Lia Keener joined Bay Nature in 2022 as editorial assistant and later became its first outreach fellow. As events coordinator since 2024, she has facilitated more than 80 events per calendar year. Lia grew up in Central Oregon, then attended UC Berkeley, where she majored in environmental biology and minored in Chinese language and journalism. In her spare time, Lia enjoys painting animals, going for long walks, tidepooling, looking for insects, and eating snacks.