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​

Communications Specialist | Lucile Packard Foundation|  Summer 2022- Present

  • Interviewed doctors, researched clinical trials, worked between design and development communications teams managing donor relations materials

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Staff Reporter | The Maine Monitor |  Summer 2020- Summer 2021

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

 

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

  • Attended editorial meetings, wrote original blogs, created weekly newsletters, reposted external stories and planed annual events 

 

Podcast Producer | 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 Writer |MBARI | Spring 2019

 

Newspaper Reporter | Santa Cruz Sentinel | Winter 2019- Spring 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 Reporter| KZSC Santa Cruz | Fall 2018 

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

 

Science Writer | 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 Researcher | Colby College | Summer 2017- Summer 2018

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

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Field & Lab Technician | University of Alaska | Summer 2016 - Summer 2017

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

Skills

  • Project Management

  • Photography 

  • Ghostwriting

  • Fact-checking

  • Grant writing

  • Instagram, Twitter, TikTok

  • Adobe Creative Suite

  • Microsoft Office Suite

  • Amadeus Pro​

  • Mailchimp

  • Drupal

  • Wordpress

  • Canva

  • Intermediate Spanish