Tuesday, February 04, 2020 at 12:30pm to 1:30pm
White Hall, 202
2 Heathman Rd, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
URI Department of Marine Affairs Inaugural MAF Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series
Catalina Martinez
Regional Program Manager, NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
MMA class of 2002
Navigating a sea of options, opportunities, and obstacles: My circuitous journey to a career in marine science
Catalina Martinez is the Regional Program Manager for the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER), with an office on the URI Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) Campus. A certified diversity professional with three graduate degrees from URI (MS Oceanography, MMA, MBA), Ms. Martinez began her ocean science career with NOAA in 2002 working on ship operations and logistics, as well as education and outreach initiatives associated with expeditions to explore little known and unknown ocean areas. Ms. Martinez spent many years sailing on research vessels as Expedition Coordinator for NOAA OER, and currently spends most of her time managing the joint efforts associated with multiple important collaborations at URI, and as regional liaison for the program. Ms. Martinez also works on a variety of local, regional, and national efforts to face the barriers to entry for underrepresented individuals into STEM fields, and was honored with the URI Diversity Award for Staff/Administrator Excellence in Leadership and Service in 2010 for this work. She consistently seeks to increase potential for life success for individuals born to challenging circumstances.
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