Ronna previously worked with The Pew Charitable Trusts’ European Marine Programme, where she coordinated the activities of its successful EU marine policy campaigns. She has worked alongside the DSCC as part of Pew’s protecting the deep sea campaign. She also managed the daily affairs and member communications of the Shark Alliance, a global coalition of shark protection advocates. She is based in Brussels and is also currently working with an EU joint programme which funds ICT solutions to ageing well. Prior to moving to Belgium, she did research, writing, policy advocacy, and project coordination work in the Philippines for NGOs working on poverty, development, and social justice issues.