new docent-led preschool reading hour program, which consists of weekly storytime, crafts and songs. Wen also worked with the California Marine Sanctuary Foundation to get the Exploration Center involved in “The Human Race,” a local 5K fundraising event.