Experience

NOAA Satellite and Information Service

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Analyst

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  Support for the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Systems at NOAA NESDIS Support for the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Systems at NOAA NESDIS



ASRC Federal

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Analyst

  • Mar 2022 - Dec 2022

  Support for the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Systems at NOAA NESDIS Support for the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Systems at NOAA NESDIS



United States Senate

• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Knauss Marine Policy Fellow, Office of U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (HI)

  • Feb 2021 - Feb 2022

  -Appropriations. Provided technical analysis of the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget proposal for NOAA, NSF, NASA, FEMA, and USDA. Co-managed agriculture, ocean, science, weather, natural disaster, and emergency preparedness FY2022 appropriations asks. Led and vetted member sign-on letters and responding to constituent requests. -Legislation. Developed, drafted, and negotiated legislation on a variety of oceans and science topics: STEM talent development; improvement of the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System; derelict fishing gear; and expanding the role of citizen science. Co-led major office legislative initiatives: Restoring Resilient Reefs Act; Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture Act. Development, drafting, and negotiation of legislation. Co-equal team member on Senate-wide initiatives: COVID relief; budget reconciliation; infrastructure; and U.S. Innovation and Competition Act. -Committee Business. Active support and staffing for Senate Appropriations Committee and Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee executive sessions and hearings: analysis of and recommendations regarding bills, amendments, and presidential nominees. Drafted legislation and amendments for Senator's consideration and/or introduction. Discussion with committee and member office staffs to advance Senator's priorities. -Strategic Interactions. Guided meeting trajectories and interactions with member offices, committee offices, federal agencies, and non-federal stakeholders. -Community Project Development. Partnered with Senator’s state office staff to develop community-driven projects for Congressionally Directed Spending requests, as well as for legislative opportunities like the Water Resources Development Acts. Supported implementation of priority projects outside the legislative process by identifying opportunities for constituents such as competitive grant programs and NGO partnerships. Show less



University of Washington

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Sep 2020 - Jan 2021

  I continued my work on modeling transport of harmful algal blooms in the Pacific Northwest as part of this region’s Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful Algal Blooms (MERHAB) program.

• Graduate Student

  • Aug 2013 - Sep 2020

  My research focused on understanding the relationship between phytoplankton productivity and wind patterns in the California Current System using satellite data and output from a regional ocean model developed by the UW Coastal Modeling Group. I also worked on modeling transport of harmful algal blooms in the Pacific Northwest as part of this region’s Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful Algal Blooms (MERHAB) program.