Experience

New England Fishery Management Council

• United States
• Fisheries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fishery Specialist

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Noaa Marine Fisheries

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fishery Management Specialist

  • Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

  Assist in the development and submission of rule making packages for annual fishery specifications and fishery management plan amendments.Compile and organize documents for administrative records.Contribute to fishery management team meetings.Support in the writing of the Coastal Pelagic Species Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology report.Write sections of numerous NEPA documents, including a programmatic Environmental Assessment for the West Coast halibut fishery. Assist in the development and submission of rule making packages for annual fishery specifications and fishery management plan amendments.Compile and organize documents for administrative records.Contribute to fishery management team meetings.Support in the writing of the Coastal Pelagic Species Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology report.Write sections of numerous NEPA documents, including a programmatic Environmental Assessment for the West Coast halibut fishery.



North Pacific Fishery Management Council

• Fishery Analyst (Alaska SeaGrant Fellow)

  • Aug 2020 - Jul 2021

  Conduct an EA/RIR for a proposed action to set crab prohibited species catch (PSC) limits to their lowest levels in trawl fisheries when the directed crab fishery is closedAnalyze federal rulemakings to create a programmatic summary of the Halibut and Sablefish Fixed Gear IFQ Program and associated amendmentsDevelop discussion papers for and give presentations to the NPFMC members on fisheries management issues Conduct an EA/RIR for a proposed action to set crab prohibited species catch (PSC) limits to their lowest levels in trawl fisheries when the directed crab fishery is closedAnalyze federal rulemakings to create a programmatic summary of the Halibut and Sablefish Fixed Gear IFQ Program and associated amendmentsDevelop discussion papers for and give presentations to the NPFMC members on fisheries management issues



Seattle Aquarium

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Ocean Policy Assistant

  • Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

  Research and analyze environmental issues at all levels of government.Summarize and report on relevant scientific studies, government reports, and draft legislation. Support outreach and communications activities for multifaceted policy campaigns by writing comment letters, email action alerts, and testimonies for legislative hearings. Research and analyze environmental issues at all levels of government.Summarize and report on relevant scientific studies, government reports, and draft legislation. Support outreach and communications activities for multifaceted policy campaigns by writing comment letters, email action alerts, and testimonies for legislative hearings.



Save Our Wild Salmon

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Organizer

  • Oct 2018 - Oct 2019

  Inform policy makers on current issues and pieces of legislature.Track and develop weekly reports on water temperatures and salmon runs in the Columbia Basin.Lead outreach and communications through event planning, newsletter writing, and social media. Inform policy makers on current issues and pieces of legislature.Track and develop weekly reports on water temperatures and salmon runs in the Columbia Basin.Lead outreach and communications through event planning, newsletter writing, and social media.



University of Washington

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teachers Aide

  • Sep 2018 - Dec 2018



Washington State Department of Natural Resources

• United States
• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Field Technician

  • Aug 2018 - Sep 2018

  Track the status and trends of riparian and aquatic habitat in the Olympic Experimental State Forest for an ongoing data-gathering project assessing the impacts of logging practices on salmon streams. Track the status and trends of riparian and aquatic habitat in the Olympic Experimental State Forest for an ongoing data-gathering project assessing the impacts of logging practices on salmon streams.



AmeriCorps

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Food Educator with Common Threads Farm

  • Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

  Develop and instruct seed-to-table curriculum in elementary schools in the Bellingham, WA school district.Develop and manage school vegetable gardens.Provide service to local farms and food banks. Develop and instruct seed-to-table curriculum in elementary schools in the Bellingham, WA school district.Develop and manage school vegetable gardens.Provide service to local farms and food banks.



Seattle University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Biology Department Teachers Aide

  • Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2016 - Jun 2017

  My work involved developing and quantifying genome sizes for decapods in order to compare genome size with latitudinal range and body size. The publication depicting my findings is currently under review by the Journal of Biogeography. Side projects included investigating the changes in character habits of isopods residing in the Duwamish River, a superfund site, as compared to local uncontaminated sites and completing biodiversity surveys around watersheds in the greater Seattle area.



Seattle University Center for Environmental Justice and Sustainability

• Intern

  • Feb 2014 - Mar 2017

  I assisted in the gathering and analyzing of data regarding campus carbon emissions, filling out of campus sustainability reports, implementing student outreach programs, creating informational videos regarding sustainability related activities and research on campus, and creating content for and edit the Center webpage. I assisted in the gathering and analyzing of data regarding campus carbon emissions, filling out of campus sustainability reports, implementing student outreach programs, creating informational videos regarding sustainability related activities and research on campus, and creating content for and edit the Center webpage.