Stori is both a science teacher and a wildlife biologist. She received her BS in Biology (with a minor in Environmental Studies) from Santa Clara University and an MSc in Marine Science from Moss Landing Marine Laboratories and San Jose State University. Stori currently teaches Environmental Science, California Coastal Oceanography, and is the Marin Academy Research Collaborative (MARC) Program Coordinator at Marin Academy, an independent high school in San Rafael, CA. Stori shares her passion for field work and wildlife with her students, with several of them participating in local citizen science projects, including the River Otter Ecology Project’s Hands on High School Program and the Surfrider Foundation’s Blue Water Task Force.
Before starting her career in teaching, she worked at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center in Santa Cruz, CA. Stori maintains ties to the One Health Institute at the U.C. Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, where she also worked to investigate the health and disease of marine species throughout California. Stori lives in Fairfax with her husband, where they have a tripod dog, two cats, and seven tortoises. She has great stories to tell about the critters she has come across during her research.
