Jill Niederberger

Jill began working aboard expedition ships in 2017 in the Pacific and Southern Oceans. For multiple IAATO Operators, she has worked as marine biologist, expedition diver, assistant expedition leader, and expedition leader.

Before working on expedition ships, Jill worked in ecotourism for five years as a naturalist, captain, divemaster, and cetacean researcher. Originally focused on North Pacific humpback whales, her interests have now expanded to global health and populations of blue whales.

Joining the IAATO Operations Team in 2023 has perfectly combined her background in expedition travel with her desire to create sustainable and lasting change to protect the Antarctic environment with responsible and educational tourism.

Jill lives in California and enjoys spending time on and in the water paddleboarding, SCUBA diving, and working on her blue whale research in her off time.