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Monica Hernandez
Monica Hernandez focuses on the science communications efforts that advance quantum information science (QIS) and technology at Berkeley Lab and secure U.S. leadership in quantum research and development. She specializes in two programs at Berkeley Lab: the Advanced Quantum Testbed and Quantum Systems Accelerator. As a bilingual science communicator, Monica also produces QIS content in Spanish, which is rare in a fast-growing, developing field. At Berkeley Lab, she's been recognized with several distinctions, including the Director's Award for Exceptional Achievement in IDEA Outreach for science communications.
With 15 years of professional experience in communications, public relations, branding, and marketing, Monica has worked for visionary companies such as Ad Astra Rocket Company and Microsoft. She has also managed pan-regional public relations campaigns for global economic powerhouses, including Airbus and Ryder. She graduated with a dual bachelor's - master's degree from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
Born and raised in San Jose, Costa Rica, Monica is proficient in French and basic Portuguese. In addition, Monica writes about genetics, synthetic biology, and space research in her own time. A published writer, she looks forward to the development of science and technologies that empower humanity on Earth and in space.
