Heal the Bay Science, Outreach, & Policy
Crystal Barajas
Senior Community Science and Outreach Coordinator
Crystal (She/Her/Ella) was born and raised in Los Angeles. She earned her B.S. in Aquatic Biology at UC Santa Barbara. She works at Heal the Bay as their Senior Community Science and Outreach Coordinator, working as part of the MPA Watch program to recruit and train community scientists on how to monitor our marine protected areas (MPAs) and organizing eDNA (environmental DNA) water sampling events with our partners from UCLA. She advocates for green nature based solutions when monitoring sea-level rise and protecting EJ communities against climate change. She plans to one day have a career in marine ecology/ ocean conservation. On her spare time, she enjoys listening to music, watching movies, wanting to learn to surf, and spending time with friends and family.