Isabel Lara

Director of Communications @Monterey Bay Aquarium

Pacific Grove, CA, US
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WORK HISTORY

May 2025 — Present

Director of Communications @Monterey Bay Aquarium

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Monterey, CA, US

Leads internal and external communications strategies for the Aquarium, driving proactive and reactive communications to advance our goals, strengthen our culture, amplify our conservation leadership, and ensure a unified and compelling voice across all channels.

EDUCATION

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UCAB - Universidad Católica Andrés Bello

Licenciatura, Letras

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The New School

MA, Media Studies

SKILLS

EditingPublishingPress ReleasesEvent PlanningSpeech WritingMuseumsJournalismEducationTelevisionStrategic CommunicationsResearchPublic RelationsInternal CommunicationsMedia RelationsSocial Media MarketingHispanic MarketingPublicityMagazinesEvent ManagementCrisis CommunicationsSocial MediaIntegrated MarketingNew MediaMarketing CommunicationsCopy EditingMarketingBloggingNon-ProfitsNonprofitsStorytellingNewslettersPublicationsCommunity Outreach

ABOUT ISABEL LARA

I’ve spent more than two decades at the intersection of communications, mission, and public trust — speaking on behalf of some of America’s most respected institutions, including NPR, the Smithsonian, and Monterey Bay Aquarium.I believe communications is most powerful when it builds the kind of trust that lets institutions lead through uncertainty. Whether I’m navigating a crisis or planning an all-hands for 500 employees, my approach is the same: understand what’s really at stake, find the clearest way to say it, and make sure the right people hear it.I’m drawn to organizations working at the frontier of something important, where the mission is real and the communications challenges are genuinely hard. That’s where I do my best work.

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