Ciaran Gallagher

Ciaran is working on her graduate degree in Environment and Resources at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a concentration in energy systems and policy. She researches air quality and public health co-benefits of decarbonization measures in the energy and transportation sectors.   Previously, Ciaran has worked in the public sector on climate change mitigation and…

Aaron Dickinson

Aaron Dickinson is a recent graduate of the CivicSpark program (17/18). He was placed with Water Education for Latino Leaders as a Water Action Fellow. Originally from Texas, Aaron now lives in the Bay Area where he works with the S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation as a Water Research Associate.

Elektra Fike-Data

Following her CivicSpark fellowship with the City of Vista, Elektra Fike-Data transitioned into sustainability consulting and currently works as a Sustainability Associate with Rincon Consultants Inc. aiding local governments and businesses in climate adaptation planning, best practice and initiative implementation, and climate­-conscious program development. She serves as a committee member for both the Center for…

Mitchelle De Leon

Mitchelle De Leon is an environmental strategy consultant at California Environmental Associates (CEA). At CEA, he works with businesses and nonprofits to create large-scale impacts on a wide array of environmental challenges through in-depth research and analysis, strategic planning, regulatory and legislative monitoring and analysis, organizational development, and program design and evaluation. His clients include…

Michael Consunji

Originally from Southern California, Michael Consunji graduated in May 2017 from Occidental College with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Urban Environmental Policy with a minor in Education. While attending Occidental, Michael was on the varsity football team, and wrote a senior thesis on Investigating Best Practices for Implementing Solar Photo­-Voltaic Initiatives for Public Schools…

Krystalin Bullicer

Krystalin Bullicer is a 2017­-18 CivicSpark Climate Alum residing in Ventura, CA. At the completion of her service year, she accepted the role of Sustainability Coordinator with her project partner, the Housing Authority City of San Buenaventura (HACSB). Her duties have expanded beyond community outreach and utility data management to include interfacing with staff, consultants,…

Emily Audet

Emily Audet has a Bachelor’s degree with Honors in Environment, Economics, and Politics from Scripps College. Emily was a CivicSpark Climate Fellow from 2017­-18; she was placed with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, where she worked to protect human health from the impacts of climate change. She plans to pursue a career…

Sarah Huang

Sarah is a Program Coordinator at Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC), where she supports the Clean Mobility Options Program to provide clean and accessible transportation solutions to California’s underserved communities. Sarah has a background and interest in the intersection of transportation, climate change, and public health. Prior to her current role, Sarah served as a Fellow…

Be the Expert you Want to See in the World

September Great Story by Peter Brown, 2018-19 Sacramento and Sierra Opportunity Access Fellow Having spent most of my time doing research, I’ve often found it difficult to track my progress. After all, how can you measure how much you know? Well, so far, I’ve found that the best way to measure that kind of progress…

Escaping Existential Dread with a Leap of Faith

September Great Story by Angeline Foshay, 2018-19 Central Coast Climate Fellow It’s hard to know where to start when writing about an experience that’s been so transformative in such a short amount of time. Just two months ago, I was staring at my computer screen at my stable nonprofit job with decent pay, thinking to…
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