Maria Romero

Maria Romero, 2016 Climate Education Fellow, is a Bay Area local with an impressive array of research experience, ranging from documenting science practices in the classroom to creating programming curriculum for students underrepresented in computer science. She impressed the Institute with her warm personality, her experience with environmental educators, and her ambitious academic portfolio. At the Institute, Maria conducted an assessment of the Bay Area Climate Literacy Impact Collaborative and supported the administration of the initiative. Maria graduated from Simmons College, where she double majored in Environmental Science and Computer Science, with a minor in Biostatistics.