Kaye LaFond: Data Visualization and Reporting Manager

Kaye is both a scientist and a journalist, she helped drive Circle of Blue’s reporting with data and research. She holds an MS in Environmental Engineering from Michigan Technological University. She did the GIS work for the team, supports stories with data, and created visualizations and infographics. She has worked on policy issues for multiple environmental nonprofits, done academic research in the areas of hydrology and social science, and spent time in Amman, Jordan, studying Arabic. Kaye’s number one goal is to make science and data interesting and understandable. The Great Lakes are her first love, followed by her cats.