Elena is an ecological physiologist and data scientist based in Fort Collins. She earned a Ph.D. in Environmental Endocrine Disruption and a Master’s degree in Environmental Biology from CU Boulder, and a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Southern California where she played intercollegiate varsity soccer.

Elena’s professional background is interdisciplinary and includes academic research and consulting in the areas of environmental endocrine disruption, toxicology, and human and wildlife physiology. She has researched the effects of persistent environmental contaminants in air, water and soil on development and reproduction in humans, wildlife, and other vertebrates. Elena’s current role focuses on Data Science and Informatics for human health and ecological risk assessments in the environmental pollution remediation industry.

Elena also specializes in general data analytics, digital campaigns, and other digital strategies. Elena is engaged in community service, Board Membership, and local policy and legislative activities that advance environmental and social justice, and ecological conservation.

In her free time, Elena enjoys fly fishing and hiking in the Rockies with her partner and two happy heelers, Kole and Lobo.