Erik Martinez earned a master's degree in conservation planning with a focus on strategic environmental communication and media from the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at University of California, Santa Barbara in 2017. Erik previously conducted biological surveys of wetlands as a technician for the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station Mitigation Monitoring Project based at UC Santa Barbara’s Marine Science Institute.
At the Coastal Commission, Erik supported the agency's efforts to create an environmental justice policy through outreach with local groups and staff members.
