Mia Rimon is a Pacific expert who has been working in senior roles in Government and Pacific Regional Organizations for more than two decades years. Prior to joining the Pristine Seas team as Pacific Advisor, Rimon was the Regional Director for Melanesia for the Pacific Community (SPC). In Melanesian countries she has played a lead role in developing National Ocean Policies, in resourcing and supporting completion of Marine Spatial Plans and implementation of National Ocean Policies in the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Papua New Guinea. She has advised Pacific Island Countries and Territories on policy development and served as key advisor to the Chairman of the Vanuatu Public Service Commission. Mia founded the Youth@Work programme providing employment and training to unemployed and uneducated youth in the Solomon Islands. Mia served the Pacific Community for 17 years as a member of the Senior Leadership Team of SPC. Rimon holds a Master’s degree with Distinction in Public Policy from Flinders University in Australia and is a recognized regional expert in Gender Based Violence (GBV), having completed national studies and interventions on GBV in Kiribati and the Solomon Islands.