• Tracked regulatory and legislative issues related to clean energy, building decarbonization, and natural resources for the organization at the local, state, federal levels. • Coordinated advocacy efforts internally and with external partners. • Worked with the City of Atlanta Office of Resilience to facilitate community conversations for the City’s 100% clean energy plan (Clean Energy Atlanta: A Vision for a 100% Clean Energy Future). Contributed to writing and editing of plan. • Analyzed City of Atlanta legislation to identify opportunities to expand building decarbonization policy including opportunities to strengthen collaboration among key departments and expand funding opportunities. • Supported 100% clean energy planning initiatives for cities in Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina.• Supported regulatory advocacy efforts for sustainable building and healthy housing requirements within Low Income Housing Tax Credit programs across the Southeast. • Led Solar for Georgia Communities Initiative – promoting distributed generation solar through innovative finance and policy advocacy with a focus on low-to-moderate income communities. • Managed public interactive map of Georgia’s solar + storage installs – the most current and comprehensive resource of its kind, with statewide audience.

- Solely responsible for the comprehensive management of UGA’s STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Reporting System) report for AASHE (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education) -- The standard in formal sustainability reporting for over 800 colleges and universities internationally.- Data collection through campus-wide communication and research.- Reporting sustainability practices and policies in the categories of: Institutional Characteristics, Academics (curriculum and research), Engagement (public and student), Operations (e.g. energy efficiency, water usage), and Planning & Administration

- Managed the UGA Campus Sustainability Grants Program for graduate/undergraduate students.(sustainability.uga.edu/grants)- Improved organization, outreach, and long-term impact of the Odum Environmental Grants Program for local K-12 teachers. Designed and conducted surveys of former grant recipients and sponsors; the results of this research have led to major reforms of this 24-year-old program. (sustainability.uga.edu/odum)

Research Fellow in the Environmental Planning and Services unit of the Strategic Operations and Planning Assistance division of the Institute. Under my faculty mentor Leigh Elkins, I researched resiliency efforts for homes that face repetitive flooding on Coastal Georgia, with a focus on Skidaway Island. My research focused on the economic costs and benefits of FEMA property acquisitions in comparison with continuous rebuilding for such homes.

Assisted Outreach Archivist with event planning, filling researcher requests, and curating exhibits. Responsible for restoration and preservation of collection documents and artifacts.

Managed department library database. Worked with students, staff, and faculty in the office daily, assisting with resources and acting as a liaison to upper-level faculty. Efficiently conducted clerical work and administrative tasks.

Board:Sat on appointed board of ~10 students representing the collegiate student body Met regularly throughout year to share concerns, suggestions, and innovative solutions with Parking Services administratorsTask Force:Conducted research on behalf of the Office of Sustainability and Parking Services to assess feasibility of car share program at UGA (Such a program was found to be feasible and may be implemented within the next year)