Crystal (they/she/elle) is a Queer Trans non-binary biracial Xicanx at the forefront of advancing equity at a fundamental level. She leads with a unique perspective, vision, and a fierce drive to challenge entrenched ways of thinking to solve social and environmental injustices, striving for advancement towards collective liberation.

Throughout their life, Crystal has transformed their passions into a palette of diverse professional disciplines. As a Coastal Ecosystem and Fisheries Scientist, Storyteller, Community Healer, Socio-Environmental Equity Activist, Immersive Experience Designer, Seafood A-fish-ianado, Embodied Entrepreneur Consultant, Audio Engineer, Community Organizer, and Movement & Mindfulness Instructor, their lifework focuses on advocacy, art, and activism at the intersections of science, spirit, story, and sustenance.

Crystal believes in harnessing the power of inspiration through artistic expression to create positive and impactful change. Drawing upon their lived experiences and diverse background, Crystal possesses the knowledge and expertise that underpin the foundation of a more just world and transcend outdated belief systems that regard environmental health, social justice, and reciprocal economies as mutually exclusive.

Crystal is a radical scholar, wisdom keeper, and a perpetual student of life in a constant state of unlearning, learning, and evolution while seeking answers to profound, practical, and often provocative questions in a steadfast pursuit of wisdom to guide them in sowing seeds of impactful, tangible, meaningful, and measurable healing of our communities, our land, and our ocean.