Work Experience
Core skill sets: policy research, data analysis, community capacity building/trainings, popular education curriculum development, facilitation, public speaking, legislative advocacy, nonprofit management, fundraising,
I focus on energy and environmental justice and all the ways they intersect with house, etc.
Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy (CEED)
Co-Founder and Executive Director, 2008-2017, Minneapolis, MN
Director/Fellow at Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (9/08-6/11)
Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA)
Senior Energy Associate, (4/06-9/08), St. Paul, MN
Renewable energy portfolios, biomass policy research, legislative work at state capitol
The Green Institute
Community Energy Project Manager (6/04 – 4/06)
Fresh Energy
Research Fellow (8/03 – 5/04), St. Paul, MN
Renewable energy
Kiel Institute for World Economics
Environment and Natural Resources Research Associate (10/02 – 2/03), Kiel, Germany
U.S. Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory
Policy Analyst (11/99 – 6/00), Argonne, IL
Education
Education
Yale University
Masters in Environmental Management
School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
University of Chicago
Bachelor of Science
Geology & Geophysical Sciences
Visiting Scholar, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP), University of Delaware, 2008-2009
Archibald Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow (BLF), 2008
Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) National Fellow, 2006-2008
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Planetary Geology Research Program, 1998
Boards & Committees
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National Climate Adaptation Forum, Program and Equity Committee, 2016-2017
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Midwest Environmental Justice Network, Leadership Team, 2009-2017
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Climate Justice Alliance, National Steering Committee, 2015-2016
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RE-AMP Steering Committee, At-large member, 2014-2015
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Minneapolis Community Environmental Advisory Commission (appointed by City Council) 2013-2015
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Headwaters Foundation for Justice Board Member, Nov 2006-2011 (Board co-Chair 2008-2009)
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Next Generation Energy Board Member (appointed by Minnesota Governor), June 2007-2008
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Rock Tenn Energy Source Community Advisory Panel (appointed by St. Paul Port Auth.), Aug 2007-2008
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Technical Working Group member, Agriculture, Forestry and Waste, Minnesota Climate Change Advisory Group (Appointed by Governor’s Office), August 2007-Feburary 2008
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Environmental Justice Advocates of Minnesota (EJAM) Board Member, Jan 2006-2008
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Women’s Environmental Institute (WEI) Board Member, Feb 2006-Feb 2007