Energy Resources & Access

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Will Yandik

2007 Fellow
Will is interested in translating and applying environmental research both as a writer and in local government. With a professional background in field ecology (Brown) and journalism (Princeton), Will is particularly interested in how the...
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Alex Eaton

2007 Fellow
Alex is the Executive Director of the International Renewable Resources Institute (IRRI-Mexico) in Mexico City, an excellent platform for his research as a Master’s of Science candidate in the Environmental Systems Program at HSU. His...
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Laura Wisland

2007 Fellow
Laura is a program officer in the Climate and Clean Energy Program of the Heising-Simons Foundation, where she leads the Foundation's efforts to support grantees working to reduce emissions from the utility sectors. From 2008-2019, Laura...
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Keya Cain

2007 Fellow
Keya is a Natural Resources and Environment Policy Analyst for the Government Accountability Office in Boston, MA, where she began working in 2007. Her expertise is in federal policy related to energy and climate change. Currently, she is...
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Dipti Vaghela

2008 Fellow
Dipti Vaghela focuses on decentralized renewable energy solutions for marginalized, rural communities. Since 2006, in Odisha and other regions of indigenous India, Dipti's dual role as a researcher and practitioner has helped to synergize...
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Jessica Strauss

2008 Fellow
Jessica Strauss is a 2008 Switzer Award Recipient and is focused on energy and climate change. Jessica is currently a Senior Policy Advisor with the Government of Canada in the Privy Council Office (like the U.S. Department of State). Prior...
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David Takacs

2007 Fellow
David is a Professor at University of California, Hastings College of Law, teaching courses in Domestic Environmental Law, International Environmental Law, Cliate Change Law, Biodiversity Law, and Torts. His research interests include REDD+...
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Kelly Levin

2007 Fellow
Kelly Levin is a senior associate with WRI’s major emerging economies objective. She leads WRI’s Measurement and Performance Tracking Project, which builds capacity in developing countries to create and enhance systems that track emissions...
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Cathy Fogel

1997 Fellow
Cathleen A. Fogel is Administrative Law Judge at the California Public Utilities Commission, where she has worked for ten years. Her focus until 2018 has been policy development and oversight of utility energy efficiency and demand response...
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Eric Sievers

1997 Fellow
Eric is a former international banker and attorney now working to commercialise new climate saving technologies in Hungary.