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Minneapolis, MN, US

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Lead the development of a comprehensive utility and regulatory strategy to guide IMT’s internal and external activities and evolve as market and regulatory conditions change and new opportunities are identified
• Provide assistance to local governments and community-based organizations for regulatory engagement to advance equitable clean energy goals
• Represent IMT externally as a thought-leading subject matter expert on utility and regulatory affairs

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Produced a nation-leading carbon reduction vision and report laying out Xcel Energy's pathway to carbon-free electricity by 2050
• Analyzed state and federal energy and environmental policies to identify business opportunities and develop proactive corporate strategy related to emerging technologies and regulatory innovation
• Represented the company at conferences and trade associations, establishing thought leadership and successfully advocating positions on carbon and renewable energy, distributed energy resources, and rates and.
• Supported environmental, social, governance, and sustainability-related reporting for investor relations
• Recruited, hired, and supervised student interns: developed meaningful work plans and evaluated progress

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Worked with senior management and subject matter experts to develop regulatory filings related to the Integrated Resource Plan, Electric Vehicles, Distributed Generation, Demand Response, Energy Storage, and.
• Facilitated outreach and coordinated technical conferences for the 2016-2030 Upper Midwest Resource Plan to proactively address concerns and build support for the filing among stakeholders
• Benchmarked corporate diversity and inclusion policies to achieve a perfect score on the Corporate Equality Index and earn Xcel Energy the distinction of a “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality”

• Conducted research on racial equity in emergency management, through literature review, semi-structured interviews, policy searches and data analysis
• Produced a white paper with best practices, lessons learned and recommendations for integrating racial equity in emergency management operations and planning

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Coordinated a team of graduate students and faculty researchers focused on understanding the factors influencing technology and policy development related to the transition to a smart grid
• Conducted qualitative analysis of policy documents, focus group transcriptions, and interviews using Nvivo research software
• Produced articles for publication and create presentations on the research findings comparing states and regional transmission organizations in their motivations and challenges for smart grid development

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Implemented City sustainability initiatives including: Climate Action Plan, building energy disclosure ordinance, and climate adaptation workshops in coordination with City departments and partner agencies
• Researched and developed energy and urban sustainability policy – preparing comments on regulatory filings and policy documents, preparing Requests for Council Action, attending agenda-setting and Council committee.
• Produced strategic communications materials for public and technical audiences including presentations, reports, press releases, white papers, case studies, and maps
• Managed the City Sustainability Indicators - collecting and adding data to measure progress towards targets, informing data-driven decisions based on indicator status

• Collected and analyzed data related to organizational sustainability audit, through utility records and staff survey
• Produced communications materials related to the More for the Mission institutional sustainability campaign, including blog posts, infographics, and print materials to demonstrate campaign impact
• Coordinated Commuter Challenge campaign among staff to encourage the use of alternative transportation

St. Paul, MN

• Planned and staffed the 2013 Minnesota Environmental Congress- preparing a summary report outlining public input, assisting with facilitation of breakout sessions, and developing priority issues for the EQB
• Qualitative analysis of over 500 online public comments using NVivo software, summarizing key themes and categories

Minneapolis, MN

• Assisted over 30 stakeholder groups with clean energy projects – providing technical and financial assistance for planning and implementation, promoting energy saving campaigns, and evaluating participation and impacts
• Successfully raised over $60,000 to support programmatic work and administered $50,000 of seed grant funding – prepared proposals, managed budget and invoices, and convened review committee
• Produced strategic organizational communications including e-newsletters, blog posts, case studies, and campaign materials
• Supervised GreenCorps member and benchmarking of city buildings across the state using the B3 software and EnergyStar Portfolio Manager
• Directed renter energy efficiency initiative: participated in technical working group and conducted energy efficiency workshops tailored to rental and multi-family properties

Minneapolis, MN

• Supported energy efficiency and renewable energy projects across the Twin Cities Metro region
• Participated in technical working groups on renter energy efficiency and low-income conservation programs
• Assisted with outreach and recruitment for Neighborhood Energy Service- a residential energy efficiency program
• Organized Twin Cities' largest Bike to Work Breakfast with nearly 500 attendees
• Initiated monthly sustainability brown bag lunch series for tenants of the Phillips Eco Enterprise Center

• Managed the most cost-effective low-income Conservation Improvement Program in Minnesota – with 11% of Xcel Energy's low-income energy efficiency budget, PCEC provided 27% of its energy savings through lighting and.
• Generated organizational communications including bi-lingual newsletter, website, and social media pages for over 3,000 co-op members to promote energy efficiency resources and programs
• Led dozens of workshops on residential energy efficiency and conservation in partnership with Xcel Energy – recruiting over 900 Phillips residents to pledge to save $158,121 and 2,050,091 lbs CO2
• Hired and supervised interns and volunteers of diverse ages and backgrounds: created position descriptions, developed work plans, provided accountability, and evaluated progress

• Organized school-year program for over 50 youth, including after-school education, YWCA Girl Power, fundraisers, and field trips
• Designed curriculum for youth leadership development and environmental education for 35 teen employees
• Coordinated market stand at Midtown Farmers Market, Mill City Market, and independent markets - managing harvest, sales, and youth employees

Masters Of Public Policy, Humphrey School Of Public Affairs

Activities and Societies: Public Affairs Student Association- Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Study Representative; Humphrey.

Bachelor Of Arts, Environmental Studies, Geography

Activities and Societies: • Macalester College Student Government – Legislative Body Representative for Natural Sciences • Campus.

Nicaragua- Economic, Social And Policitical History

• Intensive Spanish language immersion and instruction • Lessons in Nicaraguan history, culture and politics • Completed a community-based.