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Juneau, Alaska, Us

Track, analyze, and respond to local, state, and federal legislation, permitting, and rulemaking efforts, with a focus on environmental impact and policy outcomes.Draft official comments and submissions for NEPA processes, synthesizing complex policy information into accessible talking points for public engagement.Develop and prioritized SEACC's positions on resource management issues, considering the political, social, economic, and cultural contexts of Southeast Alaska.Cultivate relationships with coalition partners, Tribal communities, environmental experts, and community members to achieve shared policy goals.

South Lake Tahoe, Ca, Us

Collaborated with facilitation teams to customize Conservation Standards practices for situational models and results chains for non-biodiversity funded initiatives.Supported bilateral USAID Missions in developing Climate Strategy Annexes and tracking structures against the strategic objectives, intermediate results, and affiliated Mission indicators. Provided technical input for USAID products, including FAA 118/119 Biodiversity and Tropical Forest Analyses, ADS 205 Gender Analyses, and Regional Mission Clean Energy Assessments.Designed tools for data management, synthesis, and visualization to enhance company-wide Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives.Led outreach efforts for potential local consultants, drafting contracts, scopes of work, and ensuring the quality of final deliverables.

Juneau, Alaska, Us

Worked closely with local community champions, school personnel, community-based organizations, tribal organizations, and the AASB team to strengthen developmental assets in the school and community.Partnered with both communities and school districts to integrate best practices into the projects.Provide support and technical assistance for place-based and project-based learning techniques to school, community and district staff.Developed and implemented tools for monitoring and measuring program metrics.

Worldwide, Us

Provided an immersive academic atmosphere for undergraduate courses in international development and global health for students studying abroad in the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. This includes care for students’ academic wellbeing, as well as direct care for their physical and emotional wellness. Tailor coursework to hands-on experiences so that students have a grounded and applied sense of the concepts explored in class. By facilitating interactions with local counterparts on community driven developmental aid projects, students get a deep understanding structural violence, historical injustice, policy gaps, social capital mapping, and community adaptations to on-the-ground conditions.

Mentor, Ohio, Us

Lead educational service trips throughout the Dominican Republic and Cuba. Collaborated with local and US-based counterparts to implement environmental remediation projects, habitat restoration, and other community supported development projects with students. Provided a safe environment to facilitate cultural exchange and foster students' critical thinking about the nexus of conservation, development, economics, public health, and environmental science. Oversaw community service projects in conjunction with local counterparts. Gave immediate care for medical situations, maintaining a safe learning environment. Coordinated budgets for each trip.

Cali, Valle Del Cauca, Co

Prepared background research and conducted extensive field work to direct scale-up of agro-environmental projects under the World Bank Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Grant. Analyzed geospatial, environmental, and social factors contributing to the viability of past and future possible projects. Researched existing social capital and environmental capital uses for areas well suited for further investment.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Organized research efforts, coordinated and strategize interns' data collection, reviewed data for quality control. Prepared semi-annual reports for grant management and project progress. Collaborated with principal investigators on research goals, conducted GIS spatial analysis, managed and ensured delivery of project content.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Developed and implemented an alternative energy initiative using biodigesters and fuel-efficient cookstoves for low-income families. Designed and constructed a new model biodigester from more locally sourced materials to increase project sustainability. Lead workshops on local environmental concerns in rural communities. Taught trash management classes in both Spanish and Guarani to high school and elementary school ages, using recycled art as a catalyst for discussion and critical thinking.

Sacramento, California, Us

Lead tours of the Monarch butterfly migration to increase awareness and knowledge of local environmental phenomena and falling Monarch population numbers. Taught about the local ecology to school groups K-12. Collaborated on community outreach programs to raise community participation in environmental activities within the State Park.

Master'S Degree, Development Practice

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Environmental Studies