Maddie Halloran was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, and earned a bachelor’s degree in Environmental and Technological Studies with a focus on Conservation and Development from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. She worked in various environmental science and education positions in Alaska, Maine, Minnesota, Arizona and California, before returning home to Alaska in 2022, when she joined the board of Alaska Living Lands. Maddie finished her master’s degree in Fisheries Biology at Humboldt State University in 2020, where her research focused on local population dynamics of coho salmon. She loves being outside with her friends, family, and her dog Charlie.