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Hi SET girls! I have worked as a Program Analyst at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the headquarters office in Silver Spring, Maryland since August 2001. NOAA is a Federal agency that works to understand and predict changes in the Earth's environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet our Nation's economic, social, and environmental needs. For example, NOAA meteorologists in the NOAA National Weather Service produce the weather forecasts that you see on television and NOAA fisheries biologists manage marine fisheries in U.S. waters. As a program analyst, I work to communicate science to decision-makers. My primary job is to tell Congressional Members and Staff the importance of NOAA science and research so that they can make decisions that are important for the safety and well being of U.S. citizens. I also prepare testimony for Congressional hearings, participate in scientific review panels, coordinate exhibits and meetings, have organized an "Aquanauts" summer camp with Smithsonian, and most recently, have become involved in strategic planning. I am originally from Annapolis, Maryland where I grew up along the banks of Chesapeake Bay. From an early age, I became interested in environmental science, particularly marine science. During my undergraduate career at the College of William and Mary (B.A. Biology, 2001), I conducted research in benthic ecology at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) leading to graduation with High Honors for my work. After graduation in the summer of 2001, I took graduate courses at the Duke University Marine Laboratory during which time I accepted my current position at NOAA. There are many scientists, like myself, who after completing their degrees in SET fields, pursue management and communication positions with Federal, State and local governments, private companies, or non-profit organizations. The most important thing I have learned is that scientists have so much important knowledge and that it is essential to learn to communicate this knowledge to the people who use the information for decision-making.
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