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New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

I am supporting the newly formed Green Our City Now Coalition which seeks to educate and engage the new members of the NYC Council on priority environmental justice issues. Additionally, I am assisting in developing a voter registration campaign targeted at environmental justice communities. I am also supporting partnerships, attending coalition meetings.

In this role, I provided support for our network of 100+ frontline communities impacted by climate change and environmental abuse. I worked to expand our program by outreaching to frontline communities, coalition building with other environmental justice organizations, and connecting communities to pro bono scientists, legal experts, their congressmembers.

I outreached to voters to re-elect Tina Smith as their U.S. Senator in Minnesota. In this role, I collaborated with local candidates, organizations, and campuses to ensure Senator Smith had a strong presence across Minnesota and I recruited and empowered volunteers to outreach to their communities. Additionally, I led phonebanks and virtual community.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

In this position, I provided research support to inform the Committee’s Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy, Resilient, and Just America. This entailed conducting independent research as well as attending and summarizing Capitol Hill informational events. I helped facilitate the Committee's own hearings, briefings, and policy.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I supported students and volunteers to get out the vote to flip the Virginia State House and Senate in the November 2019 elections, which were critical with the redistricting of Virginia that was being planned and the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment on the line. I developed organizational campaign plans and event calendars for targeting outreach.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I was a part of the SustainUS Delegation to the World Bank 2019 Annual Meetings from October 13th – 19th to advocate for climate justice. I prepared for for conversations with World Bank leadership on their oil and gas investments by researching World Bank investments, development finance policy, and multilateral bank history. I also helped build.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I interviewed and recruited over a dozen student organizers nationwide who were interested in leading environmental justice campaigns on their campus. I supported interns by conducting weekly check ins to set plans and develop campaign strategies, developing educational materials and trainings, and evaluating their progress and any feedback. In addition, I.

Portola, California

I led and facilitated both traditional summer camp groups from ages 8-17 as well as leadership development groups for Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, foster care groups, and social justice organizations. During the traditional summer camp groups I supervised campers overnight and facilitated activities such as archery, swimming, kayaking, campfires, ropes.

University Of California, Berkeley

In this appointed position, I designed and implemented our campus’ first Environmental Justice green grant cycle. I also held proposals accountable to principles of environmental justice, equity, and inclusion, and voted on which projects would get funded. I attended the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC) to speak on everything.

University Of California, Berkeley

I planned and coordinated campus-wide events for Earth Week (April 16th-20th) to raise awareness of environmental initiatives and organizations. I spearheaded organizing Environmental Justice events for the week by outreaching to and collaborating with environmental, sustainability, and justice focused-groups.

University Of California, Berkeley

In this position, I led outreach and partnerships for our campus’ Student Organic Garden (SOGA). This entailed managing social media, email communications, and website updates as well as coordinating workshops, tours, and other events.

University Of California- Berkeley

I facilitated a class in which I taught a students how to prepare, establish, and tend to a garden using organic practices using the framework of the local food justice movement. I helped create the syllabus and plan the course for this class as well.

University Of California, Berkeley

I worked to increase food and housing security on campus by raising awareness of these issues students face and helping provide information on existing resources. I facilitated educational events such as Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Nutrition Week, and Mental Health Awareness Week, as well as facilitated student government workshops to help.

University Of California, Berkeley

I coordinated food deliveries, expanded food recovery efforts, and created pop-up food pantries, as well as collaborated with campus partners to address food insecurity for students.

Berkeley, California

I worked on a campaign to raise awareness about Community Choice Aggregations, which is an option for communities to have a locally-run, more cost-efficient and sustainable energy provider option. I outreached to local community leaders, student leaders, businesses, and organizations in San Francisco County, Marin County, Contra Costa County, and Alameda.

University Of California, Berkeley

I worked on installing and maintaining habitats for native bees on local farms by building relationships with farmers and other experts, becoming familiar with land use on small farms, and being trained in native bee management. I also wrote a thesis in collaboration with this lab in which I interviewed and surveyed farmers, farm advisors, and other.

University Of California, Berkeley

I worked in Dr. Wood's Lab consolidating and analyzing data on Sudden Oak Death, a widespread tree disease in California, in order to better understand it and create better forest management. This included researching the factors, symptoms, and impacts of Sudden Oak Death on trees in Bay Area parks. I also presented the data in an organized and timely.

University Of California, Berkeley

I worked in Dr. Ackerly's Lab helping collect field and lab data to help model forest responses to climate change in the Bay Area region. I practiced field forestry and ecology techniques to identify plots, map trees, and survey forests. I also extracted DNA from tree samples and performed PCR on them in order to characterize the forest population’s.

Berkeley, California

I worked on the Campus Corps 100% Committed Campaign that aimed to build a network of student leaders across the nation working to drive the shift to clean, renewable energy. In this role, I identified and recruited key people nationally to work with to transition their college campus to 100% renewable energy. I supported over a dozen interns through.

Atlantic Oceanographic And Meterological Laboratory- Miami, Florida

I worked on the NOAA and NASA Joint Global Hawk Project researching hurricanes and using monitoring technologies to observe them. I analyzed wind, precipitation, and other meteorological factors to forecast hurricane development trends. Additionally, I identified data inconsistencies collected from newly-developed technologies onboard the unmanned.

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Public Policy Analysis

Activities and Societies: Wagner Womxn (Events Chair), Wagner Diversity Council (Events Chair). MPA in Public Policy Analysis.

Bachelor'S Degree, Environmental Studies

Activities and Societies: Environmental Science Student Association (Board Member), Association of Environmental Professionals (Member).

Associate Of Arts - Aa

Activities and Societies: Graduated with Honors.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Science Olympiad (Co-Founder and President), Ocean Bowl, Science Bowl, National Honor Society, National English.

Greek Foreign Language Diploma

I attended classes every Saturday for four hours to learn Greek language, history, traditional dances, and poetry. With the help of these.