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Santa Cruz, California, United States

Lead fundraising, stakeholder outreach, financial management, strategic direction, and program implementation for Save Our Shores, while working hand-in-hand with the Board of Directors; Serve as the face of Save Our Shores at public events; Lead mission-related advocacy efforts

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Advise companies on sustainability as part of the Ocean Engagement Fund; Plan, fundraise for, and implement coastal habitat restoration projects in the Caribbean; Facilitate trinational marine science meetings among scientists and policy makers from Cuba, Mexico, and the U.S. in order to promote collaboration in the region (e.g. a Gulf of Mexico marine protected area network); Develop sustainable tourism options for Cuba’s growing tourism industry

Lead multi-partner project to improve IUU fishing risk assessment in seafood supply chains by building a data solution, focusing on vessel-level data; Form a network of industry, non-profit, academic, and government stakeholders to support solution development; Collaborate with seafood companies to improve their efforts to combat IUU fishing and partnerships with governments; Track and report to donors progress made

Bellingham, Washington, United States

Was selected as a Kinship Conservation Fellow, which trains conservation leaders around the world in conservation finance

Miami, Florida

Run fundraising campaigns and write grants; Manage organization's communications through social media and newsletters; Oversee donor management software; Manage volunteer programs and conservation travel in Cuba and Costa Rica, including all logistics, trip planning, budgeting, on-the-ground implementation, collaborations with local partners, and follow-up; Establish small-scale ecotourism initiatives that focus on community development and conservation; Develop specialized study abroad programs and retreats

Seattle, Wa

Organized and helped plan a workshop on fisher learning exchanges; Researched and wrote literature review and other documents related to workshop topic; Conducted interviews with workshop participants in English and Spanish; Wrote thesis on the key attributes of successful fisher learning exchanges based on interviews with exchange participants and organizersFor more information on the workshop and fisher learning exchanges in general, please see the video below created by the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center:

Seattle, Wa

Planned and taught weekly lab sections; Designed and graded quizzes and tests; Held office hours and coordinated with fellow teaching assistants and professors

Middlebury College Language Schools

Took Portuguese grammar and Brazilian culture classes during 7-week intensive Portuguese language program at Middlebury Language Schools; Wrote, presented, and communicated in Portuguese throughout entire program; Achieved intermediate level of Portuguese

Seattle, Wa

Conducted research on climate-smart coastal and marine spatial planning initiatives; Interviewed principal investigators for these initiatives; Wrote case studies regarding initiatives for publication on EcoAdapt's climate adaptation website

Universidad De Costa Rica, San Ramón, Costa Rica

Taught and tutored English to Costa Rican university students; Designed and implemented lesson plans in oral communication, phonetics, and phonology; Coached students on public speaking and media analysis; Assisted phonetics and phonology professors in classroom instruction

Shannon Point Marine Center, Anacortes, Wa

Participated in an NSF-funded study of the effects of ocean acidification on the calcifying phytoplankton, Emiliana huxleyi; Maintained cultures of E. huxleyi at desired CO2 concentrations, took samples at various time intervals, and measured individual E. huxleyi using a Scanning Electron Microscope; Performed one-way ANOVAs and t-tests to test data for significance; Studied impacts of increasing CO2 on phytoplankton in Northern Puget Sound

Oberlin College Living Machine, Oberlin, Oh

Collected water samples to test dissolved oxygen and fecal coliform levels of the Living Machine, a biological water treatment facility that mimics the processes of a wetland in order to treat and recycle waste water; Conducted daily maintenance (e.g. cleaned probes, read gauges, trimmed plants); Gave educational tours to students and guests of the Living Machine

Bellingham, Wa

Gave tours to visitors, explaining the life history of the animals in the aquarium; Prepared food for animals and fed animals on a daily schedule; Produced educational material for visitors and grade-school children; Performed general aquarium maintenance

Master Of Marine Affairs, Marine Systems, Policy, And Management And Nonprofit Management Certificate

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology, General

Summer Language School, Portuguese

Tropical Biology And Conservation

Took classes on the biology of Costa Rica's terrestrial and marine environments; Traveled around the country to learn about various.

Marine Conservation

Took classes on Baja California's marine biology and marine conservation efforts; Explored recovery patterns of mangroves in Magdalena Bay.