A bit about me professionally and personally

Currently

I am currently an intern with the USDA USFS with support from the Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership. In this role I am working to further environmental equity in K-12 public schools in California through land cover image classification modeling using remote sensing data. Additionally, I am continuing my role as an Arnhold Environmental Graduate Fellow, working with the emLab and Conservation International’s Spatial Planning for Climate Change initiative, focusing on African Elephant habitat connectivity under climate change and land cover shifts.

Watering research Acmispon plants in the SMCM greenhouse!

Previously

In June 2024, I graduated from the Masters of Environmental Data Science program at the Bren School at the University of California, Santa Barbara. My masters project focused on identifying high-priority survey sites for milkweed conservation in the Los Padres National Forest for the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.

Previously, I completed my undergraduate degrees in Biology and Environmental Studies (+ French Minor) at St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) where I had two main areas of focus: plant sciences and coastal ecology. I conducted research on salinity effects on plant-microbe interactions in a plant ecology lab where I was also the lab manager. My undergraduate thesis examined coastal wave mitigation by constructed oyster reefs using DIY wave gauges. I continued on with submerged aquatic vegetation research with my same thesis advisor. Towards the end of my undergraduate experience, I also discovered my passion for environmental data science and GIS.

Collecting a sediment core sample in the Susquehanna River, MD.

Personally

A big part of my life has been devoted to dinghy sailing, especially during undergrad. I was on the SMCM varsity sailing team and was a captain for two years. During this time, I competed all over the country, ending my sailing career with multiple conference championship victories, a team top-ten national ranking, two All-America titles, and wonderful memories with amazing teammates who became another family.

College sailing nationals 2022 at Tulane University.

Now that I’m not sailing as much, I have been able to devote more time to other hobbies including running, playing cello, and transcribing/ arranging music. During 2020, I began arranging music for me and my dad (a flautist) to play together. I mainly use the MuseScore4 engraving software and am working on uploading my transcriptions and arrangements to my MuseScore profile - check it out!