Assistant Scientist II, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution , Woods Hole, MA, USA

AGU embraces the global community and welcomes leaders representing various identities, voices and perspectives. List any identities, voices and perspectives you would bring, including but not limited to nationality, regional representations, racial and ethnic backgrounds, and anything else you feel comfortable sharing.

My perspective has been shaped by experiences across academia, government, private-sector work, and international field-based research. This includes working alongside Indigenous communities in Alaska and on Baffin Island and collaborating with local scientists and communities in India, Afghanistan, Madagascar, and elsewhere. Through mentoring students from diverse backgrounds and working with colleagues to broaden participation at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, I have witnessed how respectful interactions and inclusive institutional practices strengthen both scientific communities and the quality of science itself.

Volunteer experience that you feel relates to this position:

My volunteer service within the geochemistry and broader geoscience community includes conference and interdisciplinary workshop leadership, graduate mentoring, funding agency panel participation, and peer review of journals and proposals. Recent activities include convening sessions at Goldschmidt and organizing the Magma Supply Workshop at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in 2024.

The section secretary role is determined by individual sections. If needed, the secretary might be asked to serve as an alternate to the president or president-elect at a Council meeting.

As part of the section leadership team, how will you work in partnership with your president, president-elect, other leaders, and staff to communicate with and engage your members to achieve AGU’s vision, values, mission, and goals?

AGU is a bastion of stability and strength for the international Earth and space science community at a time of uncertainty. It has never been more important to uphold the values of excellence, integrity, respect, diversity, collaboration, and education/outreach that sustain and strengthen our scientific community. As Geochemistry Secretary of the Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology section, my approach to leadership will be grounded in listening, learning from colleagues across the geosciences, and communicating transparently to support the evolving needs of geochemists. Annual AGU meetings are an essential part of the fabric that unites scientists across disciplines and nations, and their vibrancy depends on the deliberate cultivation of sessions, events, mentoring, and interdisciplinary exchange. As a passionate and curious scientist who works across disciplines, I would be honored to help promote scientific excellence, inclusivity, and broad partnerships across sectors of society at AGU meetings and beyond.