Previous Job Experiences: Education and Interpretation Intern at Colorado Parks and Wildlife -Partnership with the Hispanic Access Foundation -Certified in Wilderness First Aid -Certified Interpretive Guide Fishery Technician at Prince William Sound Aquaculture Cooperation Water Quality and Blue Green Algae Assessment Intern at the National Parks Service -Managed the USGS-NPS Nationwide Harmful Algal Bloom Project at Curecanti and Gunnison County Resident Assistant, Teacher Assistant and Math Tutor at Western Colorado University and the University of Hawaii at Manoa -Received an Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Grant while on National Student Exchange -Research Assistant at Western Colorado University focusing on phylogenomic perspectives and ultra conserved genomic elements