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Washington D.C. Metro Area

DC Voters for Animals lifts up policies and politicians doing the most for animals. I drive policy initiatives, lead volunteers in political action, and coordinate candidates around animal issues during DC elections. DC animal lovers can learn more and take action at DCVFA.com Led a coalition to pass a wildlife trafficking law addressing ivory sales in DC. Key levers included targeted pressure on social media, directing a coalition of NGOs, leading a petition drive, and lobbying elected officials.  Cultivated political champions by organizing the city’s first ever candidate forum on animal issues, endorsing animal-friendly candidates, and issuing a scorecard to rank politicians on animal issues. Organized local and federal politicians to publicly express support for ending a federal wildlife sharpshooting regime and to press for housing policies that are more inclusive toward people with pets in an official hearing.

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Direct a voter outreach team for the 2020 election. Responsibilities include recruiting and training staff, managing health and safety protocols, and voter outreach to elect progressive candidates to office.

Washington, Dc

Addresses the carbon accounting and wildlife aspects of biomass production, focusing on state level biopower development and EU policy.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Contractor with the Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO). Supported the BETO Sustainability team in efforts to create a bioenergy industry that improves systems interactions with water, soil, air, and biodiversity.Sustainability Adviser o BETO Bioenergy Quiz (http://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/maps/beto-quiz-interactive-content) o Video: "Sustainability in Bioenergy: A Nation Connected"​ (https://youtu.be/e3mXOt2a5uI) Facilitator Experienceo Bioeconomy Federal Strategy Workshop o BETO Visioning WorkshopProject Managemento Implemented year-long project to capture and implement stakeholder feedback for Bioenergy KDF.o Coordinated two new releases of upgraded Bioenergy KDF.(www.bioenergykdf.net).

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Created and taught lectures on corporate GHG inventories using the GHG Protocol methodology. Prepared capacity building lessons for a Latin America summit attended by major government and business stakeholders.

Denver, Co

Traveled to 4 states in the Southwest to construct houses, eradicate invasive species, build trails, and provide community support for regions in need. Supervised fellow corps members.

Irvine, Ca

Collaborated with UC Irvine stakeholders to achieve quantified energy savings. Project successes: fume-hood campaign, energy efficiency education, CFL exchanges, and energy audits.

Irvine, Ca

Prepared and presented reports on renewable energy issues facing municipalities. Engaged in the climate change planning process for local governments.

Berkeley, Ca

Contributed research to the city’s Climate Action Plan utilizing an ICLEI based approach. Investigated policies from other local governments on topics related to urban forestry, the water cycle, and carbon taxes.

M.E.S.M., Environmental Science & Management

Activities and Societies: The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF), Bren School Sustainability Club (BSSC), Grad Student Association (GSA).

Ba, Social Ecology

Activities and Societies: Research: UROP Fellow – compared organizations that conveyed climate science to policy makers. Student.

Mexico Travel-Study

Education record