Dr. Drew Carey ’76

Dr. Drew Carey ‘76 is the Principal Scientist at CoastalVision, an environmental services firm in Newport, RI. Earlier this month, he received the Rhode Island and New England Microenterprise of the Year Award for mentoring small businesses.  Drew has developed a collaborative business model that allows small businesses to share resources and workload.

“It’s unusual for an environmental services company to receive this kind of award,” Drew said, “so I am very pleased”.

The award was presented on June 12th at the Rhode Island Salute to Small Business Awards Luncheon. CoastalVision was among ten small businesses receiving awards this year from the U.S. Small Business Association’s Rhode Island District Office.

Drew is a marine scientist with over thirty years’ experience in environmental monitoring and marine policy. In 1999, he formed CoastalVision LLC and began working with groups to address environmental management challenges for an array of ocean and coastal policy issues. Drew graduated from Evergreen in 1976 after completing a Bachelor of Science with a focus on geology and biological oceanography. He earned PhD in Geology and Marine Ecology from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.