Ariane Lemaire is a science communicator and youth organizer. Starting her life in The Bahamas with her family, she promotes ocean conservation and equitable climate education to benefit human and environmental health. Her work spans capacity-building programs for students from backgrounds historically marginalized in STEM, grassroots campaigns for pro-environment policymakers, blue economy outreach, native pollinator garden plantings, and plastic pollution reduction.
She has worked with National Geographic, Sea Grant, EarthEcho International, Sunrise Movement, Balloon Mission, and the Endangered Species Coalition. During the pandemic, she co-managed an international Forbes-featured nonprofit with 600+ students collaborating on humanitarian projects and now uplifts global mangrove restoration, trash cleanup, and community awareness initiatives as Executive Director of ThinkOcean Society.