Project Managers
Mark Janes – Project Manager / Mapping Specialist
In 2002, Mark joined the team at Nuka Research as a project assistant and mapping specialist. Prior to this, he graduated from the University of Texas-Austin in 1989 and spent 12 years working in Community Mental Health Centers in Colorado and Alaska providing case management and mental health services. He found that much of the discipline and skills used in social work transferred well to managing and completing projects in the environmental field.
Mark has always loved maps, and it was the cartography that first drew him to Alaska. He continues to obtain additional training and education in mapping and geographic information systems. In addition to mapping, Mark has done extensive field survey and design work in the development of the State of Alaska’s Geographic Response Strategies and the Potential Places of Refuge Projects. He especially enjoys these field visits, which involve traveling via small research vessels to some of the most environmentally sensitive and beautiful coastal waters in Alaska.
Mark lives outside Seldovia, Alaska with his wife and son in a small cabin overlooking Kachemak Bay and the Kenai Mountains. He is so taken with the Alaskan coastline, that he recently purchased and is refurbishing a 1964 Cal30 sailboat. Now if he only knew how to sail...
Jooyi Ryan - Project Manager
Jooyi Ryan joined Nuka Research in 2011 with a background that includes six years of active duty as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard, a post-graduate degree in international policy, and a deployment to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill where she served as the coordinator for Coast Guard Liaison Officer and delivered daily policy briefings to the White House and Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security. Jooyi's past work experience includes a Lecture position at Lasell College, where she taught in the Communications Department.
Jooyi lives on Cape Cod with her husband and two young children. She continues to serve in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, and in her free time enjoys running, gardening, and cooking.