California Department of Parks and Recreation

Olivia Johnson
Olivia Johnson completed a master’s degree in Environmental Management with an emphasis in ecology from University of San Francisco.

Estuary Management at California State Parks
California’s coastline contains a unique mosaic of natural spaces, with contemporary

Isaac Pearlman
Isaac Pearlman received his master’s degree in environmental science and management from UC Santa Barbara.

Christy Bowles
Christy Bowles recieved her doctorate in ecology from UC Davis in 2012 where she studied the dynamics and resilience of mudflat communities.

Bethany Baibak
Bethany Baibak earned her master’s degree from Humboldt State University in the spring of 2013 for her research on population genetics of eelgrass in Humboldt Bay.

Michelle Succow: Living the Sacramento life as a fellow with State Parks
There are so many great options when trying to decide which host agency you want to be paired with for the California Sea Grant

Madeline Kinsey: Policy versus Politics at CA Ocean Day
As a Sea Grant State Fellow with California State Parks in Sacramento, I have had

Bethany Baibak: ‘I was looking for a skill set beyond my scientific training’
As a biology graduate student and a field biologist who has had the opportunity to work in many different areas of ecology, I pursued the California Sea Grant State Fellowship because I was looking for an additional skill set beyond my scientific training.