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Co-founded global advisory, development, and finance agency that commercializes Climate and Nature-Positive planning and investment models.- Successfully launched at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit under U.S. Department of State invitation.- Implementation lead for the Integrated Urban Services (IUS) program, enhancing resilience in ASEAN cities through innovative food, energy, water, and waste provisioning system design. Developed AgriTech Innovation Hub model and business plans, endorsed by governments in Malaysia and Philippines to drive regional investment in high-productivity, low carbon agriculture, renewable energy, and circular economy approaches.- Designed a Sustainability Framework and bespoke carbon accounting model for 8,000-acre community development in Mauritius, setting carbon neutrality goals and robust performance targets across green building certification, land use profiles, and carbon credit programs.

New York, Us

A public-benefit strategy and design firm helping communities and organizations innovate – regeneratively.- Spearheaded and managed a Corporate Travel Sustainability Program for a Fortune 2, developing a decarbonization glidepath for the $1B program and aligning it with internal net zero carbon goals, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, and Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). - Produced influential executive papers detailing sustainability strategy, emissions data improvement methodologies, carbon budget, pricing, and credit mechanisms, and Sustainable Aviation Fuel strategy, setting precedents for internal sustainability initiatives.- Established benchmarks and data accounting protocols for Fortune 2's global portfolio of 435 buildings, integrating effective carbon reduction strategies in construction and operations.- Led professional working group on regenerative ‘net zero’ food system plan for Brooklyn district and New York City metropolitan region. Commissioned report included food system carbon assessment and design of local low-carbon agriculture technology mix.- Served as Energy I-Corp industry mentor for National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) research team, helping to commercialize a carbon-efficient routing platform with Google Maps, resulting in the reduction of over 1 million tons of carbon annually since launch. - Mentored emerging climate professionals through Terra.do, driving increased engagement in climate careers.

Co-founded an infrastructure design, development, and advisory firm that advanced a restorative model of urban planning and development. - Created pioneering software for Net Positive city performance benchmarking, which was successfully piloted by San Francisco and acknowledged as their most advanced sustainability evaluation commissioned to date.- Lead developer of Integrated Utility System model that coordinated food, energy, water, and waste technologies within a singular planning and investment platform. - Led restorative district infrastructure designs for city agencies and private developers in San Francisco, Washington DC, Minneapolis, and Cape Town. Integrated utility design for Minneapolis acknowledged as the most resilient neighborhood plan in the United States.- Recognized as an ‘Emerging Innovator’ by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Circular Economy 100 network and contributed to a global report on urban biocycles published by the World Economic Forum.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Developed and led a Fundamentals of Sustainable Design course for MCAD’s groundbreaking online Masters of Arts in Sustainable Design. Created 150 hours of tightly curated learning for working professional demographics. Curriculum provided a robust foundation of the complex nature of sustainable development through a study of ecological, social, and economic influences. Advised students on product-service innovations and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approaches.

A design and consulting firm based out of Minneapolis with a mission to create dynamic experiences that engage relationships between people and their environments. Services entailed interior architecture, design consulting, branding and communication, web 2.0 and organizational strategy consulting.

A team of strategists, policymakers, planners, economists, designers, and communications experts changing the places we live in, and how we live in them.

Ms, Strategic Leadership Towards Sustainability

Ba, Fine Arts