About

Born and raised in Carmel, California, my love and passion for the oceans, forests, and mountains began at a young age and has followed me throughout my career. 

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Following my undergraduate education at the University of California, Berkeley, I spent six years working as an Assistant Scientist for the Sea Education Association (SEA) and as a Wildlife Biologist for Yosemite National Park.

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With SEA, I spent almost a thousand days at sea sailing, teaching undergraduates, and conducting oceanographic research in the North Atlantic, Caribbean, and South Pacific Oceans.

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At Yosemite, I worked to restore aquatic habitat for endangered amphibian species and managed field crews spread out between five remote field sites in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. 

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These two careers helped guide me to my most recent endeavor, pursuing a PhD in Ecology and Environmental Science at the University of Maine, Orono, studying environmental and sedimentary DNA.