People

Staff

Jessica Penrose

• Executive Director
• Environmental Science & Policy

• 530-752-8318
• japenrose@ucdavis.edu
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-penrose/

1007 Wickson Hall

Jessica Chalfin

• Graduate Program Coordinator
• Environmental Science & Policy

• 530-754-1754
• jrchalfin@ucdavis.edu
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-chalfin/

1001 Wickson Hall

Office Hours

On-campus Wednesdays and Thursdays Fall Quarter 2025.

Academic Advisors

Dr. Tyler Scott

• Program Chair
• Academic Advisor
• Associate Professor
• EPM Executive Committee
• Environmental Science & Policy

• tascott@ucdavis.edu
• http://desp.ucdavis.edu/people/tyler-scott

External Advisory Committee

Jamiah Adams

• Senior Vice President of Diversity and Justice
• The Climate Reality Project

Adenike Adeyeye

• State Strategist
• Climate + Clean Energy Equity Fund

Dr. Nader Afzalan

• Founder, The Triangle
• Endowed Chair of Social Justice and Visiting Professor, UC Berkeley

Lisa Beutler

• Senior Principal, Public Affairs Specialist
• Stantec

Jenn Bowles

• Executive Director
• Water Education Foundation

Dr. Joanne Brasch

• Special Projects Manager
• California Product Stewardship Council

Peter Buck

• Managing Principal
• Buck & Associates Consultants