Experience

Community Water Center

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Advocate- Sustainable Groundwater

  • May 2022 - Present



State Water Resources Control Board

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Government Program Analyst

  • Oct 2020 - Apr 2022

  • Supported and advised Vice Chair Dorene D'Adamo and Board member Laurel Firestone • Organized and facilitated meetings with state analysts, water agencies, advocates, and business stakeholders • Conducted outreach to community based groups on the State Board's environmental justice initiatives, drought response, and water arrearages payment program • Tracked state legislation and regulation (drinking water, water quality, and water rights) • Tracked federal and state funding for infrastructure investments and customer debt relief Show less



California State Senate

• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senate Fellows Program

  • Oct 2019 - Oct 2020

  • Managed three complex bills from initial research and drafting to negotiating amendments, with legislators, the Governor’s Administration, local government officials, advocates, and business stakeholders • Researched and analyzed housing and environmental policy to provide vote recommendations to the Senator • Staffed the Senator on the President pro Tem’s Housing Production Group • Managed three complex bills from initial research and drafting to negotiating amendments, with legislators, the Governor’s Administration, local government officials, advocates, and business stakeholders • Researched and analyzed housing and environmental policy to provide vote recommendations to the Senator • Staffed the Senator on the President pro Tem’s Housing Production Group



The Greenlining Institute

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

• Energy Equity Summer Associate

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  • Advocated for energy efficiency and supplier diversity bills with members of the CA legislature • Analyzed workforce development policy and proposed policy recommendations to advance clean energy jobs in disadvantaged communities at the local and state level • Presented recommendations to Assemblymember Rob Bonta’s office to inform CA Green New Deal bills • Advocated for energy efficiency and supplier diversity bills with members of the CA legislature • Analyzed workforce development policy and proposed policy recommendations to advance clean energy jobs in disadvantaged communities at the local and state level • Presented recommendations to Assemblymember Rob Bonta’s office to inform CA Green New Deal bills



Yale University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Education Research Assistant

  • Oct 2018 - May 2019

  • Worked with the Yale Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program Evaluation Research Laboratory (STEM-PERL) • Conducted a literature review of ocean science education programs and evaluation processes • Wrote a summary report of current ocean science education research and funding opportunities • Built partnerships between education researchers and ocean science researchers • Worked with the Yale Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program Evaluation Research Laboratory (STEM-PERL) • Conducted a literature review of ocean science education programs and evaluation processes • Wrote a summary report of current ocean science education research and funding opportunities • Built partnerships between education researchers and ocean science researchers



The Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE)

• Punta Gorda, Belize

• Climate Resilience Intern

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Conducted interviews with fisherfolk and farmers to study climate change awareness and livelihood strategies • Created environmental and climate change education resources for primary school teachers • Conducted interviews with fisherfolk and farmers to study climate change awareness and livelihood strategies • Created environmental and climate change education resources for primary school teachers



Asian American Cultural Center at Yale

• New Haven, Connecticut

• Undergraduate Student Coordinator

  • Sep 2016 - May 2018

  • Advocated for the needs of students of color, particularly the Yale Asian and Asian American community (20% of student body) • Planned and led six discussions about Asian American history, activism, and culture each year • Organized a food justice in New Haven event with speakers from New Haven environmental organizations • Collaborated with the Yale Office of Sustainability to promote sustainable electricity and waste management in the Asian American Culture Center operations and events Show less



Student Conservation Association

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Visitor Services Intern

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  • Participated in the Student Conservation Association-U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Career Discovery Internship Program at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge • Organized and led guided interpretive tours describing the history, research, and ecosystem of the refuge • Created media content for the refuge Facebook page, events, and biweekly newsletters • Collaborated with the Cape Cod Natural History Museum and Friends of Mashpee to establish a small pollinator garden to educate visitors about the role of biodiversity and pollinators in ecosystems • Coordinated and supervised 20 volunteers in visitor engagement, trail maintenance, and garden maintenance Show less



Yale University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Science, Technology and Research Scholars Participant

  • May 2016 - Jul 2016

  • Field and laboratory assistant for PhD Candidate Max Lambert in the David Skelly’s Laboratory, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies • Studied green frogs and water quality in suburban neighborhoods in the greater New Haven area • Surveyed green frogs and monitored water quality in suburban ponds • Dissected green frogs in the laboratory to assess impacts of endocrine disruptor chemicals levels as a proxy for water quality • Conducted data analysis in ArcGIS to correlate land use patterns with water quality • Coauthored Max R. Lambert, Tien Tran, Andrzej Kilian, Tariq Ezaz, and David K. Skelly. “Molecular evidence for sex reversal in wild populations of green frogs (Rana clamitans).” (Published in PeerJ) Show less