kmcardl@unc.edu
(919) 966-1339
Kati McArdle
Project Coordinator, Center for Public Engagement with Science
Biography
Kati McArdle joined the UNC Institute for the Environment’s Center for Public Engagement with Science (CPES) in 2024 as a project coordinator. McArdle has worked at several National Park Service sites, including at Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) and with their associated nonprofit friends group, the Conservancy for CVNP, the James A. Garfield National Historic Site and Yosemite National Park.
As a graduate student in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management at North Carolina State University, McArdle earned a Master of Science in natural resources. In this role, she collaborated on several studies and projects at the intersection of communities and nature.
McArdle also has previous experience as the grants and donor communications manager for the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, an environmental advocacy nonprofit, and as a conservation educator with Piedmont Wildlife Center in Durham, N.C.
Education
B.A., Professional Writing and B.S., Environmental Studies & Agriscience, Michigan State University, 2013
M.S., Natural Resources, North Carolina State University, 2017
kmcardl@unc.edu
(919) 966-1339