Kaitlyn Ponce

Kaitlyn is a recent Cabrillo College alumna and is pursuing her undergraduate degree in Marine Science at California State University, Monterey Bay. Kaitlyn is a community scientist with NOAA’s Phytoplankton Monitoring Network and a lab volunteer with the Sunflower Star Laboratory in Moss Landing. She jumped onboard with the Western Flyer Foundation as a volunteer and student science mentor in 2023. Participating in programs blending science and art such as the Western Flyer Foundation’s Mentoring Ecosystem. She currently works with the foundation as the Community Outreach Coordinator and is eager to contribute to the accessibility and intersectionality of marine science through art and literature.