Over the past 12 years, I have gained a breadth of experience in program and project management, research administration, and partnership development. Most recently, as the Program Director at PangeaSeed, I worked with the founders to develop a new organizational strategy, vision, and mission focused on increasing ocean literacy through the transformative power of creativity and art. I led program and partner development, designing collaborative opportunities for artists and researchers to communicate complex ocean narratives through the co-creation of multimedia artwork. My contributions helped expand PangeaSeed's scope and impact, fostering a global network of ocean advocates.

In past positions, I have been the lead project manager on an interdisciplinary National Science Foundation Blue Economy Accelerator project, directed operations at an environmental data design consultancy, managed an international research program at an academic institute, supported the growth of an art tech start-up, and pursued a portfolio of creative and volunteer interests in underwater art reefs and marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation.

With a BA in Environmental Studies from Pitzer College and an MS in Marine Biology from Northeastern University, I am trained in qualitative and quantitative methods of identification, collection, and analysis of marine data. I am American Academy of Underwater Science (AAUS) scientific diver certified with over 60 research dives completed. For my master’s thesis, I developed a novel framework to classify climate change adaptation actions in coastal regions of developing countries. This paper was the subject of my research fellowship and published in the journal World Development.

As the child of a scientist and an artist, my parents encouraged a keen sense of curiosity and a creative eye from an early age. Finding ways to bridge art and science has been a common thread throughout my academic and professional path that I’ve woven into my unique approach to working in the ocean research and conservation field.

Below is a gallery of photos taken underwater while conducting fieldwork in Massachusetts, Panama, and the British Virgin Islands.