Pam Rittelmeyer earned a master’s in geography from Cal State Fullerton for her GIS-intensive project to map the potential distributions of fishes along the East Coast. She also holds a certificate in digital filmmaking (specializing in animation) from New York University. In addition, she just recently completed her PhD at UC Santa Cruz.
Rittelmeyer was a State Fellow with the governor-appointed California Ocean Protection Council in Oakland. During her fellowship, she supported the council’s mandate to coordinate the state’s ocean-related activities to better manage ocean resources. One project she was involved with is the council’s new interest in spatial management. Given her strong background in multi-media journalism, she was also well-suited to contribute to California’s Thank You Ocean Campaign.
