Kim Marshall –Tilas – Senior Director 
Kim began working with Dr. Roger Payne and Ocean Alliance in 1992. Her work is wide-ranging from administrative to research and education projects. Kim has been featured in several documentary films including the popular IMAX release "Whales" where she made a debut swim with a group of curious southern right whales.
Born and raised near Toronto, Ontario (Canada), Kim has pursued her life–long passion to work with whales since she was a child. In 1989 she co–founded the Whale and Dolphin Society of Canada, and in 1992 she was asked to join Ocean Alliance in Lincoln, Massachusetts. In 1999 Kim was promoted to Senior Director. Starting as Coordinator of Expeditions aboard Ocean Alliance’s research vessel Odyssey, Kim assisted Dr. Roger Payne in on all aspects of research and administration for Ocean Alliance programs.
In 1995, as Director of Ocean Research Programs, Kim helped plan the Voyage of the Odyssey, a five–year study to gather the first ever baseline data on concentrations of toxic contaminants in the worlds' oceans. Kim is currently organizing education programs and coordinated the design of an award-winning curriculum based on Ocean Alliance research.
Kim is also principal manager and scientific associate of Ocean Alliance’s Right Whale Program along with Senior Scientist Victoria Rowntree. The program, now in its 39th year, is the longest, continuous study of its kind. Kim lectures and trains naturalists regarding whale behavior and environmental threats, and frequently makes guest appearances on radio and television programs and popular magazines. Since 1996 she has participated in WhaleNet's "Ask a Scientist" program.
Kim has studied dolphins, humpback, right and sperm whales. Her work has taken her to remote areas of Southern Argentina, the Galapagos Islands off Ecuador, Mexico's Sea of Cortez, Alaska, and areas of the South Pacific Ocean. Kim lives in suburban Boston and holds a degree in biology.
