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Work Experience
Work Experience
National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine
Host Office: Gulf Coastal Ocean Observation System (GCOOS)
Position: Program Coordinator, Gulf Coastal Acidification Network (GCAN)
September 2025-2026
Making Waves Research Experience for Undergraduates
Science Communication and Interdisciplinary Ocean Research Experience
May-July 2024, 2025
Zooplankton Specialist
Zooplankton Specialist
Institute of Marine Remote Sensing (IMaRS)- University of South Florida
Project: NASA/NOAA South Florida Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON)
July 2021-Aug 2022
Field Assistant
Field Assistant
Gulf Shellfish Institute, Inc.
Project: Facilitation of seagrass productivity in Tampa Bay, using the indigenous suspension feeding bivalve, Mercenaria campechiensis
March-June 2021
Research Associate/
Research Associate/
Zooplankton Taxonomy
Zooplankton Taxonomy
Hampton University and Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Project: Decrypting the in-situ diet of the globally significant pelagic tunicate Dolioletta gegenbauri
July 2017- March 2018
Field Interviewer
Field Interviewer
Research Triangle Institute International, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Project: Access Point Angler Intercept Survey Puerto Rico (APAIS)
April-December 2014
Internships
Internships
Main tasks: Water Quality Monitoring, seagrass bed mapping (GIS) and environmental interpreter
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Program development
Program development
ESA Coastal & Marine Ecology Section (CMES) Registration Grant
ESA Coastal & Marine Ecology Section (CMES) Registration Grant
Co-developer and coordinator
2026-2027
Leadership & Service
Leadership & Service
Ecological Society of America
Ecological Society of America
ESA Leadership Council
ESA Leadership Council
Past Speaker (2027-28)
Speaker (2026-27)
Speaker Elect (2025-26)
2027 International Cassiopea Workshop
2027 International Cassiopea Workshop
Chair & Organizer
2026-27
2027 Aquatic Sciences Meeting
2027 Aquatic Sciences Meeting
Chair, Local Organizing Committee
2026-27
NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (OAP) Community Meeting
NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (OAP) Community Meeting
Steering Committee
2026
Ecological Society of America
Founder, Chair and
Council member
2024-present
Marine Science Advisory Committee
Marine Science Advisory Committee
USF
College of Marine Science
Vice-president
2021-2022
Outreach Coordinator
2020-2021
Social Chair
2019-2020
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Latinos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Latinos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
South Florida Chapter
Co-Founder and Secretary
2018-2019
USF College of Marine Science Annual Graduate Student Symposium
USF College of Marine Science Annual Graduate Student Symposium
College of Marine Science
Coordinator 2018-2020
Organizer and Facilitator Experience
Organizer and Facilitator Experience
2026 - Facilitator, "Navigating Mentor-Mentee Relationships", Limnology & Oceanography Research Exchange Program (LOREx), LOREx and me program
2026 - Coordinator, Workshop: "Translating Ocean and Coastal Acidification Science for Different Audiences", NOAA OAP Community Meeting
2026 - Steering Committee, NOAA OAP Community Meeting
2025- Organizing committee, International Cassiopea Workshop 8.
2024- Inspire Session: "Let's Talk about mental health", Ecological Society of America Meeting.
2023 - Session: "Empower ourselves and each other: Embracing our intersectional identities to strengthen connections within the STEM community", SACNAS and National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Conference.
2019 - Inspire Session: "SEEDS Success Stories", Ecological Society of America Meeting.
Panels and Forums
Panels and Forums
Careers in Marine Science panel - ESA 2024
Careers in Marine Science panel - ESA 2024
Strengthen Confidence in Your STEM Identity with Community Connections: Examples of Strength and Power Drawn from Lived Experiences to Engage Authentically in Professional Environments - NOAA Fisheries, SACNAS/ NDiSTEM 2024
Strengthen Confidence in Your STEM Identity with Community Connections: Examples of Strength and Power Drawn from Lived Experiences to Engage Authentically in Professional Environments - NOAA Fisheries, SACNAS/ NDiSTEM 2024
From Undergrad to Researcher: Panel discussion on building a career in science - Making Waves REU 2024
From Undergrad to Researcher: Panel discussion on building a career in science - Making Waves REU 2024
Invited Talks
Invited Talks
2025 Coral Reef Conservation Week
2025 Coral Reef Conservation Week
Presentation: Ecological Importance of Jellies
Virtual
Coral Reef Restoration Program and Department of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico
Presentation: Upside-down jellies as bioindicators
Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF)
Key Largo, Florida
2024 Digital Planet Expo
2024 Digital Planet Expo
Presentation: Upside-down jellies as Bioindicators of Water Quality in Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico
Ecoexploratorio Science Museum of Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Other affiliations
Other affiliations
• Organización Estudiantil de Biología Marina Costanera, Secretary (2011-2012)
• Strategies for Ecology Education Diversity and Sustainability (SEEDS), Eos SEEDS UPRH Chapter , President (2010-2013)
• Hampton University Hispanic/Latino Initiative, Member (2016)
• Asociación Estudiantil de Ciencias Marinas (AECiMa) Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Webmaster (2014-2015)
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