Mary Catherine Longshore is the Senior Training Manager on the American Association for the Advancement of Science Membership team. She previously managed the AAAS Center for Public Engagements’s Communicating Science workshops program and supported other Center programs, including the AAAS Leshner Leadership Institute. Prior to joining AAAS in 2016, Mary Catherine was a public information officer at the American Geophysical Union. She has a Master’s degree in Journalism (Northeastern University) and a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Meteorology (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University). She is a licensed commercial pilot.