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Oakland, California, United States

• Leads team of four and manages equity stakeholder outreach initiatives.
• Contributes to energy efficiency standards initiatives with focus on integrating ESJ.
• Performs technology and literature research included in published Final CASE Reports.

Oakland, California, United States

• Developed relationships and conducted outreach interviews with environmental social justice organizations.
• Managed creation of deliverables such as report templates and environmental and social justice (ESJ) Action Plan.
• Supported overarching program coordination efforts.
• Conducted research to model greenhouse gas emission impacts on federal and national scale.

Oakland, California

• Project Lead and Author: Title 24, Part 6 2022 Nonresidential Indoor Lighting measures. Analyzed cost effectiveness, market readiness, and compliance barriers.
• Supported California building code advocacy efforts.
• Conducted research to model greenhouse gas emission impacts on federal and national scale. Developed proposals related to dynamic incremental measure costs.

Greater St. Louis Area

According to the civic scholar website, the program is "a rigorous, in-depth curriculum for students who demonstrate exceptional potential for civic leadership... The program combines self-exploration, peer relationship building, and experiential education to lead students to a deeper understanding of themselves and their roles as civic.

Quito, Ecuador

Reviewed and contributed to development of Quito Historic Center Development Plan with focus on sustainability, gender issues, and climate change mitigation and adaptation.Developed Quito’s food policy with 20-person multi-stakeholder working group, helped identify key indicators, drafted and edited multiple articles and charters (Spanish and.

Greater St. Louis Area

Created GIS map documenting food network and food deserts; researched network strengths and weaknesses. Research funded by International Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability.Attended International Urban Farming Conference (Berlin, Germany).Invited to present at Graduate Association for Food Studies and Undergraduate Research Symposium at Wash..

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Published article with illustration on fmlink.com; “Servicing those ecosystems: The value of trees."Generated resiliency audit checklist and worked with a team of four to implement systematic evaluations for affordable housing in Philadelphia.Analyzed WELL Building Standard and extracted key ideas to incorporate in new retirement home design

Falmouth, Massachusetts

Atlantic Pelagic Fish Research- Studied diet of small, Atlantic pelagic fish, a missing link between plankton and nekton- Dissected over 200 small pelagic fish, classified zooplankton via microscope, dehydrated and ground up dorsal musculature tissue of small pelagic fish