Experience

Greater New Haven Clean Cities Coalition

• United States
• Renewables & Environment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Facilitating the advancement of clean transportation projects in the New Haven area, such as deploying EV chargers for multi-unit dwellings and electric school buses. Facilitating the advancement of clean transportation projects in the New Haven area, such as deploying EV chargers for multi-unit dwellings and electric school buses.



Self-employed - Music

• Musicians
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Music performance/teaching/composition

  • Sep 2005 - Present

  • Co-founded Threefifty, an indie-classical/post-rock band that has toured internationally and performed at high-profile venues such as Brooklyn Academy of Music, TEDx, SXSW, and 92nd Street Y; featured in multiple publications; recorded 4 studio albums. • Also shared the stage with Kronos Quartet, Richard Reed Parry, Bryce Dessner, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, The Knights, Dither, Mark Stewart, Carla Kihlstedt, and others. - Guitar instructor for various styles and skill levels • Co-founded Threefifty, an indie-classical/post-rock band that has toured internationally and performed at high-profile venues such as Brooklyn Academy of Music, TEDx, SXSW, and 92nd Street Y; featured in multiple publications; recorded 4 studio albums. • Also shared the stage with Kronos Quartet, Richard Reed Parry, Bryce Dessner, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, The Knights, Dither, Mark Stewart, Carla Kihlstedt, and others. - Guitar instructor for various styles and skill levels



For The Biome

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sourcing and Certifications Consultant

  • Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Manage project to obtain regenerative agriculture certification for FTB’s products. Conduct online research and lead meetings with certifiers like Regenerative Organic Alliance and Real Organic Project. • Seek out producers of herbs used in FTB’s products that have the desired certifications; communicate with them to determine viability of partnership. • Manage project to obtain regenerative agriculture certification for FTB’s products. Conduct online research and lead meetings with certifiers like Regenerative Organic Alliance and Real Organic Project. • Seek out producers of herbs used in FTB’s products that have the desired certifications; communicate with them to determine viability of partnership.



Environmental Voter Project

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Spring Intern

  • Jan 2022 - Apr 2022

  • Compiled and clarified the rules on early voting, mail-in voting, and open vs closed primaries for 15 states. Condensed info gathered online and from phone calls to state elections offices into an Excel spreadsheet. • Researched and presented information about vote tripling as key input to decision making on new organizing methods to implement in the coming months. • Completed 33 hours of phone banking to targeted voters. • Attended seminars on grant writing, community organizing, strategic planning, campaign tactics, memo writing, and other topics related to environmental nonprofit work. Show less



Project Drawdown

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Content Curator

  • Aug 2018 - Jul 2019

  • Co-curated resources for the organization to share through its “Educate & Activate” project, focusing on 50 of Drawdown’s 100 profiled climate solutions; researched and identified the most compelling and useful material for those eager to learn more/take action on a given solution. • Evaluated, winnowed, and prioritized hundreds of initial resources to 8-10 for each solution, based on rigorous criteria such as accessibility, currency, source credibility, uniqueness, and writing quality; also ensured selection of resources in diverse formats (e.g., articles, websites, videos, reports, infographics). • Reviewed peer’s proposed curations weekly and offered detailed feedback in team Zoom meetings; received and engaged with similar feedback. • Captured selections into a shared spreadsheet, including a brief written summary of the key information and features offered by each resource. Show less



TRUST COMPANY OF VERMONT

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Climate Consultant

  • Jul 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Assessed hundreds of publicly traded companies for their climate-beneficial practices and distilled research into a collection of 19 diverse stocks to be evaluated for potential investment. • Pursued and analyzed third-party consultations, direct company contacts, sustainability policy review, certification review, and market analyses to inform assessment and recommendations. • Identified a sample set of “second-degree” fossil fuel stocks (e.g., banks most responsible for financing fossil fuel projects, “all of the above” utilities, and others), and outlined each company’s business relations with the fossil fuel industry. • Wrote an executive summary for TCV’s investment managers to share with their clients, outlining the grounds for fossil fuel divestment and climate-beneficial investment, along with brief overviews of each of the 19 companies. • Created and delivered an hour-long, well-received presentation to these investment managers as well, exploring various market-based rationales behind divestment and investment for climate. Show less



The Diller-Quaile School of Music

• United States
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Guitar Teacher

  • Sep 2014 - Jun 2017

  Private lessons in classical and pop styles, including the Suzuki Method. Private lessons in classical and pop styles, including the Suzuki Method.