Emma Giles
Director Of Programs And Operations
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolEmma Giles is a director-level leader in citizen science and public engagement with nine years of experience designing and running signature programs like SciStarter LIVE, Do NASA Science LIVE, and Global Citizen Science Month. With an MS in Science & Technology Policy from Arizona State University and practical classroom experience as a 5th grade STEM teacher, she blends policy literacy, educational pedagogy, and event production to scale participatory science initiatives. She has progressed through roles at SciStarter from program coordinator to Director of Programs and Operations while also coordinating ASU-funded library and community hub grants, demonstrating her ability to manage multi-institutional partnerships and funded projects. An awardee of the Teach Earth Fellowship and a participant in the University of Vienna’s climate science summer school, she brings hands-on research exposure to climate and biodiversity topics, including fieldwork on caterpillars and climate change. Based in Washington, D.C., Emma is known for translating complex scientific initiatives into accessible public programs that broaden civic science participation.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Minor, Minor at ASU Watts College of Public Service & Community SolutionsBachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree at Arizona State University - W. P. Carey School of BusinessMaster of Science and Technology Policy, Master of Science and Technology Policy at ASU College of Global Futures21st univie: summer school – Scientific World Conceptions (8 ECTS / 42 Hours), 21st univie: summer school – Scientific World Conceptions (8 ECTS / 42 Hours) at Universität Wien | University of Vienna
English, Spanish
Github Skills (5)
water8
gis6
foundation6
qgis5
geospatial5
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
OpenWaterFoundation/cdss-app-snodas-tools
Jan 2017 - Mar 2018
Contributions:59 commits, 67 pushes, 15 comments in 1 year 2 months
OpenWaterFoundation/owf-app-geoprocessor-python-test
Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributions:57 pushes, 1 tag, 1 issue in 4 months
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