Careers in Climate and Energy: A Panel Discussion with Practitioners from Across the Climate and Energy Sector
Join Students for Abundance at Berkeley (SFA), Berkeley Environmental Economics & Policy Students (BEEPS), and Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative Undergraduate (BERC-U) for a panel discussion on a career in environmentalism, featuring:
Kelly Jiang is Director of Strategic Initiatives at Bright Power, a provider of energy efficiency and decarbonization products for the real estate industry, and a City Councilmember for the City of Issaquah, Washington. She also writes for the Cascadian Abundance Substack.
Michael Henderson is a PhD student in Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley. His research explores the intersection of energy systems, control, and equitable infrastructure planning. He is a researcher with the Energy, Controls, and Applications Lab (eCAL) and the Liberatory Infrastructures Lab (LiLab).
Jenny Pham is a Data and Reporting Analyst at Nextpower, a Bay Area-based renewable energy company. She has also been a consultant at Guidehouse, advising state agencies and energy providers on projects spanning mobility, market transformation, and distributed energy resources.
Jeffrey Wong is a Recycling Program Specialist for the City of Oakland, managing waste services for City facilities. He previously served on the City's Sustainability team. He has also been a federal contractor supporting US EPA's toxic chemical regulations and was a fellow at the Natural Resources Defense Council's office in Beijing.
Steve Chan is an entrepreneur and COO and a Partner at Enterprise Energy, a community solar development company. He has also been a project manager at TerraVerde Energy, where he managed solar construction, energy management plans, and feasibility studies.
Free food provided. RSVP soon since spaces are limited!