Cara Fritz is Assistant Curator at Oregon State University’s Marine and Geology Repository where her responsibilities include managing sample databases, fulfilling sample requests and leading the repository’s outreach and education program. Cara is dedicated to furthering both research and education in the earth sciences and has held a variety of positions, from teaching at community colleges to assisting research in the Arctic and Antarctic. She has participated in field work onboard research vessels and sailing ships, operating hovercraft, and by scuba diving. Cara received her BA in Biology from Amherst College and MS in Oceanography from Oregon State University.