Carol with friend Carol and Tilde. Photo by Rick Peterson.

Carol Kaynor

Web and Database Coordinator

Alaska Sea Grant role

Coordinate and develop Web presence. Provide Web-based administrative services for faculty, administration, and federal funding agencies. Monitor online information and request content updates when needed. Provide primary technical desktop computer and IT support to staff. Encourage and monitor social networking efforts. Coordinate database development and maintenance. Joined Alaska Sea Grant in September 1993.

Education

Expertise

Website design and usability, search engine optimization, editing, online and print publication production, working with database users and developers, and rescuing houseplants.

Current and ongoing projects

Assisting with in-house development and implementation of various components of Alaska Sea Grant's comprehensive database system; continuing work on projects to redesign Alaska Sea Grant/MAP website and to incorporate dynamic pages from database system. Favorite ongoing project is the "Alaska Tsunami" website (Alaska's regional competition as part of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl).

Most rewarding contributions

Selected awards and accomplishments

(shared with Publications Manager)

What I do when not at Sea Grant

Train sled dogs and compete in local sprint races, and write about skijoring. Write poems and nonfiction stories. Began gardening in summer 2012. Took up run/walking at age 54, and completed the Equinox Marathon in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Am currently training for the 2013 Equinox. Married to Sea Grant communications designer Dave Partee.

Selected (nonwork) publications

Carol mushing dogs Photo by Dave Partee.