Mariah Lauritzen

Policy and Advocacy Manager @Golden State Salmon Association

Sacramento, CA, US

Develop and execute a salmon and water policy agenda and strategize in coordination with staff, board, and coalition partners to effect policy change at the statewide level.Opposition to Newsom 2025 Trailer Bills: Coordinate with the Environmental & Tribal Coalition to visit targeted legislators. Meet Bay Area legislators and emphasize the economic impact on the individual districts due to the three-year closure of the California Salmon Season.Develop Relationships with legislators: Target new legislators from recent election turnover to build the base for future salmon items.Coalition Collaboration: Engage in statewide and legislative advocacy through testimony, written comments, sign-on letters, lobbying days, and coalition development, including participation in key coalition meetings such as the Bay-Delta Legislative Huddle.Policy Priorities: Manage and update priority legislation. Provide written updates, reports, and proposals for the GSSA board and colleagues. Develop fact sheets for legislators’ staff.Fundraising Events: Manage event permitting. Solicit donations from attendees. Recruit volunteers for events, including photographers, to create social media posts.Communication: Collaborate with the Marketing Manager and campaign consultants to target relevant audiences and tailor messaging.Educational Programs: 1) Richmond Net Pen Project provides a fishing opportunity to low-income communities, providing a high-quality protein and nutrient food, and education on the salmon life cycle. 2) Salmon egg program partners with a Diablo Water board member to promote a new education program providing salmon eggs to students to raise and release to restore the local water system ecosystem.

The Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg

Bachelor

The University of New Mexico

BS Chemical Engineering, BA