For the past 20 years, Jim Toomey has been writing and drawing the daily comic strip Sherman's Lagoon, which is syndicated to over 150 newspapers in North America, including the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Toronto Star.  It also appears in over 20 foreign countries, in six languages.  Jim has just completed his twentieth book, published by Andrews McMeel. Sherman's Lagoon combines two of his life-long passions:  art and the sea. Jim has recently repurposed his cartooning skills into animation, and is working on a series of short films in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme on the topic of ocean conservation. 

In addition to his comic strip, Jim is also active in ocean conservation, and serves as the executive director of Mission Blue, a network of non-profits dedicated to creating marine protected areas. Jim graduated with a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from Duke, got his master’s of liberal arts from Stanford, and a masters of environmental management from Duke.  Jim lives in Annapolis, Maryland with his wife and two children.

For more information, see The Green Grok (pt 1) and Part 2 and Dukenvironment stories about Jim.