Maria Marlin

  Maria Marlin is the Community Outreach and Environmental Education Specialist for the Washington Invasive Species Council. She began this position in 2022 after serving as a research and extension agent at Oregon State University. She was part of the nursery plant pathology program, where she organized trainings, developed fun and informative educational material, conducted outreach to underserved audiences, and performed research funded by grants she wrote. Before that, she attended the University of Idaho completing her master’s degree in natural resources. Originally from Pennsylvania, Maria double-majored in biology and environmental science at Bridgewater College in Virginia.