Experience

Caltech

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead Writer, Presidential Communications, Office of Strategic Communications

  • May 2016 - Present



Giant Magellan Telescope

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of External Affairs

  • Sep 2013 - May 2016

  The Giant Magellan Telescope Organization is a non-profit aiming to construct one of the world's largest telescopes. The Giant Magellan Telescope consortium includes Astronomy Australia Ltd., The Australian National University, Carnegie Institution for Science, Harvard University, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Smithsonian Institution, Texas A&M University, The University of Arizona, The University of Chicago, and The University of Texas at Austin. As Director of External Affairs, I am responsible for marketing, public relations, and other science/technology-based communications. Additionally, I support fundraising efforts by conducting research and preparing fundraising materials. My position enables me to make use of my science background as well as my love of writing. I'm excited to be a part of the GMTO team. Show less



UCLA

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Writer

  • Apr 2011 - Aug 2013

  As Senior Writer at the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) I worked in collaboration with faculty members, external agencies, and UCLA Development to prepare cases for support, proposals, press releases and other communications describing research projects and new technologies. I also contributed to research, analysis, and strategic planning for new programs. Areas of concentration at CNSI include biomedical research, neuroscience, materials science, engineering, and mathematics. As part of my responsibilities at UCLA, I also worked with the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library and the Center for Global Mentoring to develop cases for support, proposals, and web content. Show less



University of California Los Angeles

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Mar 2007 - Sep 2011

  I studied the adaptive response of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to zinc deficiency using biochemical, biophysical, and molecular biological techniques. I studied the adaptive response of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to zinc deficiency using biochemical, biophysical, and molecular biological techniques.