I’ve grown up on the west coast of North America. Born in California, grew up in Washington, studied undergrad in British Columbia and most recently lived in Oregon. I have always had a passion for exploring the beautiful coastal world.

From 2015 until 2019 I was an undergraduate student at Quest University Canada in Squamish British Columbia where I studied Coastal Ecology. My Keystone, or undergraduate thesis, was conducting an All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory and designing a long-term monitoring program for Dabob Bay, WA.

After graduating in 2019 with my Bachelor’s in Arts & Science, I began working on a habitat restoration crew through the Washington Conservation Corps.

Following my service term with WCC, I moved to Seaside Oregon to work as a fisheries observer for the company Alaskan Observers Inc. In this position I worked on commercial fishing vessels, as contracted by NOAA, to collect fisheries data as the sole scientist on board commercial trawling vessels.

After completing my year long contract with AOI, I worked for Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife as a Salmon Surveyor, monitoring the Fall and Winter chinook and coho salmon runs. And following my work with ODFW I worked at a local aquarium in an education position.

Throughout these 4 years of living life, I focused immensely on creating community, for myself and others.

I am now pursuing my Master’s Degree in Marine Science through NU’s Three Seas Program.