Katherine Christopher Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

•Supporting transportation sector grant implementation for the MA Electric Vehicle Incentive Program (MassEVIP) •Managing the database for over over 500+ grants for 5 MassEVIP programs including approving applications, drafting contract documents, communicating with grantees on project progress and overseeing submittals for grant closeout•Tracking program and funding data, solving grant compliance problems, and developing new program iterations•Assisting with the implementation of climate mitigation programs, including the greenhouse gas emissions inventory and regulations following the Global Warming Solutions Act•Ensuring entity compliance for the Reducing Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Distribution Mains & Services regulation, conducting data analysis for program review and regulation development•Reviewing and analyzing GHG emissions reporting data for 100+ Retail Sellers of Electricity in MA and creating annual program summary

Course Assistant for Global Environmental Issues: Science, Technology and Policy• Managed learning platform, communications, and collaboratively developed course structure for 20 undergraduates

• Developed and monitored results for 10 interactive activities and evaluations for the Dollar $cholar Virtual Program• Managed auction platform, addressed inquiries, and handled 60+ donations for the Power of the Purse fundraising event• Supported program through development projects, research and data compilation, and outreach material creation

• Analyzed 2019 reported emissions for 300 facilities and energy data from the eDEP online GHG reporting platform• Compared changes in emissions from 2018 to 2019 and evaluated top emitters in Massachusetts by pollutant and sector• Wrote initial draft of the 2019 MassDEP Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Summary • Analysis supported state policy regulations to reduce GHG emissions under the Global Warming Solutions Act

IPCC Research Coding Project for Dr. Elisabeth Gilmore• Assessed 25 peer-reviewed papers to review and document climate change resilience actions in North America for use in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report

Salima, Malawi

• Wrote grant and organized environmental education camp to help 30 youth develop climate change leadership skills• Facilitated weekly programs on climate resilience, sustainability and tree nursery management for 150 youth at 3 schools • Led 20+ trainings to 10 community groups on improved cookstoves and fuel briquettes to reduce deforestation• Accomplished weeklong environmental program framework review and analysis for new project developmentSTOMP Malaria Committee - Environment Representative• Designed 4 teaching resources connecting malaria to climate change and facilitated 2 multi-day trainings on malaria topics for counterparts and colleagues to further community malaria education activities

Red River Gorge In Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky

• Led 4 guided natural history hikes for 50 people and created educative conservation materials for 3 youth events

• Completed ecology research for senior thesis to determine factors influencing Black-legged tick survival• Summer long field and lab work comprised of trapping and daily handling of wild animals. Collected engorged ticks from animals, analyzed to determine impacts of depredation, ground cover and host specificity on tick survival• Experience writing funding request for research and grant for travel expenses• Presented research at Northeast Natural History Conference 2016 and Union College Steinmetz Symposium 2016

Albany, Ny

Assisted in animal camera trapping project and analyzed visitor demographics to provide data for mammal conservation efforts . Aided in the construction of exhibit promoting environmental and ecosystem awareness for Lupin Fest Conservation Event.

Bachelor’S Degree, Biology And Environmental Science

Masters, Environmental Science And Policy

I am currently a masters student at Clark University, studying environmental science and policy with a concentration in climate change.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Varsity Swimming, National Honor Society, Environmental Club, Girl Scouts, Habitat for Humanity