
McClellan was matched with the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, where she will work to establish and pilot a method for calculating the user capacity of tourist sites and provide recommendations to guide sustainable development of a growing tourism industry.
McClellan earned a B.S. degree in Environmental and Natural Resources from Clemson University and a Master’s in Environmental Studies from the College of Charleston. She worked as a coastal resilience research associate for the Consortium before heading to the Northern Mariana Islands for her fellowship position.
The Coastal Management Fellowship was established in 1996 to provide on-the-job education and training opportunities for postgraduate students and project assistance for state coastal zone management programs. McClellan is the 19th nominee by the Consortium to be selected.
Photo: Kelsey McClellan by Susan Ferris Hill, S.C. Sea Grant Consortium.