What I do for Sea Grant
As an extension educator my work focuses on strengthening Lake Superior’s coastal communities, economies, and their environments to better prepare for and respond to extreme weather events and changes in climate trends.
Value of what I do for Minnesotans
I help Minnesotans to become more weather and climate resilient by building awareness around changing conditions in and around Lake Superior and Minnesota’s inland waters and by providing resources on how to plan for and adapt to future conditions.
Education
- M.S. - Botany and Plant Pathology (ecology concentration)
- Oregon State University
- B.S. - Plant Biology
- University of Minnesota
Outreach Projects
CHAOS is a platform for engaging local community leaders, managers, researchers, and communicators with a shared concern about coastal hazards and their impacts.
The PaddleSafeTwinPorts.org website is to help recreational paddlers select launch sites and avoid dangerous encounters with commercial ship traffic in the Duluth-Superior area of Lake Superior.