Michelle Roos Email & Phone Number

I am the Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Network (EPN), a 501c3 non-profit organization. EPN was launched in January 2017 to harness the expertise of former EPA career staff and confirmation-level appointees to protect human health and the environment. EPN has built a volunteer network of almost 600 EPA alumni focused on the mission of building the capacity of environmental agencies and the communities they serve to address the most urgent health and environmental crises, such as environmental justice and climate change. In service of that mission, EPN pursues the following goals: - Ensure that EPA advances policies, budgets, and institutional changes to address environmental injustices and climate, as well as other pressing public health needs.- Provide pro bono capacity-building technical assistance and training to environmental justice communities; NGOs; and under-resourced state, local, and tribal government agencies.- Recruit and retain underrepresented populations to work at EPA.- Educate Congress and serve as a critical resource for facts, objective analysis, and scientific rigor for reporters and other strategic partners.

I served as the part-time Deputy Director of the Environmental Protection Network (EPN). EPN started in January 2017 when a group of mostly EPA alum gathered to see what they might do to defend and protect the basic institutions of environmental protection in view of growing threats from the Trump Administration. By late 2017, EPN became a 501c3 and hired me as their first employee.

I provided environmental consulting for a variety of E4 Strategic Solutions' clients. My last major project with E4 was writing a report on "Climate Justice and Adaptation" for the California Governor's Office of Planning and Research as part of California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment. I also identified and wrote grants, researched and reported on current and prospective regulations, and facilitated legislative strategies and high-level government meetings. One of the main clients that I supported builds hydrogen fueling stations for fuel cell electric vehicles in California.

I managed an initiative at the US EPA to better integrate environmental justice into the federal permitting process. I managed a workgroup of over 20 staff from across the country, facilitated a steering committee of senior executives at the Agency, and drafted new policies and procedures to enhance opportunities for low-income and minority communities to participate in the environmental permitting process.

I assisted in the marketing and outreach of a Clean Truck Replacement Program on behalf of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The Port received a $7 million grant from the US EPA to replace over 650 old short haul trucks that serve Port Newark/Elizabeth with newer, cleaner, more fuel efficient vehicles. The project aimed to improve air quality, preserve local jobs and stimulate the economy.

I served at the US Campaign Director for a 12-month campaign of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales (Prince Charles). The project had two major work streams:1) An international diplomacy effort to convene and educate worldleaders around an interim emergency funding package to bridge the gap between now and full implementation of REDD (the proposed UN Climate Convention mechanism to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation), and2) A US and UK public outreach and awareness campaign centered around sending the world's largest SOS to international leaders prior to the global climate change negotiations in CopenhagenAs the US Campaign Director I managed a team of consultants and a PR firm on a public awareness and outreach campaign to send the world's largest SOS: We must stop tropical deforestation in order to combat climate change before it's too late. My team and I recruited over 140 corporate and non-profit partners to amplify our SOS message and show support for an emergency interim financial package to save the rainforests. The Prince delivered these signatures to world leaders in November and the US pledged $275 million in support of the package.

I founded EcoMexico, a tourism company committed to sustainable tourism in Mexico. We worked to promote Mexican and indigenous cultures, protect the natural environment, and enable thoughtful investments in the local economy via vacation, real estate and cultural programs in Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. Our primary sources of income included tours to indigenous artisan villages, retreats (yoga, cooking, adventure), hotel management and vacation rentals.

I was the Project Manager for The Difference of One's Global Warming Challenge project. I represented the interests of the founder and president of The Difference of One, which was partnering with the Natural Resource Defense Council and others to engage youth in global warming. The Difference of One was providing over $1 million in support for this project.

I designed a one-stop-shop webtool for municipalities to identify, prioritize, fund, implement and measure the results of environmental projects for the EcoZone Project.

San Francisco Bay Area

I co-founded and co-managed a public-private partnership of over 800 organizations to reduce emissions from diesel engines along the West Coast. We raised tens of millions of dollars within EPA's budget and leveraged those dollars many fold to fund and implement projects in energy efficiency and renewable energy; as well as cleaner fuels and engines.

San Francisco Bay Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area And San Francisco Bay Area

Austin, Texas

Greater Denver Area

Jerusalem, Israel

Mpa, Science, Technology, And Environmental Policy

Independent study on the Environmental Justice Implications of Brownfields Redevelopment in the Ironbound

Bse, Civil And Environmental Engineering

Semester Abroad In Australia, Rainforest Management