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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Multilateral environmental finance for sustainable development. U.S. advisor to the Global Environment Facility (GEF), a multilateral family of funds currently operating the $5.33 billion GEF-8 replenishment dedicated to confronting biodiversity loss, climate change, pollution, and supporting land and ocean health. Programming takes an integrated approach to sustainable food systems, forest health, and cities. The GEF serves as financial mechanism to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Minamata Convention on Mercury, and Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

International affairs advisor in the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS), Office of the Secretary. Policy advisor and coalition builder in climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Co-lead of the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), a joint initiative by the U.S. and UAE that seeks to address global hunger by uniting participants to significantly increase investment in, and other support for, climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation over five years (2021-2025). AIM for Climate’s 600+ partners, including 55 government partners and 78 private-sector led Innovation Sprints, have mobilized $17 billion in increased investments in climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation. Join us! https://www.aimforclimate.org/#get-involved

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Sustainable agriculture and climate change subject matter expert in the Climate Change Division, Office of Air and Radiation.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Sustainable food systems and biodiversity policy in the international organizations and multilateral affairs division.

New Haven, Ct

Research fellow for the Yale Law School Law, Ethics, and Animals Program:• Assessing state-level policies related to biogas.• Coordinating research on regulatory responses to animal markets and infectious disease in collaboration with the Harvard Law School Animal Law & Policy Program.Conducted research projects with the Natural Resources Defense Council and Yale Law School Environmental Protection Clinic:• Modeled scaling regenerative agriculture in Illinois. Created a soil carbon sequestration model using COMET-planner.• Analyzed best practices for states leveraging water infrastructure funding to expand access to clean water in underserved communities.• Assessed the scientific basis for litigating a right to safe and affordable drinking water in Michigan. Conducted scientific research tracking PFAS contamination hotspots.

San Francisco Bay Area

Worked with growers, water agencies, and local governments to meet groundwater sustainability goals and strengthen the long-term resilience of California's agriculture.

Oaxaca De Juárez Area, Mexico

Supported communities in building sustainable food systems through sustainable agriculture, healthy diets, and economic development in rural Mexico.

Panama

Kasenda, Uganda

Montreal, Quebec, Canadá

Institute for Health and Social Policy

Oaxaca De Juárez Area, Mexico

Lowell, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos

Master In Environmental Management, Environmental Policy Analysis

Activities and Societies: Chair: New Directions in Environmental Law Conference - State and Local Climate Action. Co-Leader: Sustainable.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Development Economics And International Development, First-Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Dean's List, McBurney Fellowship, Arts Internship Award, Arts Research Award