Education
University of California, Santa Cruz 
M.S. Science Communication, 2019
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California State University, Monterey Bay
B.A. Environmental Studies, 2018
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Work​
experience​

Staff Reporter | The Maine Monitor |  June 2020- May 2021

  • Produced investigative, in-depth, enterprise stories on statewide climate and energy issues as a Report for America corps member

 

Editorial Intern | Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting | Fall 2019- Winter 2020

  • Attend editorial meetings, write original blogs, create weekly newsletters, repost external stories and plan events 

 

Podcast Intern | Center for Climate Change Communication | Summer 2019

  • Independently produced and edited audio stories for the National Park Service about climate impacts on regional parks

 

Science Communication Intern |MBARI | Spring 2019

 

Editorial Intern | Santa Cruz Sentinel | Winter 2019

  • Reported from the field on a weekly basis, meeting daily deadlines and following breaking news stories in Santa Cruz

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Radio Broadcasting Intern| KZSC Santa Cruz | Fall 2018 

  • Produced weekly news clips and feature stories on scientific topics related to environmental issues in Monterey Bay

 

Science Writing Intern | Stanford News Service | Summer 2018 

  • Conducted interviews, published Q&As, prepared pre-obituaries and wrote press releases for website and newsletters  

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Interdisciplinary REU in Ethiopia | Colby College | Summer 2017 

  • Analyzed survey data, conducted lab tests, mapped forests with QGIS and created ecosystem services poster series      

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Field & Lab Technician | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Summer 2016 

  • Sampled fish stomachs using dockside sampling, beach seining and longline fishing methods; conducted stomach dissections and analyzed gut contents 

Skills

  • Professional Photography 

  • Adobe Creative Suite

  • Microsoft Office Suite

  • Amadeus Pro​

  • Mac OS X

  • Grant Writing Experience

  • Master SCUBA Diver 

  • Certified Interpretive Guide 

  • Intermediate Spanish