I manage the float lab for the University of Washington School of Oceanography. We currently support two major programs ARGO (argo.jcommops.org) and SOCCOM (https://soccom.princeton.edu). As a teacher I also serve as co-instructor for the Ocean Technology Classes 261, 361, 461. Approximately every three years I teach a study abroad class utilizing autonomous underwater vehicles to monitor the coastal ecosystem off Brisbane, Australia. This class is given jointly with the UW College of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, and Moreton Bay Research Station. Every 2 to 4 years I take 2 students as apprentices in Ocean Technology and mentor them until they graduate. Past apprentices have been offered jobs at Scripps Institute of Oceanography, NOAA, UW Applied Physics Lab; as well as private companies such as MRV Systems, Seabird Scientific, and Kongsberg.
I have been working for the past 10 years on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion within the College of the Environment and the School of Oceanography. I currently serve as the Communications Manager for the school's diversity, equity, and inclusion committee. We currently face a lack of representation from black, indigenous and other groups of color within the School of Oceanography. I have been working to improve the transparency of the decision making processes within the school as well as working towards the recruitment of highly skilled underrepresented scientists to our community.
During my free time I volunteer as a regional coordinator for the Mate ROV competition (https://materovcompetition.org/pnw) in the Pacific Northwest. I also serve as the team advisor for the UW ROV team (http://uwrov.org/). For the international ROV competition I serve as the announcer and commentator for the event. I also started the Oregon Regional Competition, Forks Sub-regional competition, and I am the head official for the Indian Regional Competition in Mumbai, India.
I manage the float lab for the University of Washington School of Oceanography. We currently support two major programs ARGO (argo.jcommops.org) and SOCCOM (https://soccom.princeton.edu). As a teacher I also serve as co-instructor for the Ocean Technology Classes 261, 361, 461. Approximately every three years I teach a study abroad class utilizing autonomous underwater vehicles to monitor the coastal ecosystem off Brisbane, Australia. This class is given jointly with the UW College of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, and Moreton Bay Research Station. Every 2 to 4 years I take 2 students as apprentices in Ocean Technology and mentor them until they graduate. Past apprentices have been offered jobs at Scripps Institute of Oceanography, NOAA, UW Applied Physics Lab; as well as private companies such as MRV Systems, Seabird Scientific, and Kongsberg.
I have been working for the past 10 years on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion within the College of the Environment and the School of Oceanography. I currently serve as the Communications Manager for the school's diversity, equity, and inclusion committee. We currently face a lack of representation from black, indigenous and other groups of color within the School of Oceanography. I have been working to improve the transparency of the decision making processes within the school as well as working towards the recruitment of highly skilled underrepresented scientists to our community.
During my free time I volunteer as a regional coordinator for the Mate ROV competition (https://materovcompetition.org/pnw) in the Pacific Northwest. I also serve as the team advisor for the UW ROV team (http://uwrov.org/). For the international ROV competition I serve as the announcer and commentator for the event. I also started the Oregon Regional Competition, Forks Sub-regional competition, and I am the head official for the Indian Regional Competition in Mumbai, India.
