Curriculum Vitae

Master of Environmental Studies (MES)| The Evergreen State College | Expected June 2025

• Thesis: Published capstone undergraduate research on forest restoration and effects on soil carbon in Forests by MDPI. 

• Trained in interdisciplinary research techniques in tree physiology, forest ecology, simulation modeling, and coupled socioecological systems.

• Advanced computational ecology skills using various software including GIS (ESRI Suite, GoogleEE), data visualization, management, and statistical analysis (R, JMP), and several open-source tools developed by the USFS (iTree, FVS, LANDIS).

• Collaborated with educators and non-profit organizations to teach students and community members about trees and urban water infrastructure.

• Presented research on size-related differences in tree sap flux density at the Ecological Society of America conference in Long Beach, CA.

Bachelor of Science Degree | The Evergreen State College | Computational Ecology | June 2023

• Developed field skills using Dynamax, Inc. and Campbell Scientific Instruments including autonomous sensors, dataloggers, and weather stations.

• Presented graduate research on seasonal differences in tree sap flux density at the Ecological Society of America conference in Portland, OR.

• Collaborated with state and academic partners to develop a graduate project studying tree physiology.

Bachelor of Science Degree | The Evergreen State College | Natural Resource Management | June 2022

• Studied advanced science topics including forest and soil ecology, ornithology, and GIS.

• Collaborated with international partner (The Nature Conservancy) to develop a quantitative capstone project studying forest soil carbon.

• Presented capstone undergraduate research at the Ecological Society of America conference in Montreal, Quebec, Can., and the Northwest Scientific Association in Bellingham, WA.

Associate Degree | Tacoma Community College | Graduated 2015

• Focused on math, economics, and natural sciences including forestry economics, accounting statistics, calculus (300+), and atmospheric science.

2024-present | Mount St. Helens Institute | Research Associate

• Collaborated with agency and academic scientists to develop a model of post-eruption forest succession on Mount St. Helens using LANDIS-II

• Facilitated bi-weekly research group meetings resulting in adaptive and actionable task lists

• Worked remotely, maintaining good relationships and virtual correspondence

• Used ArcGIS Pro to manage data and create maps resulting in spatially-explicit model parameter tables

• Extracted data from peer-reviewed literature, government reports, and other authoritative products to initialize model parameters

• Learned new models (GNN, BIGMAP, TreeMap, LINKAGES) to initialize model parameters where empirical evidence was lacking

• Presented preliminary talk at Mount St. Helens 2025 Pulse event

2023-2024 | Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education| Data Management Technician

• Scanned, digitized, and inventoried data sheets and maps in a searchable database for future researchers; first, with Dr. Donald Brown, then with Dr. Adam Duarte at the PNW Research Station of the US Forest Service.

• Worked remotely and reported to the office intermittently to work with staff and transfer data, maintaining good relationships

• Used Photoshop and Lightroom to manage large image files and heal damaged maps and documents, ensuring the preservation of more than 1400 maps and 10000 data files

• Performed above expectations resulting in an offer for extension

2022-2024 | Evergreen State College & WSU Puyallup Research Extension Center | Agricultural Research Technologist II

• Generated a rigorously-derived hydrologic dataset for native trees commonly found in urban environments and establish methods for a novel methodology for measuring tree water use; with Drs. Anand Jayakaran and Dylan Fischer

• Collected field and remote sensing data weekly, including sap flow, soil moisture, and weather

• Initiated site and opportunistic data sampling like size-gradient tree-selection and drought stress

• Processed, visualized, and reported data weekly using open source software like BASELINER and R

• Facilitated 3 educational "Tree Walks" in Tacoma, reaching over 70 community members, focusing on trees as urban water infrastructure

• Trained and collaborated with undergraduates to collect and process data enabling students to conduct projects of their own

• Trained high-school environmental science classes to inspire new researchers and act as a "proof-of-concept"

• Presented posters and talks at the Ecological Society of America conferences in 2023 and 2024

• Authored a final report for the Washington State Department of Ecology (pub. no. 25-10-010)

2019-2020 | US Ecology (formerly National Response Corporation) | Emergency Response Technician II
Responded to environmental hazards and emergencies throughout Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.

2019 | Northwest Green, LLC. | Manager
Manage operations, contracts, and personnel providing landscaping services and lawn care.

2016-2019 | Washington Conservation Corps (Americorps) | Washington State Department of Ecology | Assistant Supervisor
Built trails and restored habitat throughout Washington, responded to natural disasters with FEMA, and supported the organization as an administrative intern.

2021-2022 | Pleneurethics Society | Composed literature research on the influence of the outdoors on happiness and personal health | $5,000

2021-2022 | All Nations Alliance for Minority Participation | Opportunity for Indigenous people | $6,700

2022 | Northwest Scientific Association | Undergraduate Research Grant | $750

2022 | Ecological Society of America | Travel Grant | $600

July 2025 | Mount St. Helens Institute & United States Forest Service | Mount St. Helens, Washington
Succession Modeling on Mount St. Helens (In-progress studies talk)

August 2024 | Ecological Society of America | Long Beach, California
Effects of tree size on sap flux velocity of common street tree species in a temperate urban rainforest (Contributed talk)

August 2023 | Ecological Society of America | Portland, Oregon
Sap flux seasonality and timing of four common native species in a temperate rainforest in Puget Sound  (Poster)

March 2023 | Northwest Scientific Association | Bellingham, Washington
How does adaptive forest management for old growth characteristics influence soil carbon dynamics? (Poster)

August 2022 | Ecological Society of America & Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution | Montreal, Quebec, Canada
How does adaptive forest management for old growth characteristics influence soil carbon dynamics? (In-person talk)

March 2022 | Northwest Scientific Association | Remote
How does adaptive forest management for old growth characteristics influence soil carbon dynamics? (Virtual talk)

2021-present | Ecological Society of America | Student Member

2021-2023 | Northwest Scientific Association | Student Member