Eli Lewis (He/Him) Email & Phone Number

Granada, AL, ES

Granada, Andalusia, Spain

• Successfully worked multiple pieces of legislation through Congress with bipartisan support. This work included working with Congressional offices to draft bill text, obtaining cosponsors, and working with partner.
• Lead NASF's work with coalitions (Forest Climate Working Group, Forests in the Farm Bill, Sustainable Urban Forestry Coalition).
• Advocate for NASF policy priorities on Capitol Hill, interfacing with congressional staffers, Administration staff, and federal agency staff.
• Expand NASF partnerships with Tribal forestry representatives.
• Provide weekly policy updates to association membership that detail relevant legislative updates, federal agency actions, and political analysis.

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Monitored over $2 billion in USDA COVID relief grants and organized the data for stakeholders
• Assisted with USDA formal comments on climate-related issues including the expansion of voluntary carbon markets and the importance of regional considerations when adopting climate policy.
• Conducted research for senior staff on proposed pesticide legislation.

• Working under supervision of Dr. Bradley Bauerly, Lecturer of Political Science, to identify gaps in current political science research on the USDA.
• Built upon the current literature to support a thesis for an upcoming book publication on the importance of the USDA, its past institutional failings, and the department’s potential to be an agent of progress.

Burlington, Vermont Area

• Conducted research for different Vermont legislators on a variety of topics such as student debt, decriminalization of prostitution, and protected bike lanes.
• Designed a system for Vermont legislators, who usually have no employees, to submit requests for research on upcoming bills. Students would then provide the legislator with research effectively filling the role of.

Burlington, Vermont Area

Conducted research under the supervision of Prof. Robert Bartlett for an upcoming book on Earth Systems Governance.

Greater Burlington Area

Led the campaign to get the University of Vermont fair trade accredited by the Fair Trade Campaigns. This included working with food providers on campus to meet a threshold of fair trade certified food products.

Burlington, Vermont Area

Coordinated students and gathered data on democratic tendencies at Vermont town meetings.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Double Major - Political Science And Jazz Studies

Focus on environmental policy and political economics.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Jazz/Jazz Studies

Activities and Societies: Jazz Guitar Studies in Rome, IT

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, European Politics

Activities and Societies: Studies in European Political Economy

Education record