Fall 2020 Semester in the City Fellow
Alex Iatrou of Peabody, Massachusetts was a senior at the University of New Hampshire. He majored in Political Science, with a minor in Philosophy. He interned at iCivics and dealt with the policy side of their operations. The most exciting part about the opportunity was for Alex to see how…
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Fall 2020 Semester in the City Fellow
Isabella Luca, or Izzy, was born and raised South of Boston in Canton, MA and even being just a little bit away from home, she was very excited to have officially interned at CREW in order to further pursue her academic and personal interests around the environment, people, and bettering…
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Fall 2020 Semester in the City Fellow
Tori was a senior Business Administration major with an option in Management, accompanied by an Environmental Conservation and Sustainability minor. She took advantage of the programs offered at the Center for Social Innovation and Enterprise, newly named the Changemaker Collaborative at the…
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Fall 2020 Semester in the City Fellow
Jordan was a sophomore at the University of New Hampshire’s Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics. She graduated with a degree in Business Administration with a focus in Accounting and a dual major in Sustainability. She was placed with the host organization All In Energy and worked as a…
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Fall 2020 Semester in the City Fellow
Tom was a Junior from the University of New Hampshire with a major in Political Science and International Affairs with minors in Economics and Philosophy. He spent most of his college career working with the campus Operations team. Tom interned with Leading Cities, he was very excited to be…
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Fall 2020 Semester in the City Fellow
Caila Kilson-Kuchtic was a senior at the University of New Hampshire, majoring in Communication with a minor in Public Health. Aside from her academic studies, Caila was a member of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority at the University as well as a UNH Admissions Tour Guide, and a member of the UNH Her…
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Fall 2020 Semester in the City Fellow
Lily Cosman was an Economics and Sustainability dual major with a minor in International Affairs at the University of New Hampshire. While she was very involved in her academic programs, she also participated in the UNH Outing Club and the Interdisciplinary Honors program. Her accomplishments…
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Fall 2020 Semester in the City Fellow
Brittany Livingston was a Senior Anthropology major at The University of New Hampshire. She had participated in the Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) at UNH exploring ways to better develop recycling programs in Durham, NH to improve UNH's campus life, as well as being a student curator at…
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Fall 2020 Semester in the City Fellow
Brooke was a senior at UNH studying International Affairs and Spanish. On campus, she was involved in the honors program, Hamel Scholars, and Amnesty International. Brooke completed her 70 page thesis on the history of female mobilization in Argentina. During Semester in the City, she interned at…
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Fall 2020 Semester in the City Fellow
Kaelli Gehrung was a junior at UNH Manchester, studying Public Service and Nonprofit Leadership, when she interned at Second Nature, a climate action nonprofit in Boston. Second Nature helps higher education institutions, like UNH, to set bold climate commitments and gives them the tools to see…
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Spring 2020 Semester in the City Fellow
Masami held a position as a journal assistant for the section editor of the Journal of Business Ethics, Corporate Responsibility: Quantitative Issues, and was a member of the Paul Scholars. Masami had focused heavily on academics throughout college and had cumulatively earned Highest Honors Dean’s…
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Spring 2020 Semester in the City Fellow
Keara was a sophomore majoring in Human Development and Family Studies as well as Educational Studies. Throughout her college career, she had earned her name on the Dean’s list for two years. As for her involvement on campus, she was very active in her Kappa Delta sorority and volunteered as a…
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2020 Sustainability Fellow - The Cost of Climate Change Adaptation in Vermont | SolaVida
Jake is a recent graduate from the University of New Hampshire where he studied Environmental Science, Environmental Economics, Spanish, and Business Administration. His passion in life and career is to shift society toward sustainability and peace. As an undergraduate researcher, he completed…
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2020 Sustainability Fellow - Building Coastal Flood Resilience in a Small Municipality | Town of Kittery, ME
Alexandra Duprey completed her Fellowship while pursuing a dual degree M.A. in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, and Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Alexandra worked with the Town of Kittery to compile best practices for coastal flood resilience and map vulnerable neighborhoods.…
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2020 Sustainability Fellow - Tracking Campus Emissions from Biomass Gasification | Middlebury College
Originally from Tacoma, WA, Gabe Desmond was a rising senior at Middlebury College pursuing a dual BA in Environmental Studies and Philosophy. He interned at Middlebury's Office of Sustainability Integration where he worked on projects including the FY20 GHG inventory, a proposal for an internal…
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2020 Sustainability Fellow - Climate and Impact Risk Analysis for Agricultural Businesses | Root Capital
Ariella Sela is currently pursuing her MS/MPH in Agriculture, Food, and Environment at the Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy at Tufts University. Before Friedman, she held various roles within corporate sustainability, most recently consulting for Fortune 500 companies across the food value…
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2020 Sustainability Fellow - Municipal Carbon and Nitrogen Footprint Analyses | Town of Durham, NH
Mary Potts worked with the Town of Durham, NH to conduct an inventory of the Town’s municipal carbon and nitrogen emissions. Using the Sustainability Indicator Management Analysis Platform, she quantified Durham’s carbon and nitrogen footprints, recommended strategies to reduce municipal emissions…
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2020 Sustainability Fellow - Keene Sustainable Energy Plan: Outreach and Education | City of Keene, NH
Carly Peruccio is an audio producer with an interest in state and municipal policy. As a Sustainability Fellow, she worked with the City of Keene to engage community members in Keene’s sustainable energy planning process, using audio storytelling to encourage local support for Keene’s energy goals…
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2020 Sustainability Fellow - Municipal Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Benchmarking | Town of Groton, CT
Hetal Patel worked with the Town of Groton, Connecticut to build upon the Town's benchmarking and greenhouse gas inventory, and analyze the effectiveness of previously implemented conservation and energy efficiency actions. The analysis informed recommendations on how to improve and expand the town…
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2020 Sustainability Fellow - Centering Climate Change Resilience in the NH Food System | NH Food Alliance (NHFA)
Jacob is a farmer, teacher and community organizer focused on bringing people together to build resilient local food systems. With the New Hampshire Food Alliance, he led a grassroots listening tour with partners across the New Hampshire food system to understand “who is doing what?” to promote…
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2020 Sustainability Fellow - Municipal Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory | Town of Exeter, NH
Rachel Nadolny participated in the Fellowship program while completing a Master of Science in Sustainability Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She worked for the Town of Exeter, NH, conducting a municipal greenhouse gas emissions inventory. Prior to attending UMass Amherst, she…
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2020 Sustainability Fellow - Evaluating Upstream and Downstream Carbon Emissions | UNH SIMAP
Emily Mello was a fellow with the UNH Sustainability Institute in the summer of 2020. During her fellowship, she analyzed the upstream greenhouse gas emissions from two commonly used sources of energy—fuel oil and natural gas. Her data will be used to expand the Sustainability Indicator Management…
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2020 Sustainability Fellow - Flood Induced Roadway Damage Risk Analysis | UNH Center for Infrastructure Resilience to Climate (UCIRC)
Narges Matini is pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Pavement Engineering at North Carolina State University. The recent increase in the frequency and infrastructure impacts from extreme events has increased her awareness of and desire to research the impact of flooding and heatwave on the structural…
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2020 Sustainability Fellow - Utility Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory | Unitil
David Larson was a rising senior at Amherst College in Massachusetts, pursuing a B.A. in Environmental Studies and English. During the summer he worked with Unitil, a small investor-owned utility company, to develop their first…
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