Alyssa Saldarriaga is a science educator at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton, Florida. In 2019 she received her Bachelor of the Arts degree majoring in Biology with a certificate in Environmental Studies, in her undergraduate degree she worked with Dr. Diane Owen in her Sustainable Management program mapping invasive species. She is now working towards her Masters in Environmental Science. She is currently working on the latest video in CES’ Understanding Algal Blooms in Florida video series on algal blooms and human health.