Climate Communications Contractor | City of Milwaukee Environmental Collaboration Office

December 2025 - present

• Assist in event planning and management

• Update ECO webpages

• Design and produce outreach and communications materials such as brochures, social media posts, and mailers

• Manage ECO newsletter

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Freelance Writer | The Earth & I

April 2021 - Dec 2021, July 2025 - present

• Conducted research, interviews, and wrote thousand-word stories on topics including environmental psychology, habitat restoration in Sub-Saharan Africa, and youth conservation education in Buffalo, New York

 

​Climate Communicator | The Beckisphere Climate Corner

Oct 2020 - present

• Breaking down complicated climate change & clean energy policy, news, & science into video scripts for YouTube & live analysis for Twitch

• Produce & edit videos using Adobe Premiere

• Collaborating with international group of climate content creators

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Sustainability Coordinator Fellow | City of East Palo Alto (via the Sustainability Service Corp)

September 2024 - April 2025 (AmeriCorps program ended by DOGE)

• Facilitated & co-wrote grant proposals. Two of these grants were recently awarded to the City (for a total of ~$600k) to install 26 EV chargers & procure 4 City EVs in the next 3 years.

• Managed community outreach projects & regularly coordinating with environmental groups. Community outreach efforts include a monthly e-newsletter, sustainability events, & a flood preparedness mailer.

• Collaborated with engineers & city planners to compile documentation to prepare for City’s FEMA community rating system (CRS) site visit

 

NorCal Communications Associate | Communities for a Better Environment

September 2023 - February 2024

• Developed social media strategy for NorCal offices as first regional communications officer

• Designed & maintained 2 monthly e-newsletters through Action Network & 6 social media accounts

• Organized, advertised, & covered events

• Managed tasks & invoices for Spanish translation contractors to produce bilingual content

 

Science Writer | Naval Postgraduate School (contracted by DeVine Consulting)

January 2020 - October 2022

• Translated complex research conducted by faculty & students into feature articles for web & magazines

• Worked with the NPS Climate & Security Network to emphasize climate research projects, which led to increased funding​

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Website Co-Administrator, Media and Communications Officer | Ocean Everblue

January 2018 - October 2019

• Created logo using Adobe Illustrator

• Organized Everblue tabling opportunities on UO campus

• Built website Summer 2018 using Wix

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Science/Environmental Reporter | Daily Emerald

August 2018 - June 2019

Podcast Co-Host

January 2019 - Present

• Wrote 3 cover stories, one on how UO-owned natural gas plant impacts the university's climate goals

• Co-hosted 5 "Spotlight on Science" episodes, hosted 1

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Corporation Communications Intern | School of Journalism and Communication (SOJC)

May 2017 - June 2019

• Wrote over 20 pieces for the main site, Around the O (UO main news site), and Oregon Quarterly (UO alumni magazine)

• Wrote Oregon Quarterly cover story

• Co-wrote script for Ancil Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism nomination video​

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Editor-in-Chief | Envision Magazine

June 2017 - September 2018

Feature Writer

October 2016 - March 2019

• Produced 4 feature stories

• Led 15 staff members in weekly meetings

• Helped design print layout for 2 editions

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Science and Environment Intern | KQED Science Desk

June 2018 - September 2018

• Worked specifically on the "This Moment on Earth" program

• Recorded and cut audio using Dalet Galaxy to publication level

• Published audio and audience-submitted written pieces on WordPress site​

• Four segments aired on The California Report Magazine (700,000 weekly listeners)