Experience

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  Nature For Justice

  • United States
  • Conservation Programs
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Managing Director - USA

    • Feb 2023 - Present

  • Consultant

    • Nov 2022 - Jan 2023

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  The Creative Discourse Group, LLC

  • Associate

    • Dec 2022 - Present

    Past and current clients include: The Nature Conservancy, Maple-Run Unified School District, and Addison County

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  Independent Consultant

  • Consultant (Operations, Environmental Management, Equity, Facilitation & Training)

    • Sep 2022 - Present

    Past and current clients include: Resonance Global, Nature for Justice, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, the Public Health Council of the Upper Valley, and the City of South Burlington

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  City of Burlington, Vermont

  • City Councilor

    • Apr 2020 - Mar 2024

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  Peace & Justice Center

  • Burlington, Vermont, United States

  • Executive Director

    • May 2021 - Oct 2022
    • Burlington, Vermont, United States

    Mentored and worked alongside a staff of five and in collaboration with a seven-person board to advance the interconnected issues of peace; human rights; and economic, social, and racial justiceLed participatory visioning and management of communications, fundraising, and internal operations as well as three program areas: 1) economic justice and wealth redistribution in the PJC Store 2) training and advocacy through PJC’s Education and Workshops 3) grassroots activism through issue-based social justice campaigns and support and fiscal sponsorship to over 30 allied groups Spokesperson and activist on key issues across Vermont around peace and social justice including advocating to end no-cause evictions and creating a just transition to a green economyRevamped and upgraded PJC’s racial justice curriculum and trained new facilitatorsRevamped grant application and management system, tripling the amount of grants PJC receives

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  Resonance

  • United States
  • International Trade and Development
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Innovation Manager

    • Oct 2019 - May 2021

    Developed a framework for knowledge management of Resonance's technical work, especially on partnerships and co-creation, including creating systems to collect and curate past deliverables to help staff identify and access 'best-of' examplesCreated learning agenda framework and practices, including leading meta-analyses, to understand Resonance’s impact and provide the basis for evidence-based thought leadership Built Resonance's staff research, analysis, and facilitation capacity by providing a mix of video and hands-on trainings on best-practice methodologies and new tools

  • Project Manager

    • Sep 2017 - Oct 2019

    Manged up to $1M in projects annually. In addition to supervising the technical work of staff, designed workplans, tracked and approved expenses, created budget projections, and ensured contract compliance. Led or supported partnership strategy development, partnership and innovation training design and delivery, business model innovation, and business plan development. Past projects include: • USAID’s Fish Right program to improve fishery biodiversity in the Philippines• Millennium Challenge Corporation’s renewable energy finance assessment for Kosovo• USAID/Vietnam's Private Sector Engagement Strategy (for Energy and Environment) • USAID’s PREPARED project to improve climate resilience in East Africa• Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade private sector engagement training• USAID’s WARIDI project to provide water access and sanitation services in Tanzania• USAID’s Land Technology Solutions project to improve and pilot Mobile Applications to Secure Tenure• USAID’s Oceans Partnership to reduce illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in SE Asia

  • Project Analyst

    • Mar 2016 - Aug 2017

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  Yale University

  • New Haven, CT

  • Teaching Assistant or Fellow

    • Aug 2014 - Dec 2015
    • New Haven, CT

    Yale School of Management: Energy Markets StrategyYale College: Introductory Microeconomics; Natural Resources and Their Sustainability

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  International Gorilla Conservation Programme

  • Musanze, Rawanda

  • Research Intern

    • Jun 2015 - Jul 2015
    • Musanze, Rawanda

    Evaluated government-funded artisan stove project and its impact on fuel consumption in low-income rural households through a fifty household sample and subsequent data analysis. Designed data collection methodology, managed research budget, hired and trained research assistants, cooperated with local governments and academic institutions, analyzed data and created reports.Assessed the management and ownership structure of programme-funded communal water tanks

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  U.S. Department of Energy

  • Washington D.C.

  • Policy Analysis Fellow

    • Oct 2014 - Dec 2014
    • Washington D.C.

    Assessed state water rights, environmental regulations and other policy frameworks to understand energy development constraints and opportunities in the northwestern United States. Developed a detailed case study of the water-energy nexus in Montana’s Bakken Shale development. Synthesized industry commentary on current status of supply and demand of rare earth metals

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  UNIDO

  • Vienna, Austria

  • Arab Bureau Intern

    • May 2014 - Aug 2014
    • Vienna, Austria

    Authored white papers on: recommended prerequisites to financing “clean-coal” in Egypt, sustainable waste management strategies by country, and green growth opportunities following the Arab Spring. Organized forums and presentations on inclusive and sustainable industrial development partners.

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  Yale University

  • New Haven, CT

  • Research Assistant to Dr. Eli Fenichel

    • Sep 2013 - May 2014
    • New Haven, CT

    Analyzed state and federal datasets on natural resources, human capital, and financial capital to develop wealth indicators for each of the fifty US states that go beyond Gross Domestic Product. Selected and standardized publicly available variables to serve as metrics for weak sustainability

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  The Paul Law Firm

  • Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • File Clerk

    • Aug 2012 - Jul 2013
    • Tulsa, Oklahoma