Complete list of expert staff

  • Otaño Cruz, Abimarie
    Manager, Energy Transition, Puerto Rico

    Areas of expertise: Energy transition, renewable energy, coral reef conservation and restoration, community-based initiatives and community integration.

  • O’Connor, Rachel
    Senior Manager, Climate Resilient Water Systems

    Areas of expertise: Water policy and governance, water data systems, stakeholder engagement, coalition building, collaborative planning processes

  • Padilla, Lauren
    VoLo Senior Environmental Data Scientist

    Areas of expertise: Air quality, environmental systems modeling, fate and transport, data science, sensors

  • Patton, Vickie
    General Counsel

    Areas of expertise: Climate change, global warming, air quality

  • Pavlik Slenk, Yesh
    Director, Climate Corps®

    Areas of expertise: Climate Corps, corporate partnerships, corporate sustainability, community management, climate career mentoring

  • Pearen, Holly
    Lead Counsel

    Areas of expertise: Carbon markets, financial regulation, environmental marketing claims

  • Peltz, Adam
    Director and Senior Attorney, Energy Transition

    Areas of expertise: Oil & gas well integrity, oil and gas regulation, carbon capture and sequestration, orphan wells

  • Penny, Gopal
    Scientist, Climate Resilient Water Systems

    Areas of expertise: Hydrological sciences, remote sensing, complex water-agriculture systems, resilience of social-ecological systems, causal inference

  • Pereira, Andrea
    Manager, Corporate Climate Leadership

    Areas of expertise: Policy advocacy, partnerships, corporate sustainability and social responsibility

  • Piris-Cabezas, Pedro
    Senior Director, Global Transportation / Lead Senior Economist

    Areas of expertise: E.U. and global climate and energy policy, REDD+, aviation emissions, sustainable biofuels and the design of cap-and-trade programs.

  • Poon, Sarah
    AVP, Fishery Solutions Center

    Areas of expertise: Fisheries management, training and capacity development

  • Pottens, Ari
    Senior Campaign Manager, Canada

    Areas of expertise: Canadian climate policy and advocacy, Methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, Transition away from fossil fuels

  • Pratt, Jack
    Senior Political Director, Political Affairs

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  • Proville, Jeremy
    Director, Office of the Chief Economist

    Areas of expertise: Climate change, GIS, data visualization, remote sensing, land use change, environmental markets

  • Puig-Williams, Vanessa
    Director, Texas Climate Resilient Water Systems

    Areas of expertise: Water policy, water law, environmental law, groundwater management, conservation transactions, stakeholder engagement, endangered species

  • Quintero, Braulio
    Director, Energy Transition, Puerto Rico

    Areas of expertise: Puerto Rico energy policy, water quality monitoring and regulation compliance, resilient food systems

  • Rambharos, Mandy
    Vice President, Global Climate Cooperation

    Areas of expertise: Energy industry, just transition, carbon markets, and global climate negotiations.

  • Rhode, Rachel
    Manager, Climate Resilient Coasts & Watersheds

    Areas of expertise: Coastal resilience, adaptation, natural infrastructure, large-scale restoration, ecosystems, rivers and deltas, science-based decision making, marine ecology

  • Rivera-Torres, Mariana
    Manager, Climate Resilient Water Systems

    Areas of expertise: Water policy, transboundary water governance, groundwater, community development, facilitation and collaborative decision-making

  • Robo, Ellen
    Manager, Transportation and Clean Air Policy

    Areas of expertise: Transportation decarbonization, federal environmental and energy regulation and policy, emission standards for light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles