Resume/CV
This is a partial version of my CV. You can download the full version as a PDF.
PROFILE
- Research background in Environmental Justice, International and Domestic Public Policy, Human Rights, and Sustainable Development.
- Extensive experience of recruiting and training campaign staff and volunteers, campaign planning and delivery.
- Strong background in online communications and organizing via Web 2.0 technologies.
- Experience working in and with international NGO networks and the United Nations system, liaising with officials of international financial institutions, and as an advocate dealing with the United States Government.
- Work on social justice and advocacy projects in Central America, Asia, Africa, and the EU.
- Delegate to several high-level intergovernmental summits and international meetings, most recently the high-level climate change negotiations in Bali, Indonesia (December 2007).
EDUCATION
- University of California, Berkeley, 2008-2013. PhD, Environmental Science, Policy, and Management.
- Sarah Lawrence College, 2000-2004. BA, Public Policy and the Environment.
- Oxford University 2002-2003.
Visiting Student in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Co-Founder, SustainUS
New York, NY inter alia, October 2001 - Present
- Student Campaigns Officer, CAFOD
London, UK, July 2005-June 2008
- Sixth Forms Events Intern, People & Planet
Oxford, UK August 2004-July 2005 - Public Education (Membership & BioGems) Intern, Natural Resources Defense Council
New York, NY, September 2003-May 2004 - Human Rights Project Intern, Urban Justice Center
New York, NY January-May 2002
AWARDS, PUBLICATIONS, AND SKILLS
- Departmental Award, UC Berkeley, 2008-2009
Morris K. Udall Scholar for Excellence in Environmental Policy (2003-4)
National Merit Scholar 2000-2004 - Co-Editor, Navigating International Meetings: A Pocketbook Guide to Effective Youth Participation. United Nations Association Canada, 2002
- Contributor to the following blogs: ChinaDialogue, It’s Getting Hot In Here, Bali Buzz, Gristmill, UN Dispatch, NY Times’ DotEarth.
- Comfortable with Mac OSX and Windows platforms, and proficient in a variety of software packages including MS Office (2004, 2007, 2008), Adobe Creative Suite 3, iWork ’08, iLife ’06, basic video editing, database management, and open source software. Extensive experience with online communications including mailing lists, groups, wikis, blogging, and RSS syndication.
- Proficient in French (spoken and written). Conversational Spanish.