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Steven’s early career focused on marine science and research in Palau, his home. He was a researcher with the Palau International Coral Reef Center before serving as the Head of its Research Department. Steven joined The Nature Conservancy’s Micronesia Program in 2009 as a Conservation Planner and worked with partners across the region to implement the Micronesia Challenge. As Deputy Director for the Conservancy’s Micronesia Program, Steven now plays a leading role helping to shape a regional fisheries effort, design marine protected area networks, increase management effectiveness, and facilitate learning exchanges to accelerate the transfer of knowledge between fishermen and conservation practitioners across Micronesia. (Interviewed by Kim Hum, September 2016.)