Kaitlin Castor

Sustainability professional dedicated to developing impactful solutions that bridge environmental responsibility with economic success across potentially diverging stakeholders.

Exposure to sustainability-focused businesses that integrate corporate initiatives into their core operations, fostering balanced and practical sustainability solutions to drive meaningful change.

• Designed and conducted research investigating the impact of elevated acidity levels on marine ecosystems, assessed the role of coral reefs in carbon sequestration, and performed life cycle assessments to help companies evaluate the environmental impact of consumer products.
• Delivered engaging presentations — scientific papers, memos, oral presentations, PowerPoint slides, and short films — tailored to diverse audiences of 5 to 100, translating complex findings into digestible information and actionable insights.
• Applied data visualization, exploratory data analysis, and environmental modeling in R/RStudio to solve quantitative and qualitative challenges, including running ANOVA to assess carbon tax burden elasticity across regions, and using multiple linear regression to evaluate sampling methods for measuring species richness.

Master of Environmental Science and Management (2026)

Bren School of Environmental Science & Management — University of California, Santa Barbara Specializations: Energy & Climate, Business & Sustainability; Foci: Communication, Corporate Innovation

Bachelor of Science – Evolution, Ecology, and Biodiversity (2023)

University of California, Davis Honors & Awards: Distinguished Scholar Award, UC Davis Citation for Outstanding Performance