Electra Weeks
Director DEI/ESG at Liberty City Ventures- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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MS Environmental Science & Policy
The Johns Hopkins UniversityJan, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
PhD Anthropology of Science (Graduate Faculty, New School for Social Research)
The New School for Social Research
Experience
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Liberty City Ventures
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United States
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director DEI/ESG
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Nov 2022 - Present
My current duties include the writing of DEI/ESG policy and the development of implementation and measurement strategies for LCV and portfolio companies. My current duties include the writing of DEI/ESG policy and the development of implementation and measurement strategies for LCV and portfolio companies.
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SUNY Empire State College
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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Mentor/Faculty Member
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Sep 2015 - Present
✅ While acting as Mentor/Faculty Member, my day-to-day responsibilities are the following: Directly involved with fostering student learning, delivering effective teaching, and conducting student learning assessments for all assigned courses. Contribute to program-level learning evaluation and help clarify learning outcomes by assessing metrics, evaluating student performance, and recommending modifications to increase student learning. While instructing different courses such as… Show more ✅ While acting as Mentor/Faculty Member, my day-to-day responsibilities are the following: Directly involved with fostering student learning, delivering effective teaching, and conducting student learning assessments for all assigned courses. Contribute to program-level learning evaluation and help clarify learning outcomes by assessing metrics, evaluating student performance, and recommending modifications to increase student learning. While instructing different courses such as Introduction to Sustainability, Environmental Anthropology, and Research Theory & Methods, I provide excellent mentoring to students both in terms of career and academic guidance. ✪ The following are some of my significant contributions ✪ ➤ Developed multimedia and accessible curriculum for each course that aided student understanding, both online and in person. ➤ Collaborated with other academics and administrators to design program curriculum, and to ensure compliance with state and federal educational regulations. Show less ✅ While acting as Mentor/Faculty Member, my day-to-day responsibilities are the following: Directly involved with fostering student learning, delivering effective teaching, and conducting student learning assessments for all assigned courses. Contribute to program-level learning evaluation and help clarify learning outcomes by assessing metrics, evaluating student performance, and recommending modifications to increase student learning. While instructing different courses such as… Show more ✅ While acting as Mentor/Faculty Member, my day-to-day responsibilities are the following: Directly involved with fostering student learning, delivering effective teaching, and conducting student learning assessments for all assigned courses. Contribute to program-level learning evaluation and help clarify learning outcomes by assessing metrics, evaluating student performance, and recommending modifications to increase student learning. While instructing different courses such as Introduction to Sustainability, Environmental Anthropology, and Research Theory & Methods, I provide excellent mentoring to students both in terms of career and academic guidance. ✪ The following are some of my significant contributions ✪ ➤ Developed multimedia and accessible curriculum for each course that aided student understanding, both online and in person. ➤ Collaborated with other academics and administrators to design program curriculum, and to ensure compliance with state and federal educational regulations. Show less
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Genspace Brooklyn, NY
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Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Research Volunteer
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Jan 2020 - May 2020
✅ As a Research Volunteer, I was responsible for executing gene mapping and Barcoding Oyster mushrooms for potential use in remediating PAH's from water while participating in a community project in mycoremediation. Supervisor: N/A | Community Work, research submitted as term project for Ecology course at JHU Hours per week: 6 ✅ As a Research Volunteer, I was responsible for executing gene mapping and Barcoding Oyster mushrooms for potential use in remediating PAH's from water while participating in a community project in mycoremediation. Supervisor: N/A | Community Work, research submitted as term project for Ecology course at JHU Hours per week: 6
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Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Empire State College
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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Independent Researcher
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2018 - 2020
✅ As an Independent Researcher, I worked with IRB approval from SUNY Empire State College (Hours per week: 10-20) and I was responsible for: ➤ Creating and delivering presentations on results at annual conferences and meetings of various organizations including American and Canadian Anthropological Associations. ➤ I executed a community project looking at the possibility of using mushrooms as a mycoremediation tool for the cleanup of local polluted waters like the Gowanus… Show more ✅ As an Independent Researcher, I worked with IRB approval from SUNY Empire State College (Hours per week: 10-20) and I was responsible for: ➤ Creating and delivering presentations on results at annual conferences and meetings of various organizations including American and Canadian Anthropological Associations. ➤ I executed a community project looking at the possibility of using mushrooms as a mycoremediation tool for the cleanup of local polluted waters like the Gowanus Canal. ➤ I developed a thorough literature review of the history of the Gowanus Superfund site and conducted interviews with all types of stakeholders including various agency and private industry agents as well as community activists and residents. Show less ✅ As an Independent Researcher, I worked with IRB approval from SUNY Empire State College (Hours per week: 10-20) and I was responsible for: ➤ Creating and delivering presentations on results at annual conferences and meetings of various organizations including American and Canadian Anthropological Associations. ➤ I executed a community project looking at the possibility of using mushrooms as a mycoremediation tool for the cleanup of local polluted waters like the Gowanus… Show more ✅ As an Independent Researcher, I worked with IRB approval from SUNY Empire State College (Hours per week: 10-20) and I was responsible for: ➤ Creating and delivering presentations on results at annual conferences and meetings of various organizations including American and Canadian Anthropological Associations. ➤ I executed a community project looking at the possibility of using mushrooms as a mycoremediation tool for the cleanup of local polluted waters like the Gowanus Canal. ➤ I developed a thorough literature review of the history of the Gowanus Superfund site and conducted interviews with all types of stakeholders including various agency and private industry agents as well as community activists and residents. Show less
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Education
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2018 - 2021
The Johns Hopkins University
Master of Science - MS, Environmental Science -
New School for Social Research
PhD, Anthropology of Science & Technology -
New York University
Bachelor's degree, Anthropology
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