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Washington, DC

Advising Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Committee members, and staff on legislative, regulatory, and oversight efforts to address climate risk in the banking and insurance industries, developing an aggressive and responsible regulatory agenda, advancing energy-efficient housing, working to deploy clean energy technologies and sustainable infrastructure.

Washington, DC

Research, drafting, and editing of materials related to federal regulatory authorities for the natural gas and oil pipeline industry. Research on federal regulation of, and fact-checking of data on, crude shipments by marine and freight rail modes. Development, compilation, and fine-tuning of master stakeholder list for electricity grid decarbonization.

Washington DC

Senior advisor providing policy, legal, and political counsel to the Ranking Member and Democratic committee members on issues within the committee's legislative responsibilities. Assisting Democratic Staff Director and Chief Counsel, and coordinating efforts of Democratic committee staff Energy team, with the committee's legislative work. Managing.

Las Vegas, NV And Washington, DC

Provided advice, counsel, and support to the Executive Director and staff of the Clean Energy Project (CEP), a 501(c)(3) organization advocating for public policies to encourage, develop, and implement energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives, technologies, and infrastructure. Assisted CEP in planning, preparing for, and executing its 2017.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Architect of a national stakeholder outreach strategy in support of the second installment of the interagency Quadrennial Energy Review (QER); conceiving and executing a series of formal public stakeholder events featuring Administration principals, Members of Congress, governors, mayors, tribal leaders, and other public officials, along with expert.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Senior staff to EPSA Deputy Director for State, Local, and Tribal Cooperation; member of team carrying out Presidential Memorandum establishing the QER, with April 2015 publication of “Energy Transmission, Storage, and Distribution Infrastructure.” Planned, organized, and staffed a national series of stakeholder events, with primary responsibility on for.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Assisted the Under Secretary of Energy in oversight of DOE’s four Applied Energy offices, including program office budget planning and compliance, and the progress and financial viability of their respective RD&D project portfolios. Managed day-to-day activities of the Office of the Under Secretary, including monitoring Under Secretary's official.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

July - November 2013 (4 months)Served two Assistant Secretaries in a Chief of Staff role, managing operations of the Office of Fossil Energy, and overseeing approximately 1,000 career and contractor personnel in seven states and the District of Columbia. Developed congressional and stakeholder outreach strategies, drafted and edited testimony and.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provided provided policy and political counsel to a freshman Senator in Democratic Leadership. Coordinated the Senator's floor and committee activities. Trained all office staff in Senate rules and procedures, helped them develop professional networks, set performance goals, and identified opportunities for staff to promote and further the Senator's agenda.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provided legislative, policy, and political analysis to the Senator, with a primary focus on Energy and Environmental issues. Additional policy responsibilities included Judiciary, Homeland Security, Transportation, Workplace Safety, Labor, Manufacturing, Banking, Insurance, and other issues before the Senate Commerce and Finance Committees. Led.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Advised Senator and monitored legislation and correspondence on Banking, Trade, and Transportation. Primary staff to the Senator for the TEA-21 reauthorization and the Fiscal Year 1999 Transportation Appropriations (including funding for Boston's “Big Dig” project).

Washington, DC

Irving, TX

Doctor Of Law (Jd)

Activities and Societies: Member of Civil Rights Law Society and St. Thomas More Society. Selected by classmates to deliver the 1995.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History