
Professional Title
Communication Manager
What I do for Sea Grant
- Provide strategic communication program guidance and media relations
- Manage Sea Grant-related communication products and services
- Manage Sea Grant's primary and selected project websites
- Support the director to manage Sea Grant's legislative and government affairs
- Manage messaging and marketing for Sea Grant products
- Editorial and scientific review of proposals
- Annual federal reporting
- Provide news releases on programs, projects, products, and services
- Serve on Minnesota Sea Grant's leadership team.
Research Interests
- Science communication
- Public understanding of science
- Science journalism
- Communication science
Education
- M.S. - Professional Communication
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
- B.S. - Biological Sciences
- Western Michigan University
- B.S. - Natural Resources and Environmental Communication
- The Ohio State University