Giancarlo Ceja Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Assist in implementing the administration's ambitious environmental justice agenda.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Managed data implementation of $123 billion climate portfolio, managing grant progress directly with agencies
• Provided concurrent updates on IRA progress to admin officials, and chose community “spotlight” projects for publication
• Improved efficiency and readability of pubic facing data products to showcase impact of “Invest in America” Agenda

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

The Public Policy Fellowship Program (PPF) offers talented Latinos a paid, nine-month fellowship to accelerate their careers as public policy leaders. Participants will be placed in a federal agency and a congressional office. Fellows will also have the opportunity to research, write and publish an issue brief on a topic of your choice that impacts the.

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

• Assistant and coordinator for the first International Conference on Climate Change and Invasive Species
• Coordinated publication of research summaries focused on the impact of climate change on the spread of invasive species

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Analyzed Genocide films for accurate portrayal and educational potential, giving comments directly to film publishers
• Created educational lists to allow K-12 teachers to identify what Holocaust and Genocide films are appropriate for curriculum
• Assisted junior internship program, facilitating secondary students' education on different aspects of genocide

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

The Humanity in Action Fellowships explore issues of social justice, human rights, remembrance culture, and civic engagement.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Coordinated California study documenting human interference of tidal environments, informing coastal policy
• Reorganized spreadsheet containing decades of tidal interference data, improving readability that allowed for publication
• Identified grant opportunities to expand education programs focusing on expanding youth access to the ocean

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Conducted primary research on the effectiveness of international climate finance in combating climate change
• Created synthesized report of financial commitments at COP28, and its projected long-term effectiveness

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Analyzed BIL grant applications to identify areas to improve accessibility for applicants from historically disadvantaged areas
• Developed technical assistance guides on DOT programs for rural communities to build accessibility to federal programs
• Created NEPA instructions to improve public accessibility to EIS reports for non-English speaking constituents

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Drafted comment letters on behalf of non-profit to be delivered orally or in writing to California governmental agencies
• Debrief concerns of proposed government legislation to policy department after review for comment consideration
• Created and led a research project on environmental concerns regarding the leasing of offshore wind farms

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Assist on Environmental Justice project that determines the lead level within the soil of East LA communities, and looks for collection solutions via zeolite testing.
• Pulverize collected soil from local community partners, and compact to allow for analysis
• Use XRF analysis in order to determine elemental composition, and determine the lead level danger based on its PPM

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Assisted on lab study interested in the effect of urbanization on Southern California Red Eared Sliders as it relates to their diets and plastic injestion
• Dissected turtle specimes to collect diet data from stomach, intestine, and colon

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Cooperated with US Citizen and Immigration Services to expedite U.S. resident applications for constituents
• Documented constituent comments on contemporary issues that helped develop policy platforms for Congressman

Seoul Incheon Metropolitan Area

• Facilitated meetings with U.S. Economic Development Organizations (EDOs) that led to Proof-of-Concept expansion in U.S.
• Organized and managed the company’s presence at international CleanTech conventions such as SelectUSA
• Developed portfolios involving UNSDGs to attract international investment into the company’s air purification technology

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Created a quantitative study to investigate urban heat island (UHI) disparities in Riverside County’s low-income communities
• Quantified research into ArcGIS story map, to inform affected communities of UHI effects and subsequent action

Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area

• Part of the Instituto Universitario de Estudios sobre Migraciones, a department focused on publishing objective reporting on refugee and immigration situations in Spain, and the world.
• Assessed literature reviews and information regarding the state of Spanish Immigration media during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Riverside County, California, United States

• Developed a web version of the 2020 Annual Report for FARSB using HTML and JQuery, available on non-profit’s website
• Communicated in English and Spanish with FARSB employees and partners to collect data for Annual Report

Bachelor'S Degree, Environmental Studies, International Relations And Affairs

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa l Alpha Lambda Delta | Latino Alumni Association | Dean's List (every semester) | USC Marching.

Study Abroad, Environmental Studies

Gilman Scholar

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Marching Band (Drum Major, County Honor Band, Principal Chair) | Centennial Esports (Founder and President) |.