PRESENT

We are in the midst of a Great Turning.

The urgency of climate change, environmental degradation, and large-scale inequity has given humanity a great invitation to reconsider how we wish to steward land, consume resources, and relate to each other.

My work as a PhD Candidate at Yale focuses on ways to support, co-create, and envision this new future. I work as a research assistant in Yale’s Center for Environmental Justice, in collaboration with Dr. Michael Gelobter and Professor Gerald Torres. I also work in partnership with the National Indian Carbon Coalition to facilitate Indigenous access to carbon market funds.

In the in-between moments, I am a farmer, gardener, creative writer, and watercolor painter. I love to rock climb around the American West, teach meditation, play flute & guitar, and throw ceramics.

PAST

I have served as a Summer Fellow for Yale’s Environmental Justice Center, where I worked for the Yurok Tribe’s Carbon Projects team. I also worked as a fellow for Yale’s High Plains Stewardship Initiative (UCROSS), researching soil organic carbon, carbon markets, and conservation strategies across the American West. During my Master’s degree, I also worked in Professor Justin Farrell’s lab for “Western Lands and People”.

Before attending graduate school, I worked as an economic consultant for Cornerstone Research and KPMG Advisory, focusing on economic research and data-science. I also advised a large collection of nonprofits pro-bono, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), The Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights (LCCR), and SeedSF.