Madison Payne (she/her) is a student research experience coordinator with the CIRES Center for Education, Engagement and Evaluation and support staff with the Polar Science Early Career Community Office. Madison grew up in the Northwest Indiana suburbs of Chicago before moving to Ann Arbor to earn her B.S. in Earth and environmental science at University of Michigan. She then moved out west to pursue a M.S. in geochemistry at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Throughout her academic career, she has been involved in numerous STEM education and outreach programs, including Science Olympiad, regional and state science and engineering fairs, and numerous environmental education programs while working at Indiana Dunes National Park. In the year following her master’s program, she worked with Northern Illinois University’s BELONG in STEM scholarship program as a research assistant and peer group facilitator for low-income STEM undergraduate students. Madison is passionate about promoting social support and fostering a sense of belonging for students and early career professionals throughout the earth sciences.