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Madison Kalub

Marine Conservation Scientist
San Clemente,CA
Madison  Kalub

Timeline

Dana Point Cafe/Snack Bar Worker

DPYB
04.2026 - Current

Girls Flag Football Coach

Stoneybrooke Christian School
03.2026 - Current

Conference Coordinator and Member

Ocean Institute
08.2025 - Current

Marine Biologist

Ocean Institute
08.2024 - Current

Museum and Exhibit Caretaker

Ocean Institute
08.2024 - 07.2025

Pacific Cross Preparatory

09.2022 - Current

Leader in Training

Compass Bible Church
09.2022 - Current

Work History

DPYB
Dana Point

Dana Point Cafe/Snack Bar Worker
04.2026 - Current

Job overview

  • Prepared and served food and drinks and met customer needs
  • Restock items, ensuring preperation
  • Maintained clean, organized the cafe. As well as dishes, sweeping, cleaning counters, taking out trash.
  • Enforced recycling trash.
  • Handled cash and processed payments, and register.
  • Brewed coffee and tea and changed out drink station syrups and condiments for food.
  • Made sure customers have great service and engaged in quick conversations.

Stoneybrooke Christian School
San Juan Capistrano, CA

Girls Flag Football Coach
03.2026 - Current

Job overview

  • Developed and implemented practice plans to enhance team skills and performance.
  • Influencing sixth grade girls and encouraging them to engage in skills.
  • Led practice sessions focusing on skill development, building teamwork, and sportsmanship values among the girls.

Ocean Institute
Dana Point

Conference Coordinator and Member
08.2025 - Current

Job overview

  • Developed event timelines and schedules, enhancing overall operational efficiency.
  • Worked closely with other committee members, planning conferences. Using teamwork skills to collaborate with others.
  • Assisted speakers in preparing presentations materials while ensuring adherence to time constraints.
  • Brainstormed and implemented creative event concepts and themes of marine science.
  • Developed creative themes for events and created related activities to engage attendees.
  • Evaluated existing plans, processes and events planning services to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Spoke at the conference and lead a group, talking to them about marine science and leading them in discussion and various activities and labs.
  • Helped students at the conference better understand the importance of marine conservation.

Ocean Institute
Dana Point

Marine Biologist
08.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Conducted field research on marine ecosystems, documenting species behavior and habitat conditions.
  • Data collection and analysis for ongoing marine conservation projects. Research on plastic pollution problems across the country.
  • Developed educational materials to enhance public awareness of marine biodiversity and better understanding of conservation.
  • Collaborated with team members to design and implement experiments on aquatic life responses to environmental changes.
  • Supported outreach initiatives by leading guided tours and presentations for diverse audiences. Boat tours and boat lab work.
  • Advanced knowledge on marine species impacts by conducting a various of surveys.
  • Optimized marine animal rescue and rehabilitation efforts by developing standardized protocols based on scientific research and best practices. Marine animal care.
  • Presented research at national conferences, increasing visibility of research projects within the scientific community. Speaks against the problems in the ocean and ways to solve and fix them.
  • Developed educational materials and presentations to raise public awareness about threats facing marine environments and the importance of conservation efforts.
  • Collected a years worth of research on marine environmental science and turned into data to better understand.
  • Interpreted complex scientific findings to public using easy-to-understand terminology. Speaking out to the public.
  • Currently researching and finding ways to solve problems occurring in the marine ecosystem.
  • Has advanced experience and professional training in museum exhibit design and bone preservation.
  • Established relationships with industry partners such as aquariums or ecotourism on species care, exhibit design, and visitor education programs to reach out about conservation and education.
  • Collects data on species activity and records them.
  • Tests vitals of different ocean animals at aquarium and helped with maintenance and care.
  • Helps visitors better understand ocean science.
  • Assisted with whale entanglements and sea lion rescues with team.

Compass Bible Church
Aliso Viejo, CA

Leader in Training
09.2022 - Current

Job overview

Serves with young kids in leadership program, Awanna's.

Ocean Institute
Dana Point

Museum and Exhibit Caretaker
08.2024 - 07.2025

Job overview

  • Managed project timelines, coordinating with vendors to meet tight deadlines and budget constraints.
  • Conducted site evaluations to assess spatial requirements and optimize exhibit placement for maximum impact.
  • Analyzed visitor feedback to refine designs, resulting in improved attendee satisfaction ratings across exhibitions. Conducted a series of surveys over eight months on the visitors opinions to better understand what needed to be changed.
  • Utilized advanced software programs to generate detailed designs for signage and exhibit.
  • Enhanced exhibit engagement by incorporating interactive elements and multimedia displays.
  • Managed project timelines and budgets for multiple concurrent exhibits, ensuring successful completion within deadlines.
  • Presented project and goal at the end of the year at another conference to showcase work.
  • Collaborated to develop visually appealing and educational exhibits, resulting in increased visitor satisfaction.
  • Researched marine animals and converted science into simple terminology for the public to better understand.
  • Conducted thorough research on marine ecosystems and zones prior to designing exhibits, ensuring accuracy in all visual representations and information presented.
  • Worked with multiple ocean animal bones, preserving and degreasing them.
  • Implemented visitor feedback surveys to continuously improve exhibit design elements and overall experience throughout project.

Overview

4
years of professional experience
3
years of post-secondary education

Education

Pacific Cross Preparatory
Dana Point, CA

09.2022 - Current

University Overview

I am a highschool student at Pacific Cross Preparatory, class on 2028.

Certification

Ocean Institutes' 2025 selected Youth Volunteer of the Year

Skills

Written communication

Program development

Team collaboration

Multitasking

Idea development and brainstorming

Organizational skills

Project management

Public Speaking

Event planning

Leadership

Professional and courteous

Planning and prioritization and time management

Accomplishments

  • Spoke at conferences, highlighting passion for marine conservation and the importance of preserving the ocean ecosystem.
  • Speaking out to public about the problems about marine ecosystem presenting them with the solution.
  • Designing exhibits, creating more engaging museum exhibit's to better please the public's eye.
  • Awarded as 2025 Youth Volunteer of the Year at the Ocean Institute.
  • Leader in Girls in Ocean Science at Dana Point Ocean Institute 2026.
  • Contacted different organizations to get a better understanding of the company and their goals.
  • Coached Girls Flag Football for spring season and communicated well with dates, times, of practices and games.
  • Spent months on researching the marine zones, habitats, mammals, specific species adaptations, and ecosystem for project.

Interests

Marine Biology

Marine Conservation and Public Speaking

Creative writing and Poetry

Writing and Reading

Interior Design

Scrapbooking and Crafting

Vlogging and Video Editing

Classical Art and Literature

Musical Theatre Preforming

Madison Kalub Marine Conservation Scientist