WORK EXPERIENCE

MBARI, FathomNet Engagement Coordinator | Jan 2023 - Present

Domain Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Marine Biology, Game Development, Deep Sea Exploration 

• Led user acquisition campaigns, scaling software product users from 50 in 2023 to 50,000 in 2025

• Established and expanded digital presence, increasing social media audience by 72% across platforms (Instagram, LinkedIn, Discord, Email) by 2025

• Owned outreach for the program and three software solutions—setting strategy, writing and producing content, and reporting results to leadership

• Built the operational foundation for a new cross-institutional R&D program, defining partnerships, workflows, and shared program goals

• Recruited and coordinated 18 partner organizations to contribute to FathomNet's research and storytelling efforts

• Coordinated live events and community workshops to boost program visibility and participation

• Delivered presentations at conferences and events, including Ocean Sciences Meeting, NSF Convergence Accelerator, and NOAA Library Seminars, expanding FathomNet's reach across research, policy, and education sectors

• Oversaw freelance designers and writers to create web and social media assets

Environmental Defense Fund, Communications Specialist | Jun 2022 - Jan 2023

Domain Areas:  Fisheries Management, Climate Policy, Oceanography

• Supported communications strategies for EDF Oceans' campaigns across 5 workstreams

• Developed written and visual content for blogs, social media, press releases, reports, PowerPoints, videos, fact sheets, graphics, and media pitches

• Coordinated project management between multiple internal teams and external partners, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outputs

Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions, Communications Assistant | Feb 2021 - May 2022

Domain Areas: Coastal Management, Ocean Policy, Blue Foods

• Managed and created content for 5 social media channels, increasing annual engagements by 15%

• Coordinated and tracked project outputs and metrics for digital campaigns

• Researched, pitched, and produced multimedia stories to promote ocean research and conservation efforts, focusing on coastal and Indigenous communities

National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS), Research Assistant | Jun 2021 - Sep 2021

Domain Areas: Data visualization, Education

• Collaborated with a multi-institutional team from Stanford, UCSB, and Palau International Coral Reef Center to develop and produce an open-source training course on data management and visualization.

Protect Hakipu‘u ‘Ohana, Campaign Consultant | Jul 2020 - Oct 2020

Domain Areas: Environmental Justice, Indigenous Stewardship, Area-based conservation

• Formulated an overall legal and publicity strategy by building an advocacy network for Indigenous environmental activists

• Interviewed 8 community members to gather testimony, developing a storytelling strategy that provided the foundation for a future documentary

EDUCATION

Stanford University, M.A. Environmental Communication; B.A. International Relations, Minor in Human Rights

Stanford in Oxford, Oxford, England | 2019

• Completed tutorial on Climate Justice and Indigenous Rights at Oxford University

Bing Overseas Seminar in Palau, Koror, Palau | 2017

• Conducted field research project on coral reef reproduction with a team of my peers

• Analyzed impacts of anthropogenic sedimentation on coastal ecosystems

SKILLS

Writing, Copyediting, Data Visualization, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace, Stakeholder Management, Video Production (Adobe Premiere, Final Cut), Graphic Design (Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Canva), MailChimp CRM, Website Design (WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Drupal), Google Analytics, Project Management and Workflow Setup (Trello, Asana, Notion), Social Media Management (Meta Business, Sprout, Buffer) 

LANGUAGES

English (fluent), Spanish (working proficiency), Hawaiian (beginner), Italian (beginner)