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San Francisco Bay Area

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Led syndicated market intelligence services, including forecast modeling, on power market regulations and microgrids (see publications); advised on business models and compliance.  Spearheaded new syndicated market intelligence service on Power Markets Regulation & Finance  As Guidehouse’s lead subject matter expert on FERC Order 2222, successfully won a $900k+ engagement with a major U.S. utility to develop an Order 2222 compliance framework  Directed team of research associates and data analysts to improve Guidehouse’s Global Microgrid Deployment Tracker, introducing estimated capacity factors and systematic, rolling benchmarking  Served as GHI’s subject matter expert on the Inflation Reduction Act, producing the firm’s initial public white paper analyzing IRA incentives, and advised Fortune 500 clients on how to maximize tax credits Defined, sized, and built Guidehouse's first forecast models for the global markets for power trading platforms, renewable natural gas, and interconnection innovations

Greater New York City Area

Evaluated energy policies, devised regulatory strategies on transmission / interconnection issues, developed content (including policy reports, white papers, written and oral testimony), and served as an expert witness before state regulatory commissions and judicial bodies; Regulatory interventions included: VA Corporation Commission – for Bracewell LLP on behalf of the Piedmont Preservation Alliance  VA Supreme Court – on behalf of the Eastern Environmental Law Center NJ Board of Public Utilities – for Decotiis, Fitzpatrick & Cole LLP on behalf of 12 NJ municipalities NJ Pinelands Commission – for Dechert & Dechert LLP on behalf of Pinelands Preservation Alliance

Alexandria, Va

Prepared strategies, developed written testimony and delivered oral testimony for clients in hearings before state utility commissions; Developed content on COP21, the Kuznets curve and climate adaptation; Advised on public affairs strategies to win stakeholder supportClients included Bracewell & Guiliani LLP, Decotiis, FitzPatrick & Cole, LLP, Eastern Environmental Law Center, Piedmont Environmental Council, Tamarind Foundation, Energy Utility Consulting Inc. and others.

New York, New York

Coordinated global advocacy strategy for a network of 12 international child-focused charities operating in 60+ countries to empower children and protect them from all forms of violence  Doubled member advocacy engagement in a single year, elevating it as an Alliance strategic priority  Positioned the Alliance as a credible voice on climate change by guiding Board of Directors to adopt a Strategic Plan that executes a global campaign to expose child labor in clean energy supply chains Organized competing charities and UN agencies into a COVID-19 Advocacy Team, which developed shared messaging and successfully lobbied to reform multilateral COVID-19 response frameworks, directing governments to better protect abused and vulnerable children during lockdowns Coordinated the world’s six largest child-focused charities and hosted a virtual global youth forum on children’s right to be heard, featuring the heads of UNICEF and the European Commission Developed a summer internship program with Columbia U.’s Mailman School of Public Health and directed a team of graduate students in executing a qualitative systematic literature review that confirmed a positive correlation between civic engagement of children and reduced youth violence

New York, New York, United States

Oversaw content development processes for one of the nation’s fastest-growing public affairs/strategic communications firms; Devised and executed policy campaigns for a portfolio of Fortune 200 clients, including: Valero / Fueling American Jobs Coalition: Provided policy guidance and executed media strategy to influence White House negotiations over proposed reforms to the federal Renewable Fuels Standard Amgen / Doctor-Patient Rights Project: Persuaded respected physician organizations and patient advocates to adopt drafted content, placing in one year over 100 op-eds in national media outlets  Syngenta / Farmers and Families First: Generated substantial earned media coverage spearheading a strategy to oppose the merger of Bayer and Monsanto by developing policy reports on the likely impact on global seed prices, expanded farm debt and threat to U.S. community banks United Nations Relief & Works Agency (UNRWA): Recruited renowned civil rights lawyer to adopt drafted editorial, which was published by the Los Angeles Times and prompted the Time’s editorial board to issue its own editorial calling for the U.S. to fully restore the agency’s funding Randstad: Developed and executed an 18-month earned media strategy that successfully positioned female CEO as a thought leader on women in the workplace and closing the gender wage gap.

South Royalton, Vt

• Managed research team fulfilling a $1.5 million DOE contract to evaluate utility smart grid pilot programs• Developed white papers on domestic carbon regulation and protecting the grid from solar storms• Launched IEE’s Energy Security & Justice Project examining unjust patterns of energy generation / use• Co-authored book Governance of Energy Megaprojects based on original research from 12 countries Developed critical content on: ♦ transnational energy megaprojects (>$10 billion capital investment)♦ demand response policies♦ utility smart grid pilot programs♦ large-scale solar generation in Mongolia and the feasibility of regional HVDC transmission♦ decentralizing village biogas programs in India♦ energy security risks of nuclear reactors, power theft in India and centralized generation in Cambodia♦ protecting the North American bulk power grid from impending solar storms♦ broadening the definition of energy poverty to better address the lived experience of wom

New York, Ny

Founded a non-profit organization to earn media coverage and spur state and national policymakers to adopt consumer-driven renewable energy policies:♦ Directed a full-time staff and professional advisory board with an annual operating budget exceeding half a million dollars.♦ Led an advocacy effort to earn media coverage and influence Congress to adopt a federal Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) under the American Clean Energy & Leadership Act (ACELA) of 2009. (see Renewing America: The Case for Federal Leadership on a National Renewable Portfolio Standard)♦ Crafted a campaign to spur competition among state net metering policies in attempt to win earned media and encourage best practices. (see Freeing the Grid: How Effective State Net Metering Laws Can Revolutionize U.S. Energy Policy)♦ Organized campaigns to streamline municipal permitting requirements for small-scale renewable energy installations (See Taking the Red Tape Out of Green Power), and promote zero-carbon municipal bonds

New York, Ny

Directed the public relations for a non-profit organization with officially-recognized consultative status before the United Nations, and organized several national and international media and advocacy campaigns, including for TheMeatrix.org, Abolition 2000, and the GRACE Factory Farm Project (now Food & Water Watch)

Washington, Dc

Helped direct the external communications for a 33,000 member nonprofit public interest and research association committed to city and regional planning.♦ prepared and implemented strategic communications plan, expanding APA’s public affairs budget by 400% over a three year period.♦ integrated publicity and marketing of APA policy initiatives, research reports and publications through ‘supertopics’ including creating and branding APA’s Safe Growth™ initiative. ♦ created and implemented APA’s Daily Planning Newswire service, delivering relevant national news on planning-related issues to over 33,000 members.♦ oversaw media promotion of APA’s National Planning Conference (5000+ registrants), including pre-conference press pitches, press availabilities and on-site press tours.

Instructed intercollegiate debate teams in argumentation and advocacy. Prepared strategies for national competition for the following schools: Harvard UniversityMassachusetts Institute of Technology University of Miami (FL)George Washington UniversityUniversity of Texas - DallasCalifornia State University – BakersfieldCollege of Eastern Utah

Washington, Dc

♦ oversaw federal government affairs and strategic PAC contributions for the association of cement companies engaged in safely recovering energy from spent industrial solvents.♦ managed outside counsel in implementing a government-affairs strategy, including drafting congressional testimony, filing public comments, and representing CKRC on Capitol Hill.♦ monitored legislative activity related to the Resource Conservation & Recovery Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the National Environmental Policy Act.♦ distributed PAC contributions and made recommendations for leveraging funds with related industry and environmental groups; Filed all campaign finance and disclosure legal paperwork. ♦ drafted and edited quarterly publication, SOLUTIONS, distributed to every congressional office.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Cum Laude; Certificate In Energy Law, Electricity/Utility Law, Energy Markets, Administrative Law

Activities and Societies: Trial Advocacy Moot Court Team, Advanced Appellate Advocacy, Student Bar Association Senator

M.A. (Cum Laude), Communication Theory, Public Relations, Social Effects Of Mass Communications

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government; Religion

Activities and Societies: American Debate Association National Champion - 1996 National Debate Tournament (NDT) First-Round Bid - 1996