Chelsea Steinbrecher-Hoffmann got her start in science at Front Range Community College in Fort Collins, Colorado, where she earned an Associate of Science degree in 2008. Chelsea then joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served as a broadcast journalist and public affairs specialist in Okinawa, Japan, from 2008 to 2012. After her discharge from the military, Chelsea came to FSU where she found her passion for birds and field work. She graduated from FSU in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a minor in Communication. In August 2018 Chelsea became a General Biologist with the Bird Banding Laboratory at the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, now part of the Eastern Ecological Science Center. Chelsea's role at the BBL includes data management for encounters and program coordination with the STEP-UP (Secondary Transition to Employment Program – USGS Partnership) program.