Christina Cilento Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

· Support U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) pursue meaningful community engagement and benefits sharing across their $25+ billion funding portfolio· Facilitate multi-stakeholder convenings across OCED project communities to better understand local needs and concerns, then use insights to inform effective project design and implementation

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

· Spearhead stakeholder and community engagement initiatives to meaningfully involve impacted groups in the development of clean energy projects and policies· Apply experience in community benefits planning, environmental justice, and just energy transitions across Strategen's project portfolio· Design, plan, and facilitate convenings that educate and engage attendees on a range of clean energy topics (e.g., townhalls, advisory groups, conferences, roundtables)· Execute research… Show more · Spearhead stakeholder and community engagement initiatives to meaningfully involve impacted groups in the development of clean energy projects and policies· Apply experience in community benefits planning, environmental justice, and just energy transitions across Strategen's project portfolio· Design, plan, and facilitate convenings that educate and engage attendees on a range of clean energy topics (e.g., townhalls, advisory groups, conferences, roundtables)· Execute research projects focused on advancing the clean energy transition (e.g., industrial decarbonization, transmission infrastructure, distributed energy resources) Show less

· Built consensus for local climate solutions by convening roundtable dialogues between government, companies, nonprofits and communities in key states, incl. Arizona, Utah, Louisiana and Pennsylvania (250+ people engaged) · Researched and wrote issue briefs, blogs, one-pagers and policy recommendations to inform federal climate action, with focus on just energy transitions, local economic development, clean hydrogen, industrial decarbonization, etc. · Shaped and implemented a justice… Show more · Built consensus for local climate solutions by convening roundtable dialogues between government, companies, nonprofits and communities in key states, incl. Arizona, Utah, Louisiana and Pennsylvania (250+ people engaged) · Researched and wrote issue briefs, blogs, one-pagers and policy recommendations to inform federal climate action, with focus on just energy transitions, local economic development, clean hydrogen, industrial decarbonization, etc. · Shaped and implemented a justice, equity, diversity and inclusion strategy and convened employee trainings as co-chair of JEDI council Show less

· Researched and wrote monthly posts on the United States' progress in achieving its climate commitments

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

· Selected for highly competitive national fellowship program that trains emerging leaders across the clean energy industry, including in energy finance, technology, policy, and justice· Delivered a capstone TED Talk on the linkages between climate change and plastic pollution

Vientiane, Lao Pdr

· Led literature reviews, interviews, analysis, writing and editing of research studies related to foreign direct investment, deforestation, land rights, agriculture, human trafficking, and gender· Transformed research results into policy briefs and presentations for government and civil society· Wrote grant applications and assist in budget planning for project proposals (4/6 grants won) · Regularly liaised with donors, including on contract creation, budgets, and project output… Show more · Led literature reviews, interviews, analysis, writing and editing of research studies related to foreign direct investment, deforestation, land rights, agriculture, human trafficking, and gender· Transformed research results into policy briefs and presentations for government and civil society· Wrote grant applications and assist in budget planning for project proposals (4/6 grants won) · Regularly liaised with donors, including on contract creation, budgets, and project output reporting· Achieved 16% increase in Facebook page followers via regular posts in Lao and English Show less

Evanston, Il

· Developed and advanced a strategic vision for the representation of Northwestern's 8,000 undergraduates· Regularly advocated to school administrators through meetings and presentations to gain support for proposed initiatives· Regularly gave speeches at school events to crowds of 200-2,000+ people

· Analyzed energy use, purchasing, waste, transportation, emissions and other data to assemble NU’s application to the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS)· Managed office's Twitter, Facebook, newsletter and website using Mailchimp and Hootsuite· Regularly designed promotional materials using Adobe Illustrator and InDesign

Chicago, Il

· Orchestrated a communications campaign to promote IL Clean Jobs Bill, including writing press releases, 2 letters to the editor, and 6 profiles of small solar businesses · Wrote and delivered testimony to the EPA with suggested improvements to Clean Energy Incentive Program

Bs In Education And Social Policy, (Environmental Policy, Sustainability And Energy Concentration), Summa Cum Laude

Beyond Plastic Pollution Course

Completing a six-week course on plastic production, use, and disposal taught by Judith Enck of Beyond Plastics, with a focus on finding.

Plastics And Public Health Course

Completed a six-week course on the public health impacts of plastic production, use, disposal, and pollution, including potential policy.