I worked with UC Davis Sustainability for my practicum as a Bonnie Reiss Climate Action Fellow. During my fellowship, I developed a Climate Resiliency Framework, which will be used to inform best practices for the...
My name is Ruchika Jaiswal (she/her) and I am a second-year student in EPM. Prior to this program, I studied Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning at UC Davis and worked with Hydrologic Sciences Ph.D. candidate Nusrat Molla on her work in water access to farmworkers in the San Joaquin Valley.
I’m interested in how energy powers civilization and how we can transition from fossil fuels to a new paradigm of clean energy, equitability, and abundance.
Diana explores foreign and state policy with the California Foundation on the Environment and Economy, and shapes international study trips and discussion forums with California policymakers.
I am a second year EPM student with a specialization in Food Systems and Sustainable Agriculture. I came to environmental and agricultural work by way of a bachelors in neuroscience and an early career in public health research. This winding path is a result of the critical importance of climate, ecological, and agricultural issues to the health and wellbeing of individuals and our communities. I hope to work in policy and program level work at the intersection of the health of our environment and of our communities, especially in rural places.
Through the EPM program, I partnered with California Ocean Science Trust (OST) to advance a project investigating flexible management solutions for fisheries in response to climate change.
I have just completed my year-long practicum and internship with the US EPA located in Washington, D.C and look forward to entering the full-time role of program analyst with the Information Exchange Partnership Branch.
Thomas is currently working at Conservation Strategy Group (CSG), a lobbying and strategy firm focused on long-term political and funding strategies to help clients reach their environmental goals.
Last summer, Lisa completed a fellowship with the non-profit organization, American Rivers. American Rivers’ mission is to protect wild rivers, restore damaged rivers and conserve clean water for people and nature. This mission is closely tied to the necessary integration of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all American Rivers’ projects.
Hannah has been working with the Sacramento Department of Utilities, Water Conservation and Sustainability team to help further the city’s water equity and...
Abegail is interning at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the Region 9 office in San Francisco, CA. The EPA’s mission is to protect human health and the environment. Specifically, the agency ensures that everyone enjoys the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards, as well as equal access to the decision-making process regardless of race, gender, income, etc.
