Hi. I’m Jenni. I am a science and sustainability consultant, here to help companies, foundations, and philanthropies figure out their sustainability and climate giving goals and how to best achieve them.
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My experience
I have my PhD in Biological Oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and have been working on climate change and sustainability for over a decade. Through my academic research on microplastic pollution and my work on climate change, I've become passionate about teaching the world that their daily choices have lasting impacts.
My career has given me great opportunities to gain experience not only in the world of scientific research, but also in science outreach and communication, teaching, consulting, impact investing, and philanthropy.
I was previously the Climate Scientist at King Philanthropies, where I did extensive due diligence on both for-profit impact investments and non-profit gifts at the intersection of climate and livelihoods. I was a Senior Scientist and Director of Communications at Applied Ocean Sciences, a science start-up of ocean consultants, collectively doing the highest caliber science outside the structures of academia.
I was the Price Postdoctoral Fellow at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps. There I focused on science communication, by building exhibits and events for the general public, and teaching middle school to graduate students.
During my PhD and beyond, I also became one of the most preeminent scholars in the nascent field of microplastic pollution. I not only developed lab and field research experience, but I have also given hundreds of talks, lectures, and interviews on the emerging dangers of microplastics and the importance of limiting plastic in our own lives.
Photo by Leighton Rolley. Top photo by Jordann Tomasek.
Where science and communication meet.
In my career, I have seen firsthand how hard it is to bridge the gap between what is happening in the laboratory and what the public is understanding and implementing in their consumer decisions, policy choices, and investments. I believe there is a need in the world of science communication and consulting for more scientists that are deeply knowledgeable about the problems and are ready to engage in the hard work of finding practical solutions.
On this website, you will find a sampling of my interviews, writing, and experience.
Photo by Lisa Gilfillan.