I work to inform policy solutions using Woodwell Climate scientists’ research to help communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis. I support Woodwell Climate’s Just Access program and assist the Government Relations team with domestic federal policy advocacy and growing the Center’s presence in the United Nations Climate space (UNFCCC).
I have expertise in public policy, youth engagement in international climate forums, and disaster risk reduction and resilience through the UNFCCC. I previously interned with the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce, as well as with the U.S. Climate Action Network.
Since my time as an undergraduate student, I have been monitoring and engaging in U.N. climate processes. I served as the Climate Change Contact Point for the U.N. Office of Disaster Risk Reduction Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism (UNDRR-SEM). My experiences have provided me with a strong knowledge of the U.N. system and their party and stakeholder engagements, including youth, the private sector, and climate-oriented non-governmental organizations.
My deep connection with the environment drives my professional aspirations, and I am committed to safeguarding the natural world I cherish. I have learned about the value of reciprocity from Indigenous colleagues and peers, and I believe that the Earth provides in abundance for us and we must protect and preserve those gifts reciprocally. In addition to my passion for advancing environmental policy, I am an enthusiastic hiker, skier, fly-fisher, and forager of fungi and flora. I grew up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, where my passion for the environment was first sparked, and I am currently based in Denver, Colorado.