About

Climate Change Consultant ,
Independent

Summary

Key Qualifications:M.Sc. in Environmental Studies and 8 years of experience in project management and grant writing; Expertise in climate change adaptation and renewable energy issues and policy in the Pacific Islands. Current Position: Climate Change Advisor, SPC :- Advisor for a €11.4 million European Union funded climate change adaption project being implemented in nine Pacific Island nations; - Lead project activities in the countries of Kiribati, Tuvalu, and Tonga, including designing, implementing and reporting on €0.5 million on-the-ground sectoral projects, in the fields of agro-forestry, environmental health, and coastal protection;- Enable mainstreaming climate change into national policies, such developing the Tuvalu Agricultural Marketing Plan;- Support country preparedness for climate financing by facilitating use of country procurement and finance procedures where possible;- Lead a Pacific-wide initiative to disinfect water using UV light

Qualifications and credentials
Masters of Science in Environment, Feb. 2010- May 2012, Completed, Victoria University of Wellington
Adaptation Fund proposal preparation workshop, September 2014, Completed, SPREP
Logical Framework for Project Management, October 2010, Completed, Victoria University
Participatory Practices for Community Development, May 2007, Completed, United States Peace Corps
Solar PV Installation, June 2011, Completed, Outback Power
Bachelor’s in Geology and Environmental Studies, Aug. 2002- May 2006, Completed, Oberlin College
Reef Check International, June 2007, Completed, United States Peace Corps
pidgin Engish- language of Vanuatu and Solomon Islands, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent
Work experience
Climate financing specialist
Community development specialist
Proposal writing/Report writing
Agro-forestry Development
The Pacific Community, Climate Change Advisor, Suva, Fiji, Cook Islands, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Kiribati, Palau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Climate Change Advisor, EU Global Climate Change Alliance: Pacific Small Island States project, - Advisor for a €11.4 million European Union funded climate change adaption project being implemented in nine Pacific Island nations. - Lead project a
Permanent Mission of the Marshall Islands to the United Nations, Climate Change Officer, New York, New York
SunMana Ltd, Assistant Project Manager and Grant Writer, Wellington, New Zealand
SunMana Ltd, Project Field Manager, Majuro, Marshall Islands and Wellington, New Zealand
Victoria University of Wellington, Professors Assistant, Wellington, New Zealand
United States Peace Corps, Community Environmental Advisor, Vanuatu
Cornell University, Agricultural Laboratory Assistant, Ithaca, New York
Publications
Poster on Improving Water Quality in Kiribati with Solar Disinfection, United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) Science and Technology conference
Reducing Energy Poverty for Development and Resilience: Case Studies from Vanuatu and the Marshall Islands, The Journal of Pacific Studies