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New York City Metropolitan Area

Provide market outreach, technical assistance, and guidance on energy efficient technologies, project implementation, and best practices to building owners/operators, property managers, architects, engineers, contractors, and other trade allies participating in client-sponsored existing facility and new construction programs.Effectively communicate to both technical trade allies and non-technical audiences.Review energy audits, technical specifications, energy usage, and cost calculations for energy efficiency projects.Independently build and maintain relationships with key market stakeholders in the building energy industry including building owners, operators, property managers, architects, engineers, contractors, energy raters/consultants, public officials, public interest groups, and utility customers to assess their needs and support their energy efficiency projects and building operation objectives.Contribute to the evolution of program strategies and the design of program features, services, and marketing campaigns.Conduct market ally outreach and training.Assess commercial grade whole building efficiency strategies, building plans, and specifications, and make recommendations for energy efficiency upgrades or improvements.Prepare status reports to accurately describe activities in the field and to monitor progress towards program goals on contractor/consultant participation and the completion of eligible projects.Coordinate with and follow up on program quality assurance activities.

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

Worked with New Yorkers in the private sector and civil society to support New York City’s ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment.Engaged stakeholders at each stage of the leasing process and developed actionable resources to facilitate meaningful collaboration to drive sustained decarbonization of office buildings. Managed the Alliance’s website and social media accounts (LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram).Administered the Alliance’s Salesforce Cloud for fundraising and time tracking to optimize operations.

Long Island City, Queens

Led inquiry-based math courses of 20+ students, providing an alternative to traditional remedial courses.Participated in a working group to make the CUNY Start/Math Start curriculum more anti-racist.

Observed and taught remedial quantitative reasoning/statistics courses through the CUNY Start program.Helped develop curriculum for a revised quantitative reasoning (stats) course from conception to completion.Created “Stats and the City” all-staff conference workshop on NYC OpenData and statistical analysis.

Greater New York City Area

Covered for Algebra Core and Lead Teachers during their absences as a Support Teacher.Trained and tutored in the CUNY Start Algebra student-centered, inquiry-based pedagogy and curriculum.

New York, Ny

Advised up to 40 residents, performed regular and emergency duties, and planned and executed multiple monthly meetings and programs promoting community, wellness, and academic/professional success.Mediated interpersonal conflicts among residents.Monitored crises and resolutions.Co-managed the RA duty schedule.Directed the Sustainability Special Interest Community: organized building-wide special green-living programs and regular participant meetings with first-year students.

New York, Ny

Solo-taught portions of classes, led weekly review sessions, collaborated with fellow TAs, and aided individual students (Milano School graduate and Parsons School of Design first-year).Provide voluntary additional review sessions before mid-term and final exams to enable more students to benefit from the materials, practice, and environment, increasing their exposure and confidence.Managed logistical issues like review room-scheduling and -changing, and the communication thereof.Coordinated the assignment and collection of “Sustainable Systems” Experiential Analysisdocumentation by Teaching Assistants.

New York, Ny

Tutored eighth- through twelfth-grade students in algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, physics, and English literature.

New York, Ny

Worked directly with coalition partners and key stakeholders to coordinate with climate change reduction initiatives throughout the university and NYC, including helping to organize New School participation in the first People’s Climate March.Created social media presence and activity.Advocated for and won administrative actions divesting The New School’s endowment from fossil fuels.

New York, Ny

Directly assisted the New School President's and Provost's Director of Communication.Drafted and edited speeches and official messages for The New School's President and Provost.Communicated how new New School initiatives supported the university's Mission and Vision.Helped engineer the Commencement Student Speaker selection process.Updated the website.

Hoboken, Nj

Assisted the Global Education Vice President (VP)/Engineering and Computer Science Executive Publisher, and the Information Systems and Computer Science Executive Editor.Assessed and prioritized work between the VP/Executive Publisher and Executive Editor, produced department publishing reports utilizing data systems, organized productive weekly check-in meetings, established and abided by strict and loose deadlines, and booked travel.

Hoboken, Nj

Aided Marketing Manager and Senior Marketing Manager for culinary, hospitality, and gardening titles, including Mark Bittman, Betty Crocker, Better Homes & Gardens, and Sandra Lee.Won a Performance Award for assisting Frommer's travel with Amazon.com marketing.Maintained promotional website and made recommendations for printed/digital materials.

New York, Ny

Directed the central phone system and received guests and clients.Oversaw data entry and aided staff members in work supporting trial lawyers.

Burlington, Vermont

Designed online courses using digital curricula.Trained instructors to use internet-based software (Moodle) in order to construct courses.

Burlington, Vt And Queens, Ny

Booked domestic and international concert venues, lodging, and transportation.Performed general bookkeeping, contract administration, data entry, and customer service interaction.

Colchester, Vermont

Managed the main office, aided the Executive Director, and assisted the Project Managers for the Vermont- Québec-France Youth Leadership Quadricentennial Program “Heritage in Harmony.”Helped design and operate international youth leadership and choir program with 36 high school-age and six adult participants in French and English, resolved inter-cultural misunderstandings.Assisted with music and participant selection, choral rehearsals and performances.Created and updated program materials include reference sheets, schedules, travel guides, etc.

Montpellier, France

Solo-taught spoken, read, and written English and American culture to first- through fifth-grade rural students.Encouraged active and personalized participation through songs, games, and other activities.Evaluated class and student progress through competitive exercises and tests.Instructed individuals through private tutoring.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Environmental Policy And Sustainability Management, 3.95

Activities and Societies: Milano School International Field Program: La Merced and Manizales, Colombia (June-August 2014). Capstone paper.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy, French

Activities and Societies: Sweet Briar College Junior Year in France, Paris and Tours, France (Paris IV/La Sorbonne, August 2005-January.