I started Mothers for Nuclear with my coworker and good friend Kristin Zaitz on Earth Day in 2016. When we learned that our company planned to NOT renew the license for Diablo Canyon, we started researching the basis for that decision. As a result, we discovered that not only is this the wrong decision for humanitarian and environmental reasons, but nuclear plants across the country and the world may be under similar threat. Anti-nuclear propaganda and unfair economic policies are both working against nuclear, which happens to be one of the most vital tools we have to combat climate change, protect humanity from air pollution, and raise our quality of life by providing clean and reliable power to more people.Our mission is to develop a global community of support for clean energy. Our goal is 100% clean energy, and we are advocating for replacement of fossil fuels with every other clean energy technology. We do not have time to wait around or play favorites with technologies. We must stop emissions now.

I write operations and engineering procedures for Diablo Canyon. I am specifically in charge of our emergency operating procedures (EOPs), and am responsible for maintaining the entire procedure set. This includes incorporating guidance from the PWR Owners Group, as it applies to our site, fixing and enhancing the procedures for optimal performance by operators, and also evaluating EOP interfaces with other programs such as FLEX, fire protection, and other beyond-design scenarios. I travel to PWROG Procedure Subcommittee meetings three times per year to interface, share information, and network with writers and operators from other nuclear plants around the world.

Nuclear Operator (system/auxiliary) 2004-2006License Class 2006-2008Licensed Reactor Operator 2008-2014

My first exposure to pumps & valves, confined spaces, heavy equipment operation and many other things that helped me later in Operations at DCPP.

Manufacture rectal thermometers for cows 🐄Assembly, troubleshooting, soldering, repair, customer relations

Research Intern in Science and Engineering (RISE), worked in physics lab developing macroporous ordered-structure material for optical properties/diffraction

Summer Internship - microelectronics materials processing

Surveying, inspection of highway projects