Science Communication Coordinator

Kat Powelson joined the CA LCC team in August 2016. She supports the CA LCC climate-smart conservation priorities through facilitating and coordinating science communication internally and with partners. Kat also collaborates with other LCC communications professionals to maintain connections between LCCs and to the National LCC hearquarters.

Prior to joining the CA LCC Kat worked with the USGS Coastal Ecosystem Response to Climate Change program. She discovered her passion for science communication while developing a series of science delivery and needs assessment workshops for coastal managers. Kat recieved her B.S. in Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology and Masters in Geography with an emphasis in methods, models, and GIS  from the University of California, Davis. Her master's thesis focused on climate change adaptation planning at Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge.

Email: kpowelson [at] usgs.gov