Casting the discarded scraps of the departing coal industry into a brighter Appalachian future

A freelance sustainability auditor working primarily in the Eastern USA but enjoying sporadic trips to parts far flung. Takes a special interest in projects involving waste reutilization and ecological harm reduction.Standards available for contract: International Standard on Carbon Certification: ISCC (EU, PLUS, CORSIA)* unavailable until December 2025 Sectors: Agriculture, Energy, Waste management, PetrochemicalsTextile Exchange: CCS: OCS, (RCS, GRS), (RDS, RWS, RMS)Sectors: Agriculture, Home textiles, ApparelRoundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil: (RSPO)Sectors: Agriculture, Fats & Oils, Bioenergy, Food Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Oleochemicals

Lead audits across the textile and bioenergy industries for compliance with social and environmental criteria. Certification schemes were driven by an interest in waste reutilization processes and reducing the impact of agricultural practices.

Performed audits for a variety of companies regarding the ethical and environmental effects of their supply chains. The standards are voluntary and span an array of commodities such as palm oil, soy, cocoa, and coffee, as well as down-feathers, biofuels, and social compliance standards.Standards: RSPO, ISCC, Rainforest Alliance, SMETA

I advise the Crescendo group on how to bring products made by women from war torn areas into the global marketplace.

I served as keeper of the Supply Change platform - a database of corporate commitments to reducing commodity-driven deforestation. This includes guiding research flows, the dissemination of content to stakeholders, and the tracking of deforestation linked happenings.

As a researcher I scouted, identified, collected, and analyzed corporate commitments to reducing deforestation in supply chains.

Provided updates to the US State Department on emblematic human rights cases unfolding in Colombia.

At WRI I Balanced the interests of the Openness in Natural Resources Working Group's co-chairing organizations, provided suggestions and guidance to national governments for improvements in their natural resource governance, co-authored a report on the state of natural resources in the Open Government Partnership (OGP), performed administrative tasks, and expanded the working group's member base through outreach.