Cecilia was a member of the Outer Coast team from 2016-2022. She joined the team in 2016 as a Fellow through the Alaska Fellows Program and subsequently contributed six years of full-time work to the project, leading Outer Coast’s on-the-ground development as the institution progressed from idea to reality. Cecilia served in myriad roles at Outer Coast, including as the 2018 and 2019 Summer Seminar Program Coordinator and eventually as the Director of Programs and Operations, until concluding her tenure in May 2022. Prior to joining Outer Coast, Cecilia had long held aspirations to become a doctor. She is now a medical student at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine.