Hi there, I’m Melissa Louise Castellano and I was born in San Francisco but have lived in Los Angeles for over two decades. I obtained my B.S. in Environmental Design, from Art Center College of Design, in 2009. Currently I’m at Pasadena City College (go Lancers!), studying geology/earth science, with plans to get my doctorate in geology/earth science, within the Los Angeles area.
I believe that people who have highly diversified backgrounds and skillsets are needed to reimagine sustainable infrastructures within energy, building, carbon sequestration and manufacturing sectors. My inevitable goal is to help develop ways in which all living creatures can live healthier and happier lives. Our planet desperately needs thinkers that are able to lend new ideas to rehabilitate and reimagine systems that can positively impact the environment.
References and resume provided upon request.
Email: melissa@keepcawild.com
The universe is represented in everyone of its particles. Everything in nature contains all the powers of nature. Everything is made of one hidden stuff…”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Extracurricular Activities
Playing music and writing songs for my self-titled personal project, as well as the band Breezers (Apple Music, Spotify, etc.). Art directing Addiction Surf Publication with writer/artist/surf addict, Evan apRoberts and writer/artist/surfer addict, Jeffrey Grimes. Geologic field studies, fossil and rockhounding with fellow nerds. Learning as much about earth’s history as possible and nerding out on paleo biology. Gardening and propagation. Volunteering and using my non-profit experience to help gather supplies for mutual aid. Painting sceneries, plants and sometimes portraits of creatures (human and non-human). Spending as much time as possible in nature and getting dirty for a couple of days. Working on a variety of personal projects and inventions at all times. Using my brief culinary education to cook, bake and make alternative recipes for special dietary needs. Decorating my house for Halloween by means of making my duplex of 16 years into a scary face (we give out full-size candy bars of course). Making obsessively intricate Halloween costumes. Soaking in swimming holes and hot springs. Being a goofball joker, lolly-gaggin’ with friends and hanging with my husband, Evan and my 100lb. lapdog, Buckeye. Spending a lot of time at The Huntington Library, studying, reading and smelling old garden roses. Collecting interesting life stories, second-hand art/curios and prioritizing experiences over stuff (although I do love a useful gadget). That’s me in a nutshell.