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Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Provide strategic advisory services to clients in energy, utilities, and infrastructure sectors, focusing on sustainability, decarbonization, and climate change initiatives.• Leverage expertise in federal funding landscapes to identify and secure grants, offsetting capital expenses for critical infrastructure, climate change adaptation, and sustainability projects.• Lead project development and maturation, transforming conceptual ideas into actionable plans for infrastructure modernization, decarbonization, and social equity-focused projects.• Conduct comprehensive legislative and regulatory analysis for due diligence projects, evaluating U.S. and E.U. policies to identify market trends and compliance needs in climate accounting and greenhouse gas emissions monitoring and reporting.• Demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities in climate change trends aligning with emerging regulations and industry practices.• Collaborate with senior leadership to influence strategy, balance risks, and meet client expectations in complex sustainability projects.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Managed Senator's legislative portfolio on environmental sustainability, energy, agriculture, and related issues, developing expertise in policy frameworks relevant to climate change and sustainability.• Conducted comprehensive legislative research and provided strategic recommendations on complex regulatory environments.• Cultivated relationships with key stakeholders and advocacy groups to foster diverse client relationships and expectations.• Prepared impactful talking points for Senate hearings and press conferences, effectively communicating the Senator's stance on critical issues. • Socialized bills and policy agendas with other Congressional members and Senate Committees, gathering support for key legislative initiatives. • Engaged with constituents to discuss policy challenges, synthesizing feedback to recommend amendments to federal legislation that would improve national laws.• Liaised with federal agencies to stay informed about evolving policies and programs, providing the Senator with up-to-date insights and analysis. • Made strategic recommendations on policy and Congressional budget allocations, aligning with constituent needs and national priorities.

Baltimore, Md, Us

• Led team in research on natural and nature-based flood management solutions and proposed wetland and land management strategies for advocacy groups to use in flood protection proposals to Army Corps of Engineers• Researched and presented analysis on federal policies and associated congressional approval processes that determine federal investment of flood management projects• Supplied NAACP units with analysis of Army Corps of Engineers and Office of Management and Budget cost benefit analysis and discount rates used in flood project determination with 8-person team• Identified economic and racial disparities experienced by communities in flood prone regions in U.S. Gulf Coast and Midwest regions and delineated case studies of lucrative advocacy outreach for stakeholder engagement• Assisted in producing immediate and long-term action plan for national and local NAACP offices to implement including lobbying efforts to advance equitable solutions for Black and Brown communities, frontline communities and low-income neighborhoods• Designed 75-page report in Adobe InDesign to be co-published with Columbia University and NAACP

Oakland, Ca, Us

• Managed 3 consulting teams specialized in environmental and sustainable development with focuses ranging from business strategy to community outreach • Coordinated and moderated 4-person panel event for 25-person audience addressing private and public sector changes in transition to the Biden administration• Supervised project progression, arranged and facilitated 4 workshops for consulting teams to meet with industry professionals and coordinated skill building events to assist teams in meeting deliverables

Oakland, Ca, Us

• Developed enhanced due diligence framework for assessing biodiversity and environmental risk in ING’s lending portfolio with 6-person team• Led team in biodiversity research and identified potential areas for reputational risk related to deforestation activities in business transactions due to lack of supply chain transparency• Researched soy production best practices and sustainable investment models with particular focus on South America• Proposed management strategies to eliminate risk and mitigate environmental harms in soft commodity investments

Palisades, New York, Us

• Researched global climate processes by examining sediment cores from the seabed that date to the Last Glacial Period• Analyzed implications of ocean and energy movement for climate modeling by researching last event of major oceanic sea ice melt• Dry sieved and examined quartz grains and benthic organisms in microscopy lab

Gloucester, Massachusetts, Us

• Initiated program to disseminate advocacy action alerts for interest groups to address regional representatives regarding environmental sustainability and marine conservation policy

Us

• Elected to speak with members of Congress in efforts to support continued government funding for early childhood education and international aid for clean water resources in frontline communities• Managed associates, schedules, and work performance and assisted senior management with key decisions for employee advancement• Implemented performance management metrics such as quarterly performance reviews and developed practices to improve organizational operations for 30-person office• Researched and integrated regulatory compliance and reporting for new hire and onboarding operations and performed interviews

San Diego, Ca, Us

-Coordinated and organized corporate events, social events, and weddings-Maintained social media marketing and managed vendors relations.

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Environmental Science And Policy

Post Baccalaureate, Ecology, Evolution, And Environmental Biology

Fundraising And Development

Bachelor’S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General