The Climate Engagement and Capacity Building Interagency Group (CEC) coordinates federal agency climate and global change efforts focused on community engagement, education, public awareness, workforce development, and training. The CEC works to make resources for climate action more accessible and useful to the Federal Government, sub-national governments, organizations, and the public.Co-led 24 federal departments and agencies for the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) to develop the third edition of the nation’s climate literacy guide: Climate Literacy: Essential Principles for Understanding and Addressing Climate Change. The guide presents information that is important for individuals and communities to know and understand about Earth’s climate, the impacts of climate change and solutions. A team of federal scientists, communicators, educators and program leaders worked collaboratively to update the guide.

Co-lead the development and implementation of NOAA’s Climate Ready Workforce program (IRA funded) that specifically relate to NOAA’s Climate Ready Nation Goal. Responsibilities include the Climate Program Office representative to the Department of Commerce Workforce Council, the monitoring, evaluation and reporting lead for the Good Jobs principles, Justice40 requirements, and enhancing community resilience for disadvantaged communities that are marginalized by underinvestment and overburdened by pollution. Additionally, responsibilities include program staffing, budget management, co-lead the climate resilience training to ensure awardees are successful with implementation of the climate ready workforce priorities in partnership with NOAA Office of Coastal Management’s Learning Services Division to develop technical assistance. Support the development of NOAA partnerships in the development of new proposal and cross grant collaborations.

Co-developed the largest federal climate communications, education and engagement federal division in the United States government. Lead the development and implementation of NOAA’s Climate goal communication, education and outreach efforts as part of NOAA’s Climate Ready Nation initiative. Responsibilities include the Climate Program Office representative to the NOAA Education Council, the co-lead of the Climate Literacy priority, lead of the education section of the NOAA Climate Portal, advise on numerous grant funded climate education and engagement projects to build climate resilience for all communities, support the State Department’s Action for Climate Empowerment National Focal Point for the United States to negotiate and advance UNFCCC related tasks and initiatives, co-manage the NOAA CPO Communication, Education and Engagement Division, Climate.gov Education section lead, and managing lead of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (GCRP) document, Climate Literacy Guide. The Climate Education Program has led numerous international, national and sub-national initiatives to accelerate climate action through innovative and effective education and engagement. These include; development and implementation of the highly impactful U.S. Global Change Research Programs's Climate Literacy Guide since 2008; co-developed and implemented the 2017 Climate Education and Opportunities Collective Impact Summit which helped cities and counties reach the net zero emissions by 2050 needed to achieve the Paris Agreement’s aspiration for a 1.5 degree world with effective climate change education, civic engagement, and workforce development, communities can reach their climate goals; co-led the the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Climate Education and Literacy Initiative (CELI) (2013-2017); co-led the Youth4Climate COP21 Campaign; and co-lead the Climate Literacy Network.

In 2008, to support the release of the first version of the USGCRP Climate Literacy guide a public and private leadership team design a network to promote the guide and coordinate the development of a climate literate nation. Preside at all meetings of the Leadership Board, serve as ex officio member of all working groups, and work closely with the CLEAN Leadership board to promote and serve the mission of the the CLEAN Network and coordinates its major initiatives and functions. CLEAN's stewards the collection of climate and energy science educational resources and builds a community of professionals committed to improving climate and energy literacy.

I led the development of the Education, Training, and Outreach chapter for the 5th National Communication of the United States of America Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (2010), the 6th National Communication of the United States Education, Training, and Outreach, the 7th UNFCCC National Communication chapter on Climate Education, Engagement, Workforce Development and Training (2021), and the U.S. Climate Ambition Report: 8th National Communication and 5th Biennial Report of the United States of America (2022).