Fellow Story

Martinez awarded 2018 California Sea Grant State Fellowship

Fellow(s): Erik Martinez
Topic(s): Coastal & Marine Conservation

Erik Martinez, California Coastal Commission
Erik Martinez earned a master's degree in conservation planning with a focus on strategic environmental communication and media from the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at University of California, Santa Barbara in 2017. Erik previously conducted biological surveys of wetlands as a technician for the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station Mitigation Monitoring Project based at UC Santa Barbara’s Marine Science Institute.

At the Coastal Commission, Erik will support the agency's efforts to create an environmental justice policy by conducting outreach with local groups and engaging staff members.

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Erik Martinez

Erik Martinez

2016 Fellow
Prior to joining the EPA, Erik Martinez was a Coastal Development Planner with the California Coastal Commission in San Francisco, CA where he focused on reviewing development projects along the coast to ensure the protection of sensitive...