Lia Keener is a community science coordinator at the California Academy of Sciences. Previously she worked at Bay Nature from 2022 until 2026 as editorial assistant, outreach fellow, and events manager. She 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.