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Abby Edwards
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Passing on the Torch of Environmental Justice

Abby Edwards
October Great Story by Edgar Barraza, 2018-19 Bay Area Climate Fellow I would like to first thank Oceane and Elizabeth for the car ride to Bart and giving me the empowerment to write this great story. This great story is something you might not expect as its draws its empowerment from systemic oppression, drawing its…

October Story

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October Great Story by Micah Houston, 2018-19 Central Inland Opportunity Access Fellow When I got the unlikely email in October that I had passed the screening phase of the United Nations Young Professional Program and had been convoked to take the first written exam, I was thrilled! This is a program which is only open…

Samantha Rosenbaum

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Samantha Rosenbaum was a CivicSpark Climate Fellow at the City of Santa Monica’s Office of Sustainability and the Environment during the 2016-2017 service year. Samantha is currently a Project Manager at Hubject, a Santa Monica-based start-up that focuses on simplifying the electric vehicle public charging experience through an EV charging interoperability platform. Samantha graduated from University of…

Sarah Kuo

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Sarah Kuo was a 2017-18 CivicSpark Fellow in the Central Valley where she served the City of Ceres Department of Public Works and the City of Huron Mayor’s Office. She worked on a variety of water issues, GIS projects, and restorative justice initiatives. Prior to her service year, Sarah graduated from the University of the…

Lizzie Carrade

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Elizabeth (Lizzie) Carrade is a Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Albany, where she works on various projects including climate action planning, solid waste and recycling programming and outreach, and disaster preparedness initiatives.   As a 2018-2019 CivicSpark Climate Fellow with the City of Albany, Lizzie led the community engagement efforts for the City’s Climate Action…

CivicSpark October Alumni Story

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Alumni Story by Elena Guevara, 2016-17 CivicSpark Alum, Southern California Region The last two years — the time during my fellowship and after entering the “real world” — have taught me so much about myself (both personally and professionally) and about my career path of choice. My CivicSpark placement was my first “real job” after…

Clarke Stevenson

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Clarke works under consulting Air District Attorney, Christiana Darlington, at California Law Empowering Renewable Energy (CLERE Inc). Chrisitana is General Counsel for three air districts (Placer, Mendocino and Northern Sonoma) and represents a variety of clients in forest management and advanced energy technology. Clarke actively participates on the Forest Management Task Force where CLERE Inc…

Julian Ruzzier-Gaul

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Julian Ruzzier-Gaul completed his CivicSpark Fellowship with the Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection Authority in the Fall of 2018. He has since begun pursuing a Masters in Public Administration in Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School in San Francisco. Julian is passionate about regional collaboration, climate change mitigation, backpacking, camping, and trying to understand the…

Colgan Powell

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Colgan Powell is Program Assistant for Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk and Sustainability based in San Francisco. Ceres is a non­governmental organization whose mission is to mobilize investor and business leadership to build a thriving, sustainable global economy. Ms. Powell was a 2017­-18 AmeriCorps CivicSpark Fellow with the County of Sonoma Energy and Sustainability…

Patrick Pelegri-O’Day

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Patrick grew up in the Bay Area and is thrilled to be working on climate and sustainability issues in his home region. He studied Public Policy and Economics at Pomona College and completed internships in different sustainability sectors in California and China before discovering his passion for local government. A member of the 2017-­2018 CivicSpark…
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