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Brussels, BE

Brussels Region, Belgium

Lead evolution and development of the Global Research and Action Agenda on Cities and Climate Change Science + the City Research and Innovation Agenda through engagement of the GCoM alliance in tandem with local governments, academia, business and civil societyOrganize, plan, and execute the Innovate4Cities Conference and Marketplace series, gathering.

Brussels Region, Belgium

Co-crafted a multi-year Strategic Plan to enable transformative city climate action through engagement with 12+ partner organizations to reflect shared principles, common high-level goals, and key global-regional activitiesCatalyze, develop, and execute the GCoM Regions Portal: a Salesforce-based, online coordination tool designed to strengthen and.

Bonn Area, Germany

Monitored and assessed policy recommendations on the Solutions Gateway, a key ICLEI tool for low emissions development strategiesCrafted the Low Carbon Team social media communications strategy, relying primarily on Twitter engagement with both public and private stakeholders around the worldSynthesized key policy documentation for a proprietary urban air.

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Designed top-level communications strategies, crafted copy, and edited quality content for government, corporate and lifestyle clients in the UAE and the Gulf, including Abu Dhabi Airports, Etihad Airways, and Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture AuthorityResearched and documented coverage for media materials surpassing 150 press releases, 100 photo-captions, and.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Created and directed the Global Student Council: a proprietary student governing body to coordinate NYU's 3 degree-granting campuses and 11 global academic centersManaged over 30 student site ambassadors across 13 NYU centers and campuses, communicating relevant information and facilitating joint initiatives including town halls and city.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Conceptualized, created, and directed the Global Student Council, a proprietary student governing body tasked with proposing policies and providing services to NYU's 3 degree-granting campuses and 11 global academic centers around the worldManaged over 30 student site ambassadors across 13 NYU centers and campuses, communicating relevant information and.

Greater New York City Area

Produced and designed 6 city green building market briefs detailing achievements in sustainable building across C40 Cities, including improved building codes, retrofit subsidies, and benchmarkingResearched and co-drafted 22 skeleton drafts to develop the city green building market briefsCreated 33 visual poster-boards showcasing the innovative design.

Washington, D.C.

Co-wrote an adopted green building white paper on behalf of USGBC to the U.S.-China Joint Task Force on Climate ChangeUpdated and redesigned the 17-page Legislative Menu of Options, structured upon the ED-Green Ribbon Schools programme; tracked and documented over 125 green schools bills from January-July 2013Wrote over 20 city green building information.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Utilized Cisionpoint, Knowlegis, and Leadership Directories to establish connections with 70+ staffers, journalists, and public officials in the D.C. areaResearched over 150 press clips to support the nomination of U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas PerezConducted 50+ phone calls and delivered 30+ articles to both the House and Senate

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Facilitated the participation of 50 international delegates for creation of sustainable action plans responding to 5 issues: energy, technology, waste management, health, and educationCollaborated with a 15-person organizing team over 11 months to further work with over 20 universities and Abu Dhabi government partnersCo-designed conference and concept.

Produced comprehensive pre-departure information packets for over 150 students in the NYUAD Study Away ProgramOrganized preferred flight routes for over 280 students to over 60 international destinationsPrepared presentations and documents for demonstration by the Manager of Global Education

Abu Dhabi

Organized visa and registration information for over 150 delegates to the First Meeting of Signatories of the Raptors Memorandum of Understanding (MoS 1)Designed and produced over 10 banners and merchandise items for MoS 1Sorted over 25 pages of raptor monitoring information from over 12 signatory countries usingGoogle Forms, Microsoft Excel, and Numbers

Biñan City, Philippines

Wrote and produced over 6 articles for the government-sponsored paper, Balitang BiñanDesigned and ghost-wrote 5 Mayor’s Messages to universities and accredited organizationsGraphed education statistics over 10 years for the City of Biñan to track progress and growth

Planned, organized and delivered material goods to evacuation centers under the Brent Cares Program following the extensive damage caused by Typhoons Ketsana and ParmaAided the local government with distribution of goods and dissemination of informationCreated 5 informational videos encompassing damage extent and the relief effortRaised over US$10,000 and.

Master’S Degree, Public Policy, Gpa 3.81

AY 2016-2017: Central European University, Budapest, Hungary AY 2017-2018: Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals, Barcelona, Spain.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science, Environment And Urbanization Concentrations, Gpa 3.70

Thesis: Foreign Aid, Remittances, & Effects on Leadership Survival Relevant coursework: Climate Change Law & Policy; Global Debates on.

International Baccalaureate Diploma

Activities and Societies: Green Earth Ambassadors (Vice-President 2008-2009, President 2009-2011), Sophomore Council Vice-President.