Keely Brooks, Msc, Env Sp Email & Phone Number

I'm a climate scientist by day, a cycling advocate by night, and pedal as much as I can in between. :) I'm dedicated to making our community a better place to live, work, and play. Here's my bio:Keely Brooks manages and coordinates the climate science, policy and adaptation efforts at Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA). Her primary responsibility is to track current climate change research, develop research projects relevant to SNWA and integrate findings into appropriate areas of the organization, from long term water resource planning to facility and infrastructure design. Keely helps lead SNWA’s sustainability work group, identifying and recommending initiatives to make SNWA a more sustainable organization and monitoring organizational progress. As the former Chair of the Water Utility Climate Alliance, an organization comprised of twelve of the nation’s largest water providers, formed to provide leadership and to collaborate on climate change issues affecting the country’s water agencies, she focused on process improvement and sustainability of the Alliance. She is also an author of the 2018 Fourth National Climate Assessment Report, Southwest Chapter.Before joining SNWA, Keely developed computerized geologic models of the Nevada Test Site, and then became a modeling analyst to evaluate the performance of the Yucca Mountain Project. Keely has both a Master’s degree in Geology and Geophysics from Syracuse University and Bachelor’s degree in Geology and Environmental Science from Skidmore College. Keely is a transplant from Vermont, and continues to enjoy outdoor recreation here in Las Vegas. She is an avid cyclist and is a founding member and former President of the Southern Nevada Bicycle Coalition, an advocacy group to improve bike safety and to create cycling opportunities within the community.

Listed skills include Environmental Awareness, Climate Change, Leadership, Management, and 1 others.