Ben is a Biologist and an Aquatic Specialist and the Business Development Consultant for Northern TX, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. He has a passion for the outdoors and his commitment to conservation aligns perfectly with SOLitude’s mission. He enjoys leveraging his strong communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships with clients and contribute to the protection of aquatic resources.
Prior to his current role as a Business Development Consultant for SOLitude, he performed a variety of biological work across the country and internationally. As an undergraduate, he worked in a water quality and fisheries management lab at Wright State University and also completed an internship in South Texas working as a ranchland management technician. Immediately following graduation, Ben worked in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska as a fisheries observer for a year. He worked and lived on-board commercial fishing vessels and provided biological information about fish-catch efforts to regulating bodies. Following his stint as a fisheries observer, he began graduate school at Texas Christian University and worked on freshwater systems and heavy-metal dynamics of High Arctic ponds in Greenland.
Ben graduated from Texas Christian University with a Master of Science in Biology. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Integrated Sciences from Wright State University in Ohio. With a diverse background in biological sciences, Ben has gained extensive experience in various ecological settings across the United States and internationally.
Ben is originally from central Ohio and grew up with a love for the outdoors. He spent the better part of two decades dedicating himself to becoming a better hunter, fisherman, and outdoorsman. This love for the outdoors has informed his career path, and he’s looking forward to contributing to the conservation of aquatic resources with SOLitude.