Hannah Medd is a marine biologist currently living in south Florida. Growing up between a horse farm in Maryland and a beach house in Florida, her love of the ocean emerged as a main focus when she earned dual degrees in Marine Biology and Ecology from Florida Tech.

Hannah recently returned from living in South Africa for 4 years after earning a Master's degree in Zoology from the Marine Biology Research Institute at the University of Cape Town. All of Hannah's free time was spent at sea with white sharks, either tagging/observing them for governmental and PhD projects or as an onboard scientist for a commercial cage diving company, promoting education and conservation among the clients. Hannah’s free time was also spent catching shy sharks for research or cruising with the cow sharks of the Cape peninsula and the whale sharks of Mozambique. Being immersed in such a 'sharky' community solidified her commitment to their conservation.

She is currently a Rescue diver pursuing qualification as an Open Water Instructor. Her other passions are her family (dogs included) and friends, photography and traveling.

Hannah joined Shark Savers in January of 2008 and has given talks on shark biology and conservation throughout Florida at groups such as the local chapters of the Sierra Club and the International Game Fishing Association. She has now joined Shark Savers’ staff as Program Manager.