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San Diego, CA, US

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Oversee EDF’s efforts to achieve sustainable, profitable, and resilient fisheries, with a particular focus in the United States. Manage project budgets, including making strategic decisions about spending. Direct the work of the U.S.-focused resilient fisheries team, including consultants across the country, in service of the overall portfolio’s success..

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Collaborated with fishermen, industry representatives, supply chain actors, policymakers, and researchers to improve the resilience, sustainability, and economic performance of Highly Migratory Species (HMS) fisheries, including swordfish, tunas, and sharks. Led the development of HMS and other policy-related reports, blogs, op-eds, and webinars. Tracked.

Worked with stakeholders to develop, implement, and defend sustainable federal fisheries policy. Successfully partnered with seafood supply chain actors to protect the science and conservation provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Also led and managed EDF's efforts to develop and implement a strategy to conserve HMS, focused on reducing shark bycatch and.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Served as a policy advisor for Congressman Jared Huffman, who represents Northern California (encompassing a third of the state’s coastline), on issues related to: natural resources and environment; fisheries and oceans; wildlife and endangered species; forests, public lands, and national parks; tribal affairs; and science and technology.

Led and managed Save The Waves’ environmental campaigns to protect coastal and marine areas from point source and non-point source pollution, coastal armoring, unsustainable coastal development, and public access closure. Developed and launched the Unidos por Aguas Limpias (United for Clean Water) campaign, a national coastal cleanup campaign in Chile..

Designed, launched, and managed the Otay River Conservation Program at WiLDCOAST, an effort to conserve and restore the Otay River Valley, a 9,000-acre area of open space near the U.S. Mexico border. Oversaw every aspect of the program, including strategic planning, program consultants, advocacy, communications, and outreach to engage local communities in.

Assisted in the development and launch of social marketing and community outreach campaigns on a variety of conservation and public health issues such as stormwater pollution prevention, used oil recycling, and reducing the consumption of contaminated fish.

• Wrote feature, news, and travel pieces for various publications and published articles and photos in Transworld Business Magazine, Transworld Surf Magazine, Surfshot Magazine, Surfer’s Journal, and UCSD Alumni Magazine.

Master Of Environmental Science And Management, Coastal Marine Resources Management

B.A., Political Science, International Relations, Political Science, Spanish Literature

• National Society of Collegiate Scholar Award Recipient (2006) • Eleanor Roosevelt College Outstanding Academic Performance Award.

International Studies Abroad Program