Starypan, Greg

Greg Starypan claims the Pacific Northwest as home; although he was born in New Jersey, he has lived in either Oregon or Washington State for the past thirty-eight years. Graduating from the University of Washington with a BS in oceanography and from Rutgers University with an MS in zoology, his professional career has included an interesting variety of jobs. Over the years, Starypan has worked as a researcher, community college instructor, aquaculture facility manager, zoo education director, grant writer, and acting animal curator.

Informed by his years of animal expertise and inspired by...