Amy Giannotti

Amy Giannotti

Amy is the past-president of the Cambrian Foundation and holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in biology from Marietta College (Ohio) and earned her Master of Science
degree in environmental science from the University of Virginia, with a specialty in
marine ecology.
During her 20-year tenure with the Foundation, she had the unique opportunity to lead
conservation initiatives here in the United States and in several other countries of
Central America and the Caribbean. As the president of the Cambrian Foundation from
2005-2019, she led scientific expeditions in Bermuda, Mexico, and Florida that promote
the preservation and protection of critical cave and karst environments, historic
shipwrecks, and implemented expedition participation programs for students, teachers,
and scientists in the United States and abroad. These expeditions required complex
logistical coordination related to scientific/cave diving, sampling, permitting, fundraising,
and liaising with international government agencies, schools, and local interest groups.
Amy now works with Schoolyard Films, a non-profit organization that makes nature films
for kids! The Cambrian Foundation’s awesome educational outreach programs were
featured in Schoolyard’s film “Clear Water, Clean Water? Exploring the Floridan Aquifer”
which won a Telly Award in 2019 for Best Cinematography. The Cambrian Foundation’s
mission, projects, and personnel remain very dear to Amy’s heart!
In addition to her non-profit work, Amy is the founder of AquaSTEM Consulting, LLC –
an environmental consulting company specializing in lake and aquatic plant
management, aquatic habitat restoration, and STEM outreach initiatives. Amy is a
Certified Lake Manager and has over 25 years of experience working in temperate and
subtropical marine and freshwater systems, including coastal and freshwater vegetation
dynamics, exotic species management, impacts of nutrient enrichment and remediation
efforts, stormwater management and watershed hydrology, and public speaking on
environmental issues affecting lakes, springs, and karst community ecology.