Danni Washington - Ocean Advocate. Science Communicator. Marine Biologist. TV Host. | EP 19

Danni Washington is a positive force of nature, wearing many hats and playing several key leadership roles towards a better tomorrow. She is an ocean advocate, science communicator, Marine Biologist, public speaker. podcast host, lover of the arts and Adventure, Board Member for the Pangea Seed Foundation, but she is foremost the first African-American woman to host her own science television series.  Danni is deeply passionate about inspiring the next generation to connect deeply to the natural world, and has spent over 10 years finding creative ways to convert her love for the ocean, and interest in science, into exciting, inventive projects.  She is the host of a recent STEM educational TV show featuring the most current advances in bio-inspired technology and design called Xploration: Nature Knows Best, which aired nationwide on FOX, streams on HULU and Amazon Prime.  She is a graduate of the University of Miami with a degree in Marine Science & Biology.  In addition to her love of Marine Biology, youth outreach and the arts, she is also an avid scuba diver, stand-up paddle boarder, digital influencer, curly girl and devotee to the outdoors.  She became a certified scuba diver at 17  and at age 21, she co-founded the Big Blue & You, a 501C-3 dedicated to inspiring and educating youth about marine conservation through arts and media.      LEARN MORE ABOUT DANNI WASHINGTON here:    Meet Danni Washington: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFDKug7VWBs Follow Danni on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danniwashington/?hl=en Follow Danni on Twitter: https://twitter.com/danniwashington?s=20 Website: https://www.danniwashington.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danniwashington Genius Generation Podcast: https://www.trax.fm/the-genius-generation Big Blue and You Website: https://bigblueandyou.org/ Mocha Mermaid: https://www.mochamermaid.com/ TEDx-youth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lr9afMgcTQ Watch Stem #10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BL6BVlA6B0 Xploration Station: https://xplorationstation.vhx.tv/nature-knows-best/videos/subscribe-now-xploration-nature-knows-best-with-danni-washington Planet Home: https://www.facebook.com/planethome.eco/videos/594122337827078/ Board Member: https://www.pangeaseed.foundation/about-us/team/   “The sense of wonder and curiosity every time I looked at the ocean and horizon really sparked something inside me. ” - Danni Washington   TO SUGGEST A GUEST YOU CAN REACH US here: [email protected] or take the EPIC OCEAN CHALLENGE follow this link: https://www.ourepicocean.com/challengevid