Stacy R. Ward

Stacy Rogers Ward is a small animal veterinarian with fifteen years of experience as a marine mammal stranding veterinarian. She cared for whales on local beaches, many of whom had ingested plastic. Currently, she serves on the board of the Coastal Studies Institute in Manteo, NC. She has been writing for over a decade.

Stacy lives in Wilmington, NC, with her extremely patient husband and young adult children who do as they please and generally make a big mess. She has too many dogs, a couple of very obnoxious cats, and a giant but thankfully quiet tortoise named Lewis.