I lead Woodwell Climate Research Center’s policy and government relations work, regularly engaging congressional climate leaders in Washington D.C., and representing the Center at U.N. Climate Change Conferences in Marrakesh, Morocco; Bonn, Germany; Madrid, Spain; Glasgow, Scotland; and Dubai, UAE. I have also accompanied scientists into the field, from a permafrost monitoring station in interior Alaska to the Tanguro research station on the southern edge of the Amazon.
I am a journalist and lawyer, and have worked on communications and government relations for global biotechnology company Novozymes. Prior to that, I served as the Director of Communications and Marketing for the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences.
In 2021, I was the lead author on a report developed with the British Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, focused on how G20 countries assess their climate risk and incorporate that information into policy. I also launched and led a project focused on the geopolitical ramifications of climate change impacts.
Early in my career, I developed and launched the Vineyard Power cooperative, on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, to develop offshore wind projects with direct benefits to local communities. I received my undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University and my law degree from Suffolk University Law School. In my spare time, you’ll find me in nature with my family or watching basketball.
