I am a passionate wildlife ecologist and conservationist that is very obsessed with conserving seabird populations, specifically procellariiforms. Currently, I am a PhD Student at Northern Illinois University in Dr. Holly Jones Evidence-based Restoration Lab. Here, I am working to document the reproductive life-history of the two most endangered seabird species that utilize the U.S. Tropical Pacific: The Phoenix Petrel and Polynesian Storm-petrel, conduct an in-situ trial translocation and analyze reproductive life-history similarities and differences of procellariiform species.

Born and raised in Wyoming, I attended BYU-Hawaii in Laie, HI to receive my undergraduate degree in Biology with a Marine Biology emphasis. Since, my work has revolved around restoring threatened and endangered species, most notably by working on Pacific Rim Conservation’s Translocation Team from 2016-2022 and as their Animal Care Coordinator from 2018-2022. Here, I translocated, reared and released over 600 Laysan Albatross, Black-footed Albatross, Bonin Petrel, Hawaiian Petrel, Tristram’s Storm-petrel and Newell’s Shearwater chicks. My work and passion have carried me across the globe to assist in rearing and releasing threatened species including Black-footed Albatross with Grupo de Ecologia y Conservacion de Islas (GECI) on Isla Guadalupe, MX, African Penguins with South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) in Cape Town SA, and Mariana Crows with San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Mariana Crow Recovery Project on Rota, CNMI.