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United States

Developed and managed western U.S. wildfire funding strategy and grant portfolio. Focused on diverse coalition-building to advance prescribed fire, indigenous leadership, and land use planning solutions for wildland and community wildfire resilience.

Oakland, Ca

Conducted policy analysis of local wildland-urban interface defensible space programs in California.

Developed summaries and case studies of city-level building and transportation decarbonization policies.Intern from May 2018-July 2018

• Supported the mission of the Innovation Team to transform EPA’s approach to environmental protection and human health through innovative government tools, technology development, and interdisciplinary collaboration.- Environmental sensors: Member and contributing author of EPA & state working group that analyzed options for establishing an evaluation program for advanced air and water monitoring technologies. - Citizen science and crowdsourcing: Supported intra- and inter-agency efforts to incorporate citizen science and crowdsourcing into agency activities to fill research needs and engage the public.- Innovation competitions: Served as a resource for EPA personnel interested in running challenge and prize competitions, an innovative tool for seeking solutions that further EPA’s goals. Managed internal regional/state innovation competition.- Chemical safety: Served as a program assistant for a competition that seeks to improve toxicity testing by identifying technology that can evaluate both a chemical and its metabolites.

The Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI) is a non-profit dedicated to providing early career professionals with technical content, leadership development, and a professional community to build the next generation of clean energy leaders. CELI believes that our clean energy future must be powered by diverse, effective, and innovative leaders. CELI recruits Fellows with diverse backgrounds and equips them with a strong working knowledge of energy markets, project finance, technology innovation, and public policy.

North Bethesda, Maryland

Collaborated with subject-matter experts and conducted research to implement programs and create products that advance interdisciplinary collaboration on environmental issues and promote the role of science in the policymaking process:- Partnered with federal agency, NGO, and academic personnel to develop programs- Developed annual public policy conferences attended by representatives of the NGO community, federal and state agencies, federal and state legislative bodies, academia, and industry- Developed round table meetings and congressional forums on public policy- Copy-edited and curated content for the quarterly Renewable Resources Journal- Served as contributing writer and co-editor to the reports: Food Production in a Changing Climate and Sustaining Western Water- Served as manager and primary author of RNRF’s blog, the Renewable Resources Report- Managed content on RNRF’s website

Ithaca, New York Area

- Worked with landlords and community leaders to develop landlord/tenant energy solutions- Created a survey to assess student tenant experience with energy efficiency distributed to 14,000+ students- Drafted a state-wide, NYSERDA grant to create a home energy efficiency ordinance; awarded $70,000 grant- Researched potential energy efficiency policies/ordinances for Tompkins County- Conducted community outreach and education on home energy efficiency at multiple tabling events

Ithaca, Ny

- Taught basics of horse care and horseback riding to groups of 1 to 10 college students and community members- Worked independently without supervision- Mentored teaching assistants

Ithaca, Ny

- Assisted Dr. Karim-Aly Kassam with research and office work in the Department of Natural Resources- Completed a 13-page research project and presentation on climatic tipping points in human-ecological systems- Edited Dr. Kassam's academic articles for publication to international journals

Moorpark, Ca

- Worked as head counselor of a horseback riding summer camp in December 2012- Coordinated counselors and volunteers- Worked with minimal supervision- Worked for organization since April of 2006

West Greenwich, Ri

- Introduced campers, ages 9-13, to ideas of environmental systems and values, human impact, and stewardship- Led programs on marine and wetland ecology, outdoor skills, and sustainability

Master Of Public Policy

- Graduate Student Instructor for ESPM 162: Bioethics and Society - Tutor for graduate-level Economics of Public Policy courses

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Natural Resources Management And Policy

Activities and Societies: Minor in American Indian Studies

Study Abroad, Sustainability Studies