I am currently a graduate student through Colorado State University's Conservation Leadership program. I received my bachelors of science in Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University. While at MSU, I was the communications intern for the Department of Interior's Office of Wildland Fire, and I worked with a nonprofit called Snares to Wares. After graduation, I was a volunteer coordinator for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area for a year before I attended grad school at CSU.
As a student with Colorado State University's Warner College of Natural Resources' Conservation Leadership through Learning Program, I am excited and eager to get to work in the conservation space. I came from the world of performing arts and in the midst of the pandemic, I decided to change my life and begin a journey of service and learning.
My unique life experiences have given me a specific point of view. One that I believe is useful for the adaption and problem-solving needed in the conservation space. A space that is open for new and old creative voices. Creating enough space for all, and for all to be heard and validated.
I work for Conservation Nation we are a new non-profit that relaunched in late 2021 after a long, prior history of being Friends of the National Zoo in Washington, DC.
I head up the marketing and communications along with running the grants program. Our focus is helping to make the conservation field accessible to a broader group of people and amplify those voices through our grants, education and outreach programs. My background is in program management, marketing and communications but my passion has always been in conservation and I've had the opportunity to volunteer for several conservation organizations. My two parallel paths have intersected with my role at Conservation Nation.
I help run a UK charity that builds the capacity of conservationists to plan, implement, monitor, and report on their work. I also have a fair bit of experience in tiger and sea turtle conservation.
I'm a biodiversity consultant working mainly in the corporate space. I work with large companies to help them figure out their nature-related impacts, dependancies, risks and opportunities, then use this information to create biodiversity strategies.