Job summary and/or description of your work/research:
I have the privilege to study nature with visitors to Channel Islands National Park, Carpinteria, and Santa Barbara! We get to watch whales and dolphins, get hands-on with nature activities, identify plants, observe how humans impact the world around us, and figure out how it’s all connected!
What do you enjoy most about your work/research:
Every day I’m able to show a new group of nature-lovers what’s so special about the world around them, and hopefully spark interest in protecting it!
Inspiration:
Who is my biggest influence? The easy answer would be my parents who brought me into nature at a young age and have encouraged me to pursue a meaningful career my entire life. However, lately the Earth herself has been the greatest motivation for what I do. She is changing rapidly and losing biodiversity at an alarming rate, so it’s important to get as many people as possible involved and excited about nature to help make a positive change for the future. Why would someone care to protect something they don’t know much about? Seeing our impacts firsthand is a huge motivator for not only me, but the people I teach every day!