Briana Carbajal, M.A. Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

-Responsible for coordinating State legislative and policy work. -Advocate for policy priorities at the State-level. -Advise the Director of Policy, and other staff members as needed on the current landscape of environmental and climate policies.-Collaborate with city-level priorities and with the federal policy office on relevant issues. -Represent WE ACT in coalitions, advisory groups, and work directly with State legislators and agencies to build programs and polices that advance environmental justice for the Northern Manhattan community and other environmental justice communities across New York.

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Educating, organizing, and mobilizing low-income disadvantaged communities of color in West Harlem for the purpose of lobbying state assembly members for progressive legislation (ie. EEEJA, Cumulative Burdens Bill) that would protect their neighborhoods from polluting industries. - Writing memos of support, conducting bill and petition analyses, tracking Senate energy committee activities, and creating community education materials to connect members to federal assistance programs.

Field researcher conducting ethnographic market research.

New York, United States

-Increasing organizational capacity to run effective advocacy campaigns-Strengthening individual advocacy leadership and knowledge, and developing stronger peer networks with advocates across the state-Strengthening strategies and tactics to build leadership and ensure those directly impacted by injustice increase their influence on state policy-making-Strengthening relationship-building skills for working with elected officials and coalition partners-Learning practices and support for sustainability-Learning additional advocacy strategies and tactics on topics such as: Honing your ask, developing leadership and decision making structures, conducting a campaign power analysis, planning for implementation, and other advanced campaign strategies.

- Spearheading the creation of a three episode podcast series to create space for Indigenous communities to share their climate change story in the Kotzebue Sound. - Researching how a changing climate impacts the security of food, water, and shelter of the local villages of Alaska by applying a community-based model to integrate Indigenous Knowledge.- Conducting a literature review on topics including co-production and co-design in climate science for various Alaskan coastal communities.

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

Lead designer of the City of Fort Collins Racial Equity Curriculum. Designing for the purpose of social justice education. The goal is to initiate conversations within the community about policy change at the city level.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

- Lobbyist for numerous campaigns such as ~ The Arctic Refuge Defense Campaign where I gained congressional cosigners for the Arctic Refuge Protection Act (S. 282/H.R. 815) to safeguard the indigenous lands of the Gwich’in people from oil drilling. ~ The Renewable Energy Standard Campaign where we gained cosigners for the Bush/Merkley Letter outlining why a RES would help the U.S. meet the goals set in the Paris Climate Agreement better than a Clean Energy Standard. - Vet progressive political candidates in key federal and state elections to be considered for a Friends of the Earth endorsement. - Designed an infographic that demonstrates how the Clean Energy Standard upholds False Climate Solutions- Contributed to the drafting of the Fairshares NDC and lead Hill outreach to gain cosigners

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Co-founded OUA, a nonprofit organization designed to marginalized youth to take direct action in their communities, provide them with resources to become leaders in their local government, and empower them to get involved in environmental scientific innovation.- As the Ambassador Program Coordinator I scout celebrities/influencers, who are also activists, and admit them to our ambassador program.

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

- Chaired an equity subteam to discuss best practices and next steps in newly proposed citywide equity-advancing climate initiatives.- Rethought ways we engaged with historically underrepresented populations during COVID-19 in order to better practice targeted universalism.

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Procured educational materials for the department and faculty utilizing BruinBuy.- Filed confidential documents, scan textbooks, make copies, answer incoming phone calls, design flyers, conduct professional email correspondence, complete miscellaneous tasks as assigned.

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Conducted research under the supervision of a faculty member regarding environmental justice in Los Angeles through the use of geographic information systems and remote sensing. - Learned from guest speakers and experts in sustainability about a variety of strategies used to solve complex problems, and about careers associated with the field of environmental conservation.

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Organized climate strikes in Los Angeles and proposed climate policy to the Board of Supervisors- Advocated for regenerative environmental policy by participating in regular think tanks and brainstorming sessions with the Mayor’s Sustainability Office regarding the future of Los Angeles.- Drafted an Op-Ed for traditional media outlets regarding COVID-19 and the influence it should have on environmental policy.

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Gave presentations about how the initiative will improve sustainability across all UCs, applied to grants for funding, and created budgets to allocate monetary resources.- Spearheaded and hosted events to increase student awareness/engagement with the program (eg. Environmental Awareness Art Showcase)

Master'S Degree, Climate Science And Policy

Activities and Societies: Class Speaker of the first graduating class of the Columbia Climate School

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Alumni Scholars Club; Carbon Neutrality Initiative; Sustainable LA Grand Challenge Research Program