I am a graduate of Hunter College with a degree in Environmental Science/Biology. Since my studies have ended, I have been involved in many projects within the sustainability field. I was selected in by the Urban Green Council NYC Chapter as a volunteer Programs Committee member to run educational based seminars for Westchester and Rockland Counties. These programs are critical to Urban Green’s educational efforts, complementing the various course series that they offer. Within my volunteer position I’ve had the opportunity to immerse myself in the most relevant and current sustainable design subjects and play a central role in the local green building community.
http://www.urbangreencouncil.org/wrpc
On January 18th, 2014, I became a Certified Sustainable Building Advisor(CSBA). As a CSBA, I’ve begun acquiring in-depth knowledge of green building strategies and integrated solutions for environmentally responsible buildings in all sectors of commercial and residential, renovation and new construction, greenfield and redevelopment projects. The focus of my program entails; Fundamentals of Sustainable Building Design, The Importance of Place, Site, Transportation and Land Use Issues, Energy Efficient Design, “Green” Materials Selection, Indoor Environmental Quality and Health, Water and Site Design, Sustainable Job Site Operations, and Building Operations and Maintenance, Living Building Challenge and Passive House techniques.
Lastly, I've begun internship work with Climate Change and Environmental Services, LLC, (CCES), an environmental and energy consulting firm that specializes in servicing the environmental and energy needs of corporations, municipalities, and industrial facilities. CCES and I are currently working with two lower Westchester municipalities that have started their own Sustainability Initiative Programs. As part of their initiative programs, CCES is working with the municipalities to assess and calculate the Town/Village’s carbon footprint and its overall contribution to climate change. Carbon footprint calculations are conducted by compiling data of electrical usage, natural gas usage, and diesel/gasoline consumption by the municipality. This data is entered into a custom made spreadsheet and generates a yearly value of CO2 tons being emitted into the atmosphere. Through these calculations, the Town/Village is able to evaluate their current practices and begin to implement more sustainable practices that will be both beneficial to the environment and deliver financial savings. Climate change needs to be addressed at a local scale, and CCES believes that the first step is to lead by example, beginning with the local municipalities.
Climate Change and Environmental Services, LLC, Mamaroneck, NY, Carbon Footprint Intern
• Maintain records, build spreadsheets and calculate the Carbon Footprint for the Village of Mamaroneck based on the following: electricity data in kW, natural gas (therms), heating fuel (diesel) and transportation diesel (gallons) data and multiplying by 2012 Climate Registry Default Green House
Gas Emission Factor Values
• Plan baseline GHG emission inventory (carbon footprinting) effort
• Develop easy-to-use raw data collection sheets
• Collect data and ensure it meets high quality standards
• Calculate GHG emissions using approved methodology
• Develop high-level report documenting methods and results
Urban Green Council, New York, NY, US, Committee Member
• Committee team member for the Urban Green Council to deliver educational programs based on sustainability, resilience and LEED topics; duties include: working as a team to determine event content and speakers, collect speaker biographies and write event description and learning objectives (for use on websites and social media)
FujiFilm Medical Systems USA, Inc., Stamford, CT, Corporate Services Administrator
• Answering, screening and directing calls, taking and relaying messages and providing general information to callers
• Maintain employment resumes, application forms and applicant flow logs in line with Company policy
• Perform updates, maintenance and entries on the companies intranet site under the Human Resources Department
• General administrative and clerical support to the Human Resources Department including: created and executed multiple Excel and PowerPoint projects using formulas and pivot tables to generate data for VP of Human Resources for quarterly Executive meetings, maintain new hire and termination data in ADP, generated job competencies and profiles for VP of Human Resources Interoffice memos and Fiscal Year MBO letters through mail merges and excel
• Assist Executive Assistant in corporate event planning, as directed such as; health day, Breast Cancer walk, employee corporate picnic and benefits day and calendar management for Human Resources mangers
Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Stamford, CT, Temp
• Provided data entry into Proven Solutions for Better World Contest submissions - Sustainability
• Updated Sustainable Meeting Practices in the Starwood Hotels Sustainable Resource Center
• Edited/Reviewed Environmental Impact Assessment Surveys in the Sustainable Resource Center
• Maintained data entry, Excel analysis and html editing (back-end of SRC)
• Drafting property reports based on environmental assessments
Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY, US, Research Assistant-Sustainability Project
• Detailed research, summarizations and database input of all information pertaining to the project
• Created and executed numerous projects using Excel and Powerpoint to analyze and manage project progress/goals
• Coordinated and co-lead weekly discussions as well as maintained an independent work schedule to ensure that all project materials and research were completed in a timely manner
• Developed exciting and enriching informational sessions for all members of the project and attended all program events
Friedman, Harfenist, Kraut & Perlstein LLP, Purchase, NY, US, Legal Assistant
• Successfully assisted attorneys in the execution of legal services by conducting new client interviews, and maintaining general contact with clients, performed legal research and drafted various legal documents/correspondence/pleadings; scheduled client appointments, answered telephones, purchased office supplies; and performed data entry, billing and coding
• Provided administrative/secretarial support for various departments/divisions such as answering telephones, assisting visitors and resolving a range of administrative problems and inquiries.
Hunter College, New York, NY, Bachelors, Environmental Science
Intensive understanding of contemporary physical science, specifically earth system science as it relates to environmental issues, and an intensive understanding of a system-based approach to the dynamic nature of human-environmental interactions particularly as manifest in contemporary politics and economics.
