Media Contacts

Karen Sodomick assumed the inaugural position of Chief Communications Officer at Carnegie Science in March 2022, bringing with her a wealth of expertise and experience to enhance the institution's communication strategies. In her role, Karen collaborates closely with colleagues on the Communications Team to highlight Carnegie's groundbreaking science and promote its mission and reputation.

Karen's career has encompassed leadership roles at institutions including Harlem Children’s Zone, New York-Presbyterian, Phoenix House Foundation, and NASA. Her journey includes her tenure as Chief Communications Officer at Harlem Children's Zone and her position as Vice President of the Office of Communications at New York-Presbyterian, where she effectively restructured and revitalized both internal and external communications. Since joining, Karen has played a pivotal role in shaping Carnegie's distinctive narrative and elevating its visibility.

With a background that includes her previous role as Outreach Program Manager at NASA's Office of Strategic Communications and her experience in teaching rhetorical communications, public speaking, and presentation skills, Karen brings a diverse skill set to her position. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Public Relations and a Master's degree in Health Communication from Auburn University.

Karen is based in Washington, D.C.

Part research hype-woman, part curator of institutional narratives, Natasha Metzler oversees our efforts to convey the impact of Carnegie Science’s cutting-edge research and our longstanding commitment to scientific creativity. She works with her Communications Team colleagues and collaborates with Development, Events and Human Resources, and IT to deploy a broad approach to sharing our research and our organizational culture with the press and the public across a variety of platforms.

Before joining Carnegie's team, she was a reporter at the Associated Press in Washington, D.C., and covered scientific research for a pharmaceutical industry trade magazine in New York. She has a master's in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism and a bachelor's in biology from Earlham College.

Katy Cain is a science communicator with a passion for design, digital marketing, and community building. With a B.S. in Biology and a Minor in Art from James Madison University and an M.Sc. in Biological Photography and Imaging from the University of Nottingham, Katy creates visually stunning digital content that communicates complex scientific concepts to a variety of audiences.

She joined the Carnegie Institution for Science in 2019 as the Digital Media and Communications Coordinator for the Earth and Planets Laboratory (EPL). In this role, she worked closely with scientific staff to develop, write, design, and produce departmental content, including newsletters, social media campaigns, scientific illustrations, photographs, event collateral, web content, and promotional materials. She also helped manage the department's internal and external websites and social media channels. She joined the Carnegie-wide communications team in 2023. 

Katy has worked with nonprofits and federal institutions, including the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Shenandoah National Park, Rock Creek Park, and Rock Creek Conservancy. 

Maggie Drain joined Carnegie Science in 2018. She is dedicated to organizing and preserving the Institution’s historical collections and sharing the organization’s historical legacy with the Carnegie community, outside researchers, and members of the public. As a member of the Communications Team, Maggie also manages the Institution’s digital assets in the CAVE and supports ongoing communications projects and initiatives.

Before joining Carnegie Science, Maggie worked in archives at the Central Park Conservancy, Smithsonian Museum of American History, New York Botanical Garden, and Rockefeller Archive Center. She has a master’s in library and information science from Pratt Institute and a bachelor’s in history from Kenyon College.

Navid Marvi is an award-winning graphic designer and musician. He joined the Department of Embryology in 2018 after spending nine years as art director at Moment Magazine. As the former communications coordinator at the Department of Embryology, Marvi worked closely with scientific staff to write, design, and produce departmental media—including newsletters, scientific illustrations, photographs, interviews, and promotional materials.
 
Marvi has worked steadily as a musician since 2010, playing countless shows around the east coast. He is currently a member of the bands Design Flaw and Drop Electric. The latter's weekly score can be heard on NPR's history podcast Throughline.