Solana has an MA in Journalism from the University of British Columbia and a BA in Global Development and Psychology from Queen’s University. For her, the whole point of her work is to open herself up to the world and ask, “How can I help?”

She has produced for award-winning news organizations, including Al Jazeera, The Tyee, and The Globe and Mail. She has covered the Olympics, cattle farming in the Prairies, and motorcycle clubs in Surrey, and interviewed Indigenous authors, policy advocates, and Canadian athletes. Her focus is on nuanced and intersectional stories that highlight the depth and authenticity of people’s lived experiences.

Solana also specializes in science communications. Using web-based multimedia tools and working directly with scientists and researchers, she translates complex information into educational content for all ages and knowledge levels. In this line of work, she has produced material on Indigenous data sovereignty, vulnerabilities facing marine mammals in the PNW, and international marine policy. Her work always aims to answer the age-old question, “Why should I care?”

What unites her journalistic and scientific work is the idea that intimidating issues can be conveyed in bite-sized, high-impact ways that encourage changemaking. Solana belives that our passions and concerns don’t have to overwhelm us. Rather, they can point us in the direction of our next meaningful action.