AVA BLANCHETTE
Welcome!
I am a geospatial data scientist focused on the intersections of environmental and human systems. My work spans disaster mitigation, fire ecology, forest management, and urban planning, and I employ modelling and data science methods to turn spatial evidence into policy-ready insight. I am excited by the power of visual communication, and find that clear maps and graphics are as essential as the findings themselves.
Since 2020, I’ve worked across nonprofit and private sectors. At Grades of Green I supported grant strategy through data collection and analysis and led workshops for corporate partners on environmental science and justice. At memBrain I managed client programmes at the intersection of entertainment, technology and design. While at UCLA, I led my practicum team’s data analysis and visualisation for LA Waterkeeper’s community-based park development initiative. While data is my foundation, I see communication as the natural partner to analysis. Both are necessary to make data meaningful.
I hold an MSc in Geographic Data Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science (2025) and a B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of California, Los Angeles (2022).