Jesse Worker Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I have nine years of experience developing strategy, managing projects, creating partnerships, and communicating effectively to diverse audiences to improve social and environmental outcomes, with a focus of governance, climate, and environmental policy. fundraising strategic lead, project manager, researcher and writer in environmental and climate governance and policy, with a focus on transparent, accountable and equitable decision-making to support sustainability.

Analyzing climate policy and science white papers; Writing blogs

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Successfully managed a $600k state-of-the-art evaluation of low-income weatherization programsCreated and maintained partnerships with government agencies, non-profits and energy providersSupervised four employees

New York C, New York

Evaluated National Capacity Self-Assessment reports in French for francophone countries, contributing directly to National Capacity Self-Assessment Synthesis Report

Ann Arbor, Mi

As the Federal Climate Campaign Coordinator with Clean Water Action and 1Sky, I organized a grassroots campaign by mobilizing thousands of grassroots members, building coalitions of community groups, faith groups, businesses and other stakeholders, planning campaign strategy, and communicating with media and partners.

Organized and led three discussion sections on topics including: political discourse of energy use, globalization, climate change, and human adaptation to environmental change for classes of 25 students

• Helped a non-profit regional leader in organizational sustainability by overhauling case study format, researching and writing case studies on businesses, public agencies, and not-for-profits

Michigan/Jamaica

Developed survey and interview methodology on conservation attitudes and behaviors, farming practices, and participation in park managementConducted three months of community-based field research in three different buffer-zone communities Directly contributed to client’s 2011-2016 management plan with assessment recommendationsResearch accepted two international conferences: Society for Conservation Biology and International Successfully funded project through grant proposal to the International Institute at the University of Michigan

Translated technical and administrative documents (French-English)Assisted in meetings with farmers, village chiefs, entrepreneurs, land administrators, governmental bureaucratsEstablished trans-national market liaisons; created publicity materials

Master, Environmental Policy And Planning

Master, Public Policy

Activities and Societies: President, Environmental Policy Organization Co-Chair, International Economic Development Project

B.A., Cultural Anthropology

Activities and Societies: Public Interest Research Group Hunger and Homeless Campaign CoordinatorCertificate in African Studies Graduated.