Samantha is from Chico, California and graduated from Chico State in 2019 with a BS in Ecological, Evolutionary and Organismal Biology. Prior to coming into this program, she worked part-time as a physical therapy aide before switching over t working full-time as an assistant in a personal injury law firm. She also enjoyed volunteering in her local hospitals Emergency Department. In her free time, Samantha enjoys reading, drawing/coloring, binging shows on Netflix, and doing anything involving the outdoors or traveling. One of her big life goals is to eventually set foot on all seven continents.