Arturo Herrera

About Arturo Herrera

I am an ocean conservationist who enjoys science communication, outreach, and education. The ideal position allows me to use all three of these skill sets. I enjoy connecting the dots between the health of the ocean and how it affects peoples’ lives, including their health, the weather and climate change, food production, transportation, and the broader economy. I am passionate about conservation and helping others understand why it’s important and what they can do to help.

Experience

1. Communications Specialist Lead

   Riverside Technology, Inc

   Apr 2024 — Present · US

   Manage a team for all communications and outreach on behalf of the Industry Proving Grounds Initiative• Hold weekly touchpoints with multiple team(s) to discuss project progress, challenges, and opportunities• Oversee workstream timeline and milestones, ensuring timelines are met• Maintain the workstream work plan (provided by the government) and ensure objectives are met• Communicate regularly with the sector federal leads to provide status updates and address any challenges or concerns • Provide regular status updates to the overall User Engagement task leadership • Ensure all project staff are meeting expectations, provide feedback and coaching as needed• Managing internal and outreach and communications (e.g, weekly news items, outreach to other communications teams)• Supporting external and public-facing materials for IRA engagements• Provide input to NCEI\'s weekly status reports to NESDIS and post program information to the NCEI website and Google Site

Education

• University of Exeter

  Masters of Science, Conservation & Biodiversity

  2005 — 2006

• Western Kentucky University

  Bachelors of Science, Computer Information Systems

  1993 — 1998