Crane Conso is a research analyst at the California Center for Rural Policy (CCRP), where they conduct community-based research. Currently, Crane is working on two regional projects focused on young people’s connection to school and work, in partnership with Humboldt Area Foundation and The Aspen Institute. They completed their M.A. through the Social Identity and Social Influence Lab at Cal Poly Humboldt, earning the Patricia O. McConkey Outstanding Graduate Student award in 2022. In their previous role, they led a county-wide survey on policing and policing oversight. In addition to their position at CCRP, Crane serves as a Youth Outreach volunteer with Project Rebound, working with incarcerated youth at the Humboldt County Juvenile Corrections Facility. Crane was born and raised in San Francisco, and has lived in the North Coast for 8 years. Crane's passions are not limited to the workplace. They love to cook with friends and family. They revel in the natural world, and can be found soaking up the sun (or fog) at the beach, plunging into the cool waters of the river, wandering among the trees of the forest, and at night, gazing at the stars and the moon from the deck of their tiny home.