Lucy is truly a special friend of the Turtle Lady Legacy, not only for her ongoing collaboration with us but also because of her deep commitment to the welfare of sea turtles.

Lucy is a Biological Technician with the Division of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery of the Padre Island National Seashore for the National Park Service and has literally devoted herself heart and soul to sea turtle conservation along the Texas Gulf coast. In addition to hands-on care of the turtles themselves, she has also conducted educational presentations at Sea Turtle Inc. on South Padre Island for tourists and schoolchildren over the past several years.

Like Ila, Lucy is an untiring champion of the Kemp's ridley and has truly earned the respect of her peers in sea turtle conservation. She has also made the trek down to Rancho Nuevo in Mexico, following in Ila's footsteps, and takes every opportunity to expand her knowledge about sea turtle behavior so as to better help them.