
Charlotte County
Katherine
Rose
County Extension Agent
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Despite growing up in New Jersey, Kate became acquainted with South Florida waters when she earned her open water scuba certification in Key Largo at age 10. A life long gator fan, Kate attended the University of Florida, earning her B.S. in Marine Science and M.S. in Fisheries and Aquatic sciences. Her thesis focused on the effects of trap confinement on stone crabs but she also has experience with sponge restoration following cyanobacteria blooms in Florida Bay and small scale tilapia aquaculture in Belize. As a student Kate earned several awards and Grants for her work including the ET York Junior Medal of Excellence from the College and Agricultural and Life sciences and the Outstanding 4 Year Scholar Award from the UF Alumni Association and Honors Program. When not at work, she can be found singing along to Broadway showtunes.Charlotte County Extension Programming

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