PNNL

Alyssa Gorrell joined Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in 2022, serving as a communications professional. Initially working with the National Security Directorate, she now supports the Energy and Environment Directorate, aligning with her scientific interests and passions.

Gorrell develops and executes strategic communication plans, creating impactful content for diverse internal and external audiences, and effectively managing stakeholder relationships while promoting the lab's scientific mission and reputation. She also takes on the role of a learning partner with Connect@PNNL, where she collaborates with staff to identify their challenges and designs personalized plans with tailored recommendations and resources to help them thrive in a hybrid workplace.

Before joining PNNL, Gorrell was a communications coordinator intern for JCDREAM, supporting the CHARGE initiative, a consortium for hydrogen and renewably generated e-fuels. There, she extracted data from online survey tools to create visual reports and used online marketing software to track connections of potential projects in support of H2Hubs.