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Catalina Martinez is a regional program manager for the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]'s (NOAA) [[Office of Ocean Exploration and Research]] (OER). She attended the [[University of Rhode Island]] for both her undergraduate and graduate studies. She is currently based at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography. Her career focuses on coordinating programs for NOAA as well as promoting diversity and inclusion for underrepresented communities in STEM. |
'''Catalina Martinez''' is a regional program manager for the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]'s (NOAA) [[Office of Ocean Exploration and Research]] (OER). She attended the [[University of Rhode Island]] for both her undergraduate and graduate studies. She is currently based at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography. Her career focuses on coordinating programs for NOAA as well as promoting diversity and inclusion for underrepresented communities in STEM. |
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== Early life and education == |
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Martinez grew up in an urban community in [[Providence, Rhode Island]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Higgins II. |first=David M. |date=2019-10-22 |title=6 NOAA experts honored at Women of Color in STEM awards |url=http://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2019/10/22/6-noaa-experts-honored-at-women-of-color-in-stem-awards/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=The Southern Maryland Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref> Martinez never received a high school diploma as she dropped out of school to support her family and work. Later, she received her GED as well as an associates degree from the New England Institute of Technology.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Berounsky |first=Veronica M. |date=2018-10-23 |title=Bay Campus (B)log: Catalina Martinez: Exploring the Ocean and Sharing It With Us |url=https://web.uri.edu/gso/news/bay-campus-blog-catalina-martinez-exploring-the-ocean-and-sharing-it-with-us/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Graduate School of Oceanography |language=en-US}}</ref> Martinez would then take courses at various community college and then enroll at the [[University of Rhode Island]] to obtain a Bachelor's degree in Zoology. Continuing at the University of Rhode Island, she then gained 2 graduate degrees; a Master of Science in Oceanography and a Master of Marine Affairs.<ref name=":1" /> In 2002 shortly after graduating, Catalina Martinez would work as an intern at the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration after being awarded the Knauss fellowship, a [[National Sea Grant College Program|Sea Grant]] program connecting graduate students interested in the marine sciences with legislative and executive branch policy makers.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Knauss Fellowship Program |url=https://seagrant.noaa.gov/Knauss-Fellowship-Program |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=seagrant.noaa.gov |language=en-US}}</ref> Later in her career, Martinez would obtain another Masters degree in Business Management from the University of Rhode Island.<ref name=":1" /> |
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[[File:NOAA R337 Okeanos Explorer.jpg|alt=NOAA Okeanos Explorer|thumb|NOAA Ship, The Okeanos Explorer, used for student explorations at the URI]] |
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Catalina Martinez currently works as a Regional Program Manager at the NOAA' |
Catalina Martinez currently works as a Regional Program Manager at the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]'s [[Office of Ocean Exploration and Research|Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER)]], a position in which she's held since 2003 soon after her Knauss Fellowship internship. In this role, she established the regional office at the University of Rhode Island and maintained the partnerships between OER, the University of Rhode Island, and the Ocean Exploration Trust(OET).<ref name=":0" /> After receiving the Knauss Fellowship, Martinez worked as an intern at the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration in Silver Spring, Maryland. Just a year later in 2003, NOAA hired Martinez where she helped spearhead the OER at the University of Rhode Island with oceanography professor and Ocean Exploration Trust founder, [[Robert Ballard]].<ref name=":1" /> Here, she led and creating many programs aimed at reducing access barriers into NOAA and STEM fields for underrepresented communities. One program, partnered with the Inner Space Center and OET, offers students the opportunity to board the ''[[NOAAS Okeanos Explorer|Okeanos Explorer]]'' and work with [[telepresence]] technology to explore unknown areas of the ocean and broadcast it to the internet.<ref name=":1" /> This program would ultimately go on to win Rhode Island the NOAA Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration.<ref name=":0" /> At the URI, Martinez also advocates for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) champions that aims to promote success in STEM fields for underrepresented students.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=URI |title=Martinez, Catalina |url=https://web.uri.edu/maf/2020/12/08/martinez-catalina/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |language=en-US}}</ref> Efforts like this helped Martinez win the NOAA Diversity Award for Exemplary Service in 2016.<ref name=":2" /> In 2018, Martinez became the first Ocean Discovery Institute Living Lab Scientist to complete a residency, establishing a sea exploration program and discussing barriers to NOAA for young, marginalized communities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ODI |date=2019-01-25 |title=Scientist-in-Residence Alumni |url=https://oceandiscoveryinstitute.org/scientist-in-residence-program/alumni/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Ocean Discovery Institute |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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=== Community |
=== Community outreach === |
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Before earning her degrees, Martinez worked alongside the director of the |
Before earning her degrees, Martinez worked alongside the director of the Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program to start a school in the Providence area for students that are at risk of dropping out.<ref name=":1" /> Additionally, she worked as an overnight residence staff at the Women's Resource Center of South County, a shelter for women and children who suffered from abuse.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glennon |first=Keegan |date=2016-06-24 |title=NOAA Scientist Launched Career as Knauss Fellow |url=https://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/noaa-scientist-launched-career-knauss-fellow/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Rhode Island Sea Grant |language=en-US}}</ref> Catalina Martinez has volunteered in various non-profit organizations dedicated to promoting diversity and conservation in Rhode Island including the Narrow River Land Trust,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-08 |title=NRPA Board of Directors |url=https://narrowriver.org/nrpa-board-of-directors/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Narrow River Preservation Association |language=en-US}}</ref> Rhode Island [[YWCA]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=LEWIS |first=ALLIE |title=Narragansett resident wins STEM award |url=https://www.ricentral.com/narragansett-resident-wins-stem-award/article_da5c1d60-280f-11ea-abed-bb278e650deb.html |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=RICentral.com |date=30 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tomaquag Museum 2021 Sponsorships |url=https://www.tomaquagmuseum.org/sponsorships |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Tomaquag Museum |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Publications == |
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* '''Martinez, C.''', Gorell, F., & Keener-Chavez, P. (2005). Reaching out in new ways: working with alternative schools and underrepresented groups to improve ocean literacy through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Ocean Exploration. ''Proceedings of OCEANS 2005 MTS/IEEE, 1'', 900-904.<ref>{{Cite |
* '''Martinez, C.''', Gorell, F., & Keener-Chavez, P. (2005). Reaching out in new ways: working with alternative schools and underrepresented groups to improve ocean literacy through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Ocean Exploration. ''Proceedings of OCEANS 2005 MTS/IEEE, 1'', 900-904.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Martinez |first1=C. |last2=Gorell |first2=F. |last3=Keener-Chavis |first3=P. |title=Proceedings of OCEANS 2005 MTS/IEEE |chapter=Reaching Out in New Ways: Working with Alternative Schools and Underrepresented Groups to Improve Ocean Literacy Through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Ocean Exploration |date=2005 |chapter-url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1639869 |pages=900–904 Vol. 1 |doi=10.1109/OCEANS.2005.1639869|isbn=0-933957-34-3 |s2cid=6892421 }}</ref> |
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* '''Martinez, C.''', Coleman, D. F., Bell, K. L., Pinner, W., & Russell, C. W. (2012). Systematic Ocean Exploration Enabled by Telepresence Technology. ''New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus and NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer 2011 Field Season, 25(1), supplement, 68'', 6-7.<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal | |
* '''Martinez, C.''', Coleman, D. F., Bell, K. L., Pinner, W., & Russell, C. W. (2012). Systematic Ocean Exploration Enabled by Telepresence Technology. ''New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus and NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer 2011 Field Season, 25(1), supplement, 68'', 6-7.<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |last1=Bell |first1=Katherine |last2=Elliott |first2=Kelley |last3=Martinez |first3=Catalina |last4=Fuller |first4=Sarah |date=2012-03-01 |title=New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus and NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer 2011 Field Season |url=http://dx.doi.org/%2010.5670/oceanog.2011.supplement.01 |journal=Oceanography |volume=25 |issue=1 |pages=1–68 |doi=10.5670/oceanog.2011.supplement.01 |issn=1042-8275|hdl=10141/622849 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> |
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* Russell, C. W., '''Martinez, C.''', David, M., Kamphaus, CDR R., & Pica, CDR J. (2012). NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer 2011 Field Season. ''New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus and NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer 2011 Field Season, 25(1), supplement, 68'', 46-49.<ref name=":4" /> |
* Russell, C. W., '''Martinez, C.''', David, M., Kamphaus, CDR R., & Pica, CDR J. (2012). NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer 2011 Field Season. ''New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus and NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer 2011 Field Season, 25(1), supplement, 68'', 46-49.<ref name=":4" /> |
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Latest revision as of 04:39, 7 April 2024
Catalina Martinez | |
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Education | Bachelor of Science in Zoology, University of Rhode Island, 1996
Master of Science in Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, 1999 Master of Marine Affairs, University of Rhode Island, 2001 Master of Business Administration, University of Rhode Island, 2014 |
Occupation | Regional Program Manager at NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) |
Years active | 2003-Present |
Website | https://www.uri.edu/features/catalina-martinez-97-m-s-00-m-m-a-02-m-b-a-15/ |
Catalina Martinez is a regional program manager for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER). She attended the University of Rhode Island for both her undergraduate and graduate studies. She is currently based at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography. Her career focuses on coordinating programs for NOAA as well as promoting diversity and inclusion for underrepresented communities in STEM.
Early life and education
[edit]Martinez grew up in an urban community in Providence, Rhode Island.[1] Martinez never received a high school diploma as she dropped out of school to support her family and work. Later, she received her GED as well as an associates degree from the New England Institute of Technology.[2] Martinez would then take courses at various community college and then enroll at the University of Rhode Island to obtain a Bachelor's degree in Zoology. Continuing at the University of Rhode Island, she then gained 2 graduate degrees; a Master of Science in Oceanography and a Master of Marine Affairs.[2] In 2002 shortly after graduating, Catalina Martinez would work as an intern at the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration after being awarded the Knauss fellowship, a Sea Grant program connecting graduate students interested in the marine sciences with legislative and executive branch policy makers.[2][3] Later in her career, Martinez would obtain another Masters degree in Business Management from the University of Rhode Island.[2]
Career
[edit]NOAA
[edit]Catalina Martinez currently works as a Regional Program Manager at the NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER), a position in which she's held since 2003 soon after her Knauss Fellowship internship. In this role, she established the regional office at the University of Rhode Island and maintained the partnerships between OER, the University of Rhode Island, and the Ocean Exploration Trust(OET).[1] After receiving the Knauss Fellowship, Martinez worked as an intern at the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration in Silver Spring, Maryland. Just a year later in 2003, NOAA hired Martinez where she helped spearhead the OER at the University of Rhode Island with oceanography professor and Ocean Exploration Trust founder, Robert Ballard.[2] Here, she led and creating many programs aimed at reducing access barriers into NOAA and STEM fields for underrepresented communities. One program, partnered with the Inner Space Center and OET, offers students the opportunity to board the Okeanos Explorer and work with telepresence technology to explore unknown areas of the ocean and broadcast it to the internet.[2] This program would ultimately go on to win Rhode Island the NOAA Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration.[1] At the URI, Martinez also advocates for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) champions that aims to promote success in STEM fields for underrepresented students.[4] Efforts like this helped Martinez win the NOAA Diversity Award for Exemplary Service in 2016.[4] In 2018, Martinez became the first Ocean Discovery Institute Living Lab Scientist to complete a residency, establishing a sea exploration program and discussing barriers to NOAA for young, marginalized communities.[5]
Community outreach
[edit]Before earning her degrees, Martinez worked alongside the director of the Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program to start a school in the Providence area for students that are at risk of dropping out.[2] Additionally, she worked as an overnight residence staff at the Women's Resource Center of South County, a shelter for women and children who suffered from abuse.[6] Catalina Martinez has volunteered in various non-profit organizations dedicated to promoting diversity and conservation in Rhode Island including the Narrow River Land Trust,[7] Rhode Island YWCA,[8] and Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum.[9]
Awards
[edit]Various organizations have recognized Catalina Martinez's service to her community and advocating for diversity:
Year | Title | Institution | Ref. |
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2019 | Women of Color Stem Award for Diversity Leadership in Government | Women of Color STEM | [10] |
2016 | NOAA OAR/Equal Employment Opportunity(EEO)/Diversity Award for Exemplary Service | NOAA | [4] |
2015 | URI Big Thinker | URI | |
2015 | Women of Achievement in Rhode Island | YWCA | [11] |
2013 | Living Legends Award | Volunteer State Community College | |
2011 | Bronze Award | NOAA | [12] |
2010 | Diversity Award for Staff Excellence in Leadership Service | URI | [4] |
2002 | Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship | NOAA National Sea Grant College Program | [10] |
Publications
[edit]- Martinez, C., Gorell, F., & Keener-Chavez, P. (2005). Reaching out in new ways: working with alternative schools and underrepresented groups to improve ocean literacy through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Ocean Exploration. Proceedings of OCEANS 2005 MTS/IEEE, 1, 900-904.[13]
- Martinez, C., Coleman, D. F., Bell, K. L., Pinner, W., & Russell, C. W. (2012). Systematic Ocean Exploration Enabled by Telepresence Technology. New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus and NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer 2011 Field Season, 25(1), supplement, 68, 6-7.[14]
- Russell, C. W., Martinez, C., David, M., Kamphaus, CDR R., & Pica, CDR J. (2012). NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer 2011 Field Season. New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus and NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer 2011 Field Season, 25(1), supplement, 68, 46-49.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Higgins II., David M. (2019-10-22). "6 NOAA experts honored at Women of Color in STEM awards". The Southern Maryland Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ a b c d e f g Berounsky, Veronica M. (2018-10-23). "Bay Campus (B)log: Catalina Martinez: Exploring the Ocean and Sharing It With Us". Graduate School of Oceanography. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "Knauss Fellowship Program". seagrant.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ a b c d URI. "Martinez, Catalina". Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ ODI (2019-01-25). "Scientist-in-Residence Alumni". Ocean Discovery Institute. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ Glennon, Keegan (2016-06-24). "NOAA Scientist Launched Career as Knauss Fellow". Rhode Island Sea Grant. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "NRPA Board of Directors". Narrow River Preservation Association. 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ LEWIS, ALLIE (30 December 2019). "Narragansett resident wins STEM award". RICentral.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "Tomaquag Museum 2021 Sponsorships". Tomaquag Museum. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ a b "Knauss Fellowship alum Catalina Martinez receives prestigious award for her work in diversity, equity and inclusion". Sea Grant. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "15th Annual Women of Achievement Awards". Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "Awards Listed by Year". NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL). Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ Martinez, C.; Gorell, F.; Keener-Chavis, P. (2005). "Reaching Out in New Ways: Working with Alternative Schools and Underrepresented Groups to Improve Ocean Literacy Through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Ocean Exploration". Proceedings of OCEANS 2005 MTS/IEEE. pp. 900–904 Vol. 1. doi:10.1109/OCEANS.2005.1639869. ISBN 0-933957-34-3. S2CID 6892421.
- ^ a b Bell, Katherine; Elliott, Kelley; Martinez, Catalina; Fuller, Sarah (2012-03-01). "New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus and NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer 2011 Field Season". Oceanography. 25 (1): 1–68. doi:10.5670/oceanog.2011.supplement.01. hdl:10141/622849. ISSN 1042-8275.