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Nashville, TN, US

Partner with public and private clients across the U.S. to advance their preparedness and recovery efforts to natural disasters and hazards.

Participated in a 12-week educational and climate career accelerator designed to help ambitious mission-driven professionals supercharge their careers in climate. The program covered the latest climate science and solutions across a broad range of topics, including: energy, transportation, engineered carbon removal, nature-based solutions, circular.

Portland, Oregon, United States

Developed Climate Action Plans (CAPs) and Hazard Mitigation Plans (HMPs) for Tribes, local governments, and private companies across the western U.S. (e.g., Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and California) to mitigate against future climate impacts.

Greater New York City Area

Coordinated cross-institutional working group sessions for two global initiatives, the Just Rural Transition and the Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (CCRI) that were launched at the UN Climate Summit. Spearheaded a climate resilience workshop for the CCRI at the Sustainable Development Impact Summit in New York, NY.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Managed the Resilience Adaptation Feasibility project, where we assisted seven localities on the Eastern Shore of Virginia striving to increase their resilience to climate change. Planned a regional resilience workshop of 70+ people on the Eastern Shore in August 2018.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Beirut, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon

Monitoring and Evaluation for LEADERS, a consortium of five international NGOs (DRC, CARE,ACTED, Oxfam, and Makhzoumi Foundation) to improve livelihoods through job training programs forSyrian refugees and host communities across Lebanon and Jordan in the MENA region.

San Francisco Bay Area

Composed content for the Lexicon of Sustainability’s website, edited educational videos on sustainability, and supported the development of an educational platform on sustainable agriculture for youth.

Berkeley, California, United States

Supported the production of a series on Living Oceans in coordination with Impact Hub Berkeley,Lexicon of Sustainability, environmental NGOs, natural food companies, and Bay Area tech companiesto address how the food industry can be a leader in rethinking plastics in our food chain, packaging, and waste management systems. Engaged with stakeholders and.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Brand ambassador and marketing for a natural food start-up in Denver, Colorado.

Greater Denver Area

Technical support and writing for client-driven projects, with an emphasis on wetland mitigationbanking, ecological site analysis using GIS, ecologically-sound restoration and remediation planning,and deliverable production. Collaborated with a team to prepare high quality materials to support clients.

Greater Nashville Area, TN

Produced a report on urban agriculture for the City of Nashville titled, Seeding Spaces: Inspiring Growth of Urban Agriculture in Nashville, Tennessee.

Master'S Degree, Urban And Environmental Planning, Concentration: Climate Resilience And Sustainability

Masters Of Landscape Architecture

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Ecology And Evolutionary Biology

Departmental Honors (2013)