Michael is the President
and co-founder of The Ocean Channel, a media company focused on the
production and distribution of ocean content via the Internet. Hanrahan
was worked in the environmental media business for the past 15 years,
managing projects for clients such as the National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), The Nature Conservancy, IMAX, the
Environmental Defense Center, and the National Park Service. Hanrahan
founded and co-produces the Santa Barbara Ocean Film Festival, each
year bringing the very best ocean films from around the world to Santa
Barbara, CA for screenings and awards. Recent efforts have found
Michael working closely with University of California, Santa Barbara in
the development of their Environmental Media Initiative. Hanrahan leads
a video journalism program during UCSB's summer classes called Blue
Horizons, a concept designed to enhance student ability to communicate
the critical marine environmental issues of our time using "next
generation" digital tools.
