Leila Avery

Level 1 Oyster Ambassador
Written By Julie Qiu

IG: @leila.shucks

Location: Newport News, Virginia, USA

Certified: L1 - 02/22/26

Current Role: Student, William & Mary Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences at Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Most meaningful oyster: Summerstone

Favorite oyster to shuck: Walrus & Carpenter

Dream oyster destination: Australia

Proudest oyster accomplishments to date: Placing 2nd (women), 8th overall at my first National Oyster Shucking Competition

Favorite thing about being an OMG member: The community

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