Faith Bellas

Faith graduated from the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School in 2020 with a dual B.S. in Marine Science and Biology. During study abroad with the UGalapagos program she discovered her passion for island conservation and the protection of endemic species. Upon moving to Hawai’i she volunteered with Hawai'i Marine Animal Response on O'ahu and became part of the Kupu ‘Āina Corps program where she gained experience in aviculture with critically endangered Hawaiian forest birds, including the ʻalalā, at the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center in Volcano. Then she worked as the assistant wildlife biologist for the Catalina Island Conservancy gaining fieldwork experience with a variety of island species including seabirds and island foxes. She returns to Hawai'i to join MFBRP, eager to once again work with the ʻalalā in hopes of seeing them thrive in the forest of Maui.