Jake Assael Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

PSR’s Environment and Health Program amplifies the voices of health professionals and other advocates on the catastrophic consequences of climate change and other environmental hazards to health.At PSR I am charged with mobilizing PSR membership and affiliated chapters to act on administrative and legislative climate policy. In addition, I engage coalition partners and congressional staff on climate change and fossil fuel usage as a health crisis.

CircleIT supports the circular economy and embraces the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and Production. It breaks the linear consumption model of make, use, dispose and replace it with the circular model of make, use, repurpose. From batteries and screens to processors and motherboards, CircleIT ensures that all reusable pieces of your devices are kept out of landfills to limit waste.I manage CircleIT's blog and social media. I also provide input on marketing and sustainability initiatives. This is a part-time position.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Vote Climate U.S. PAC works to elect candidates to get off fossil fuels, transition to clean, renewable, energy and reduce carbon pollution by putting a fee on carbon, in order to slow climate change and related weather extremes.As the PAC's Co-Founder, my responsibilities include strategic planning, candidate fact-finding, press outreach, and volunteer management. For our 2020 POTUS and Congressional Voter Guides, I helped develop the criteria, lead the research, and manage the execution of our timeline. Our Voter Guides have reached thousands of voters and have been featured in Vox Media, Forbes, E&E News, and the Political Climate podcast, among others. Skills Utilized:- Project Management- Research- Communications- Strategic Planning- Data Organization- Social Media- Google Forms / Google Sheets

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

CELI’s five-month fellowship program for working professionals is taught by influential thought leaders and expert practitioners in the field. Fellows are challenged to think critically about current energy policy and market structures, examine existing and historical inequities, identify existing barriers to clean energy deployment and innovation, and develop holistic solutions towards an equitable energy transition.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

The Environmental Protection Network was launched in January 2017 to harness the expertise of former EPA career staff and confirmation-level appointees from multiple administrations to provide an informed and rigorous defense against efforts to undermine the protection of public health and the environment.I joined EPN in 2020 on a one-year temporary contract. There I led former EPA officials to generate comments on vital EPA regulations and formulated communications strategies for press outreach. I also managed relations with high-level donors and foundations, published a weekly newsletter, and served as a liaison between EPN’s expert volunteers and the media, congressional staffers, and community organizations. Skills Utilized- Project Management- Regulatory Process- Translating Technical Policy- Strategic Communications- Fundraising- Research- Database Management

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Cassidy & Associates is a leading bipartisan government relations firm. They represent a diverse array of private, public, and nonprofit sector clients on Capitol Hill. While at Cassidy, I worked on issues related to climate change, land conservation, cybersecurity, Base Relocation and Closure (BRAC), as well as agriculture, and marijuana finance. My responsibilities included helping senior management meet the needs of over a hundred different clients, preparing business development memos on prospective clients, coordinating and participating in legislative meetings with congressional staff, and overseeing logistics for in house events. Skills Utilized:- Communications- Research- Legislative Process- Microsoft Excel- Strategic/Creative Thinking- Event planning- Organization

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Congressman Eliot Engel represents New York's 16th Congressional District. He is the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee. Congressman Engel has been a fixture in the House of Representatives since 1989. I directly engaged with the Congressman's constituents. This included drafting policy letters for distribution and conveying Rep. Engel's various positions over the phone and email. I also wrote memos pertaining to Congressional briefings on eutrophication and the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. Skills Utilized: - Oral and written communications- Research- Organization- Administrative tasks

Professor Allan J. Lichtman, who has correctly forecasted thirty years of presidential outcomes, makes the case for impeaching the 45th president of the United States, Donald J. TrumpAssisted with The Case for Impeachment (Published April 2017) by providing source material and footnotes for 350 historical references, content editing, and ideas for the manuscript. Skills:- Research- Editing- Strategic thinking- Organization- Time management

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Warwick Group Consultants helps businesses and governmental entities navigate the world of Federal coastal infrastructure policies, regulations, and projects. Warwick Group works directly with the Army Corps of Engineers and other Federal agencies as well as States and other key coastal stakeholders on strategic collaboration. At Warwick Group Consultants, I worked hand in hand with our coastal clientele, walking them through the congressional process in order to garner funding for beach nourishment projects. I also ran the firm’s blog, Water Wise, where I discussed FEMA flood mapping, coastal economic risks of climate change, and impacts of not authorizing the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), as well as alternative methods to funding climate adaptation projects.Skills Utilized:- Oral and written communications- Research- Legislative process- Coastal resilience- Urban sustainability- Administrative tasks- Word press

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• In charge of communications for the center and event organizing 200-attendee awards ceremony.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted research on the political positions of 40 Representatives with regards to KXL, TPP, and TTIP.• Mobilized volunteers to lobby local Representatives to vote against TPP and Fast Track.

Washington, D.C.

• Analyzed FY 16 Congressional appropriation bills, highlighting riders and provisions specific to EPA.• Analyzed FY 16 and FY 17 President’s budget and subsequently updated the CFO’s conference notes.

Washington, D.C

• Monitored and reported on biogas/AD legislation and regulations at the state and federal levels.

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Environmental Policy

Bachelor Of Environmental Studies

Sustainability Studies, Junior

Studied at DIS for the fall semester of my junior year.