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Santa Barbara, California, United States

As a contractor working for the NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, I facilitate various projects to aid in marine conservation and management of the Sanctuary. My responsibilities include event planning and stakeholder management and communication, education and outreach coordination, management plan tracking and reporting, and climate.

San Diego, California, United States

As the Education Director for WMFO, I developed educational programs that focused on marine science and conservation, targeted towards underserved youth in San Diego County. Additional to education based responsibilities, I conduct general non-profit management including budgeting, reporting, grant writing, event planning, partnership building, and general.

La Jolla, California, United States

I managed rocky intertidal field monitoring and subsequent scientific analysis of benthic community 3D models under the Tribal Intertidal Digital Ecological Surveys (TIDES) project. Completed project objectives by prioritizing attainable goals to satisfy the deliverables of the $250,000 multi-year grant.I focused on spatial and temporal variability in.

San Diego, California, United States

I completed my Master's in marine biology at Sripps Institution of Oceanography studying spatial and temporal variation in rocky intertidal community composition at Cabrillo National Monumnet, San Diego, Ca. In addition to my research spent my graduate school career focused on education and student engagement. I served as a teaching assistant for 9.

San Diego, California, United States

I taught the general education college course SCI 370 “Pacific Oceans” for the spring 2023 quarter. I created all course content including the syllabus, class outline, lectures, assignments, exams and final projects. I gave lectures and activities for a total of 3 hours of weekly instruction over a 10 week quarter. I was responisble for facilitating all.

La Jolla, California, United States

As a teaching assistant (TA), I assisted in teaching undergraduate courses for 9 consecutive quarters teaching a total of over 500 students. I led 1 hour weekly discussion sections including creating lecture content and activities. I developed proficiency in teaching the courses I assisted in including: Climate Change Science and Solutions, Environmental.

As a contracted freelance writer, I developed chapter review questions for the 3rd edition of the textbook Introduction to Modern Climate Change, by Andrew Dessler. I worked collaboratively with the publisher and textbook author to finalize all content for publication. Through this processes, I further developed my in-depth knowledge of climate change.

San Diego, California, United States

As a recipient of a $4,000 grant from the Edna B. Sussman Fund for graduate students working on environmental solutions, I assisted the education coordinator at San Diego Coast Keeper in curriculum development and revitalization. I updated lecture content and format for K-6 school programs focused on clean water solutions. In this position I developed.

La Jolla, California, United States

I Served as the campus lead for the University of California San Diego Carbon Neutrality Initiative (UC CNI). I managed on-campus student engagement projects to increase understanding and promote student discussion surrounding UCSD’s progress toward the goal of being carbon neutral by 2025. In this position I recruited, interviewed, hired and supervised 5.

San Diego, California, United States

I led marine biology field courses for K-12 students aboard a chartered fishing boat in San Diego Bay. I facilitated hands on activities including trawl sampling, plankton tows and microscope analysis during a 4 hour excursion out at sea. To streamline the course for future seasons, I developed a formal curriculum for the program based on course notes from.

As an intructor for the education department at Birch Aquarium, I taught K-12 marine science classes on site at the aquarium, in the field and in classrooms around San Diego County. In this position I engaged with over 10,000 students from various socio-economic backgrounds. I also led educational outdoor public programs engaging with diverse audiences of.

Madagascar

I served as part of a small marine conservation team based in a remote village in Madagascar. Main job responsibilities included: education and outreach, volunteer training and management, citizen science based coral reef monitoring, reporting ad general program management. I served as a Divemaster leading marine monitoring teams on over 150 dives.

San Diego, California, United States

Working as a Kayak tour guide, I would bring groups of people out on the ocean and spend 2 hours exploring the cove. In this position I gained skills in public speaking and multitasking. I learned to be engaging despite many distracting physical elements. I was able to educate about the local ecology while ensuring the safety of the guests and having lots.

Master Of Science - Ms, Marine Biology

Completed a Master's of Science from Scripps Institution of Oceanograpy at UCSD studying rocky intertidal community composition using.

Bachelor'S Degree, Marine Biology

Graduated Manga Cum Laude