Carlos Martinez is an AAAS Science & Technology Fellow (STPF) placed at the National Science Foundation within the Directorate of Geosciences (GEO) Research, Innovation, Synergies, and Education (RISE) Division. An atmospheric scientist by training, his interests include climate science communication, community-driven environmental research, climate variability and change. Before his AAAS STPF appointment, he worked as a postdoc at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), where he worked with Indigenous and local coastline communities on environmental issues through the Rising Voices Changing Coasts Hub, a NSF Coastlines and People (CoPe) project. He received his B.S.in Meteorology at Texas A&M University. He received his Ph.D. in Earth and Environmental Science at Columbia University, working at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society under the direction of the late Dr. Lisa Goddard. His analytical research focused on the Caribbean rainfall cycle and its changes. In the American Meteorological Society, he developed and chairs the Committee on Spirituality, Multifaith Outreach, and Science (COSMOS). He has worked to build relationships and connections between multifaith and indigenous organizations and the weather, water, and climate enterprise on environmentalism, with a steadfast commitment to increase representation and engagement with underserved voices and communities when tackling environmental issues.