- Founder, President 2004-2019 of Te Mana O Te Moana Foundation
- Spirit of the Ocean 2004
- Director of Strategy
- Veterinary Doctor, Doctor in marine ecology, MBA
Settled in French Polynesia since 1993, Dr. Cécile Gaspar has a degree in veterinary medicine, a MBA and a PhD in marine ecology. She is a founding member of World Ocean Network, Tetiaroa Society, French Polynesian Maritime Cluster, and has participated to the Blue Climate Initiative.
In addition, she founded in 2004 te mana o te moana NGO “spirit of the ocean” and after holding the President position from 2004 till 2019 she is now is the director of Strategy for the Foundation.
Main topics are marine education (over 140.000 students received), conservation and research with a focus on sea turtles: a dedicated clinic (over 650 turtles received) opened in 2004 and a 18-year turtle nesting monitoring on Tetiaroa atoll has helped inventoried over 8000 turtle tracks in partnership with The Brando resort. Cecile is also part of the board and scientific committee of Tetiaroa Society Foundation (2010) and she has joined Pacific Beachcomber Group as its Sustainability advisor (2019).
Cecile develops multiple monitoring programs on wildlife and participates to many international conferences as well as delivers lectures for international audiences. For her continuous effort in marine conservation over 30 years in French Polynesia, Cécile Gaspar has been honored as a Knight of the National Order of Merit in (2012) and the National Order of Legion of Honor (2022).