Experience

Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engagement Project Manager

  • Apr 2023 - Present

• Communications Associate, Blue Food Assessment

  • Apr 2022 - Mar 2023

  Stanford, CA

• Communications Assistant

  • Feb 2018 - Apr 2022

  Stanford, CA • Communicate program news to scientific and general public audiences using social media platforms (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn), campaigns, and newsletters • Conduct interviews with researchers and write feature stories on current and upcoming ocean initiatives • Collaborate with communications team to organize and implement workshops and events related to ocean food security and illegal fishing



Friends of Ocean Action

• Switzerland
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project and Communications Consultant

  • Apr 2022 - Mar 2023

  • Supported coordination efforts among the Blue Food Partnership, research partners and the Sustainable Aquaculture Working Group to advance a Global Sustainable Aquaculture Roadmap. • Collaborated on a written World Economic Forum report for a private sector audience, incorporating scientific research findings and feedback from consultation processes.



Seattle Aquarium

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

• Ocean Policy Assistant

  • Sep 2021 - Apr 2022

  Seattle, Washington, United States • Researched, tracked, analyzed and reported on environmental issues and proposed policies at all levels of government, particularly Washington state and federal. • Supported multi-faceted policy campaigns, including tracking evolving legislation, drafting testimony for legislative hearings, developing public outreach materials, developing blogs and social media messages and writing email action alerts. • Summarized and reported on scientific studies and literature, and draft… Show more • Researched, tracked, analyzed and reported on environmental issues and proposed policies at all levels of government, particularly Washington state and federal. • Supported multi-faceted policy campaigns, including tracking evolving legislation, drafting testimony for legislative hearings, developing public outreach materials, developing blogs and social media messages and writing email action alerts. • Summarized and reported on scientific studies and literature, and draft legislation to develop talking points and position statements regarding conservation issues related to the Seattle Aquarium’s conservation priorities. Show less



Stanford University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2020 - Nov 2020

  EARTHSYS 191/291: Concepts in Environmental Communication (29 students) Introduction to the history, development, and current state of communication of environmental science and policy to non-specialist audiences.



Environmental Defense Fund

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Schneider Summer Fellow: Climate Mitigation, Oceans

  • Jun 2020 - Sep 2020

  • Conducted scientific literature reviews and synthesized governance and financing structures relating to coastal and open ocean blue carbon ecosystems for exploratory 200+ page report • Analyzed scientific and governance approaches in two case study regions – Belize and Iceland



Stanford University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Mar 2020 - Jun 2020

  ESS 8/EARTHSYS 8: The Oceans: An Introduction to the Marine Environment (11 students) The course provides a basic understanding of how the ocean functions as a suite of interconnected ecosystems, both naturally and under the influence of human activities.

• Student Advisor, Biology

  • Sep 2018 - Jun 2020

  Stanford, CA

• Resident Assistant, Freshman-Sophomore College

  • Aug 2018 - Jun 2019

  Stanford, CA



NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Hollings Undergraduate Scholar

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Ocean Acidification Program; Silver Spring, MD • Produced five Congressional briefs on ocean acidification research and policy used by program director for science briefings • Interviewed Congressional communication experts to determine effective communication strategies across multiple stakeholders • Evaluated effectiveness of communication products through pre/post survey approach • Presented research and communication materials at 2020 AAAS and Ocean Sciences Meetings



Hopkins Marine Station

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Representative

  • Sep 2018 - Jun 2019

  Stanford, CA

• Research Intern, Micheli Lab

  • Jun 2018 - Dec 2018

  Pacific Grove, CA • Examined impacts of climate change on species interactions in kelp forest ecosystems using scientific diving and kelp husbandry methods • Analyzed data collected during kelp forest caging experiments to assist with a Ph.D. dissertation research project



The Stanford Daily

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sports Reporter/Desk Editor

  • Oct 2016 - Jan 2018

  Stanford, CA



China Fieldwork Semester

• Teaching Fellow

  • Jan 2016 - May 2016

  Dali, Yunnan, China