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Cambridge, MA, US

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

In this role I focus on residential energy efficiency policies and programs, especially residential energy labeling. I bring a focus of equity, affordability, and community engagement topics. I lead NEEP's Community Residential Energy Labeling Cohort, offer local governments one-on-one technical assistance, develop resources driven by stakeholder needs and.

Lexington, Massachusetts, United States

As an intern I worked across multiple teams..-researching energy efficiency policy, technology, and program trends-creating policy and program trackers, and-writing briefs alongside permanent staff. Specific topics I've written about include community-level trends toward zero energy, community engagement, strategic energy management (SEM), smart energy.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

-Lab processing of Covid-19 test samples-Coordinating with team members and supervisors to streamline process and increase testing capacity

Pennsylvania, United States

-Organized public support for Pennsylvania to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a cap-and-invest program for CO2 emissions-Recruited private citizens and organization representatives to participate in the DEP’s public comment period, and supported them in crafting their testimony-Strategized to bring various stakeholders into our.

-Managed team of 6 interns supporting the launch of TurnUp, a social network for young activists. Held three weekly meetings with further individual check-ins-Facilitated research and outreach to potential users, donors, and ambassadors -Collaborated across fundraising, social media, outreach and more-Participated actively in working group on Inclusion.

Northamtpon, MA

-Working in library organization, customer service, and logistics-Interacted with patrons at the front desk as their first point of contact -Assisted permanent staff with shelving, transfer projects, and technology

-Provided individual support and attention to elementary and middle school students in online forums, discussing books of their choosing-Facilitated critical thinking, active reading, and enthusiasm for books of the student’s choosing-Served as a personal and meaningful connection to a student in higher education for students with lower-than-average.

-Researched microbial communities of Panicum hallii roots; collected 32 individuals, isolated and sequenced ~100 bacterial cultures, identified 41 distinct species-Collaborated with Postdoctoral Fellow Joseph Edwards in Professor Thomas Juenger's lab-Built a foundation to help understand microbes’ importance on Switchgrass, a close relative and biofuel.

Smith College

-Biology Special Studies research project -Developed methods to describe the microbial eukaryote communities in the water of S. purpurea, or purple pitcher plants-Worked with postdoctoral fellow Robin Sleith and professor of biology Laura Katz -Built the foundation to investigate drivers of diversity in this system (specifically of members of the SAR clade)

Bartlett, New Hampshire

-Measured the impact of nutrient addition on soil respiration, with a Licor 8100. -Tidied and analyzed 8 years of data using Excel and RStudio-Presented findings and their implications for nutrient cycling’s relation to carbon cycling at the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study 53rd Annual Cooperator’s MeetingPrinciple investigators on this project are Ruth Yanai.

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Study Abroad, Ecuador: Comparative Ecology And Conservation

-Program focused on the ecology, biodiversity, and conservation of ecosystems in Ecuador, including field work in the Páramo highlands.