Sena Isik

Environmental Science graduate with experience supporting climate, environmental policy, sustainability, and community-based environmental initiatives. Skilled in research, project coordination, government and stakeholder collaboration, environmental assessment, and translating technical information into actionable communications and decision support. Passionate about advancing equitable, community-driven climate action and Indigenous-led environmental stewardship.

Research Assistant - Integrated Fisheries Ecology Lab - Burnaby, BC

(2026-01 - 2026-08)

• Supported a fisheries closure assessment in Bella Coola for the Nuxalk First Nation, analyzing 1981–2025 chum and chinook fisheries in DFO Areas 7 and 8 to support Indigenous fisheries management and salmon conservation.
• Synthesized 44 Fisheries and Oceans Canada management and post-season reports, interpreting regulations, management decisions, and fisheries data to identify factors relevant to management decisions.
• Developed a year-by-year fishery management scoring framework to evaluate closure timing and conditions against salmon abundance and management objectives.
• Conducted an interview with a DFO Bella Coola fisheries employee to gather stakeholder and government context on local fishery management and closure decisions.
• Integrated government, regulatory, scientific, and spatial information using R, Excel, and ArcGIS Pro to support environmental management research and decision-making.

Youth Policy Analyst - Sierra Club Canada - Remote | Victoria, BC

(2025-11)

• Contribute to the Policy & Research Working Group, collaborating on environmental research, policy discussions, and public outreach focused on climate and sustainability.
• Research environmental policy issues and translate findings into accessible communications for public audiences and environmental advocacy.
• Authored an article examining woodland caribou decline, land disturbance, and environmental policy challenges in Alberta.
• Co-wrote a blog post on the environmental and energy impacts of oil and gas development in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Streamkeeper - Still Moon Arts Society - Vancouver, BC

(2025-04)

• Supported community-led environmental projects in collaboration with community and government partners, including the City of Vancouver and Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation.
• Contributed to a City of Vancouver-supported wetland restoration project at Slocan Park by planting 800+ native, water-tolerant plants to support flood mitigation, urban cooling, habitat, and water filtration.
• Conducted ecological monitoring of Still Creek using salmon, invertebrate, temperature, and conductivity data to assess stream health and environmental conditions.
• Removed 4,445+ invasive plants, 99 bags of garbage, and 290 m² of buried polypropylene geogrid, while planting native species to support habitat and watershed restoration.
• Supported DFO salmon conservation initiatives, including monitoring and release of ~5,000 juvenile chum salmon into Still Creek.

BSc with Distinction - Environmental Science (Environmental Earth Systems Concentration) - Simon Fraser University (2023-09 - 2026-04)