I'm managing our $10M electric bike program, $2.3M managed EV charging program, and leading our EV adoption strategy with a central focus on equity, market transformation, and community reinvestment. More to come as these programs launch.

I'm teaching "Planning, Policy, and Sustainable Economic Development" - a 4-credit course for both MPA and MBA students.

I manage electric transportation programs - and our growing team - and the subject matter expert for a publicly owned electricity supplier serving over 1.5 million residents, businesses, non-profits, and public agencies across 36 Northern California communities. Our program portfolio and impact as of March 2022 includes:> EV charging - technical assistance, incentives, and layered services at workplace & multi-family housing. Over 1,400 networked Level 2 and Level 1 ports installed or under construction.> EV incentives & marketing - income qualified, streamlined incentives for new and (upcoming) used vehicles. Nearly 250 income qualified customers purchased a new EV and over 150 more customers purchased a new EV through a community-based discount campaign. > residential managed charging - pilot underway to effectively meet our 60,000+ EV owners - one of the highest concentrations in the U.S. - daily driving needs while shifting and shaping the growing load from those vehicles> EV fleet - pilot underway to determine the needs and gaps for our schools, transportation authorities, small/medium business, and municipalities to transition from gas/diesel to electric fleets.And much more to come this year.

I manage electric transportation programs and the subject matter expert for a publicly owned electricity supplier serving over 1.5 million residents, businesses, non-profits, and public agencies across 36 Northern California communities. Our goal is to remove the top 3 barriers of EV adoption while ensuring access to the market beyond early adopters and shaping the load to align with renewable generation. Through April 2021, our MCEv Charging program funded and supported the installation of over 1,200 Level 2 ports at workplaces and multi-family housing, while providing technical assistance to customers and helping our jurisdictions meet AB1236 compliance to streamline permitting for charging infrastructure. We are also providing equitable access to EVs through community-based partnerships & the first streamlined rebate application in the State that allows income-qualified applicants to apply for multiple rebates at the same time. As a result, over 300 families purchased an EV and 4,000 more families know about incentives, charging, and other benefits of an EV.I've secured and managed over $4M in California Energy Commission grant funds. I was the project manager of a 3-year, $1.7M R&D grant. Managing the grant across all stakeholders, our completed deliverables include a CCA DER policy review, 4 demonstration projects, a wiki-like program & software guide, and NavigaDER - a new software tool created to help CCAs evaluate and design customer programs for deployment of DERs. In May 2021, MCE and local agency partners started a 3-year, $2.5M implementation grant to deploy EV charging, e-bikes, EV car share, workforce development, and outreach across priority marginalized communities to further equitable access to transportation electrification.

[On Pause] I'm supporting people who want to pursue their purpose in their current work or in transitioning to a new job or career. I use Socratic methods to help them find their own answers, and provide input when asked. From drafting a search statement to developing organizational tools to preparing for interviews, I help my clients land opportunities that align with their experience, desired growth, and values.

Born out of a graduate school paper, I conducted research on our national energy transition to identify the impacts of policies and programs on vulnerable communities, such as coal workers and people in poverty, to mitigate negative consequences.I was the lead graduate student on the project and, later, a volunteer on the team as we prepared our research for publications.Principal Investigators: Dr. Sanya Carley, Dr. David Konisky, and Dr. Tom Evans

Working out of the Office of Sustainability during graduate school, I managed a team of undergraduates and the peer education program with the goal to educate, change measurable behavior, and develop leadership related to sustainability among the undergraduate student body and the institutions that serve them.

Over the course of five years, I went from volunteering at this community-based social enterprise to directing their central and largest program. I built partnerships, managed staff, raised funds, and developed new strategies & tactics to grow the demand for renewable energy and energy efficiency services that created access and social good from the shared purchasing power of consumers. Under my management, our energy projects totaled $9+ million as we grew from a DC-based energy efficiency program to a regional leader across efficiency, rooftop solar, and wind power purchasing.Prior roles with Groundswell include Volunteer (Summer 2010), Field Fellow (Fall 2010), Field Organizer (Spring 2011), and Strong Homes Program Director (Summer 2011-Fall 2012).

By happenstance, I picked up on a project that I supported at the White House Council on Environmental Quality: America's Great Outdoors Initiative (AGO), which is President Obama's 21st Century conservation plan. The AGO launch in spring 2010 was followed by a nation-wide listening sessions during summer 2010. I was on a team that planned and implemented two of those listening sessions focused on youth perspective. The two sessions: a 100-person Southeast Regional summit in Asheville, NC and a 568-person national summit (Outdoor Nation) in Central Park. In addition to supporting logistics and being a lead facilitator, I translated listening session experiences & raw data from across the country into memos and a briefing paper on NPS youth engagement, which I presented to NPS leadership.

The CEQ Policy Outreach Office is responsible for bridging external stakeholders and the Executive Office on issues ranging from ocean conservation to energy development. In my role, I conducted success story, biographical, and policy research, as well as implementing outreach events to ensure diverse representation and perspectives made their way to CEQ. My biggest task came in April as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill became an unprecedented crisis. I prepared briefing material utilized by then-Chair Sutley for Congressional testimony, as well as prepared calls and meetings with impacted communities.

After 12,000 young people gathered in DC for PowerShift 2009, I took on the task of organizing one of eleven regional PowerShifts. With national staff support, I was able to accomplish the following in the span of 6 weeks: • Identified, recruited, developed, and supported 12 volunteer teams & leaders throughout Missouri• Organized and recruited for a state-wide conference of 150 attendeesMajor outcomes of Missouri PowerShift was the creation of Missouri Student Environmental Coalition, comprised of college and high school representation from across the state, and developed a coalition across once overlapping partners to support our shared interests. Both coalitions showed their newfound strength weeks later at the first International Day of Climate Action. On the steps of the St.Louis Arch, Mayor Slay signed the City's first climate commitment.

My work with the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife spans the summers of 2006, 2007, & 2009. In the latter summer, I managed daily operations for the residential camp while leading a staff of eight. I also directed a 33-person volunteer program with a leadership retreat and weekly two-way reviews. The volunteer program was for highschoolers who previously attended the camp, demonstrated excellence, and a desire to professionally develop toward a field related to our programs. I spent prior summers (2006, 2007) as a Natural Resource Instructor and Camp Counselor. My first summer at the camp was as a Student Conservation Association (SCA) Intern. As an Instructor, I taught 1,410 12-16 year-olds conservation biology, outdoor skills, and firearm education.

As a newly minted alumnus, I co-authored and implemented the Truman State University Sustainability Initiative with Judy Schweitzer, Principal of S + A and a fellow Truman alum.S + A specializes in serving master plan communities. For their portfolio of projects, I tracked, analyzed, and summarized policy developments at varying governing levels. My policy reports were part of client proposals. In addition to external work, I researched and developed the internal infrastructure of S+A, including website content and copyrighted programs.

Risen out of a hobby, I co-founded a bakery with two friends that evolved from a Saturday farmers market stand to eventually sharing a brick and mortar location with a "third space" business as their in-house bakers. Our goal: establish a sustainability-focused bakery providing handmade, local, & affordable food.My primary roles in the start-up included writing the business plan, developing supplier relationships with local farmers and businesses, and educating customers about our product and business ethic. I was also the assistant baker during our busy days.

The Truman Mathematical Biology Initiative was part of a larger National Science Foundation grant to expand interdisciplinary, undergraduate research. Our team consisted of me, a Computer Science undergraduate student, Math professor, and Biology professor. Our goal: construct a management plan for a federally threatened plant species, Missouri Bladderpod. We combined field data and habitat parameters to create metapopulation models of seed dispersal to forecast population changes over time and space.

From January 2006 to May 2006, my role in a 400-level undergraduate course changed from student to instructor. Expanding Environmental Consciousness was a novel idea in higher education. Students become their peers' educators with support from a devoted faculty member. Students design the course, teach, and evaluate their peers.My goal: understand the impact of this experience on the student & instructor, institutionalize the program, and expand the offerings. Student Initiated Courses was born.As a result, I created a new course (Grassroots Environmentalism, emphasizing Socratic and service learning pedagogy), taught 51 undergraduates, and catalyzed three dozen other undergraduates to create 9 courses & 13 co-curricular projects to date through the creation and institutionalization of Student Initiated Courses.