Amy is a cartographer and science communications specialist who directs NPCA’s cartographic mapmaking and science-based storytelling on national park landscapes. She finds creative ways to develop cartography, data visualization, and geospatial solutions that strengthen the connection of science and advocacy.
Science is essential to guiding national parks conservation at NPCA. But science is only as good as how well it is communicated. Amy believes that by making information and maps beautiful, we can help build trust, educate, and inspire action on national parks.
Amy graduated from the University of Chicago with degrees in Biology and Public Policy. Her previous environmental research experiences include work with the National Institute for Modeling Biological Systems, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, and NASA.
Amy’s connection with national parks started with family road trips that inspired her passion for conservation. Through these experiences, her goal for NPCA’s maps is to tell complex and diverse stories of nature, people, history, and culture in national parks.
Outside of work, you can find Amy experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen, going on photo walks, biking along the river, and tending to her mini rock garden.
