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My professional path to ESP
I am a faculty member, adviser, and administrator for the online Bachelor of Arts in Energy and Sustainability Policy, instructing EGEE 495: Internship Experience, EGEE 299/EMSC 299: Foreign Studies, and EMSC 302: Orientation to Energy and Sustainability Policy. I teach other courses in the program as needed, such as EMSC 240N, EME 444 and EME 466. Previously, I worked as a licensing coordinator assisting hydroelectric utilities navigate the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s cooperative licensing agreement process. I helped foster stakeholder involvement, a critical component for successful license submission and approval as well as supported habitat and water quality study efforts. Right before starting my career at Penn State I served as the Southern Alleghenies Regional Energy Coordinator, completing energy audits and educating municipalities on energy reduction and savings opportunities.
I received my master’s degree in project management from the Penn State Black School of Business, and my undergraduate degree from Juniata College, where my program of emphasis was environmental practice and policy.
Your instructor as a person
Although I have lived elsewhere on the east coast, I have always called central Pennsylvania home. In my free time I like to travel. My love for experiencing other cultures is the result of a semester spent in Kerala, India during my undergraduate days. While there, I completed 18 credits of coursework, including Indian environmental law and Bharatanatyam dance. Since then I have been fortunate enough to visit many places, but I still have a lot of destinations on my bucket list! In the mean time I have been hiking and backpacking as much as possible in the United States. I volunteer for the PA Game Commission, serving on the Board of Directors, representing Area 4. We also foster dogs and volunteer with Susquehanna Service Dogs as a sitter for service pups in training. I also ski, hunt, fish, and love to cook whenever I can find the time.