From 2024 to 2025, Paige worked as a Marine Resources Program Monitor for the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County. During her time there, she participated in several field campaigns, including an Atlantic Surfclam population assessment survey and Bottom Trawl Surveys. Prior to her role at Rutgers, Paige spent a year as a Northeast Fisheries Observer. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of New Hampshire and a master’s degree in Energy and Environmental Management from the University of Connecticut. Currently, she works as a lab and field technician for the Barnegat Bay Partnership, where she supports water quality monitoring, species surveys, and educational outreach efforts.