Complete list of expert staff

  • 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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  • Prieto, Jenara
    Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

    Areas of expertise: Human Resources

  • 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

  • Rodriguez-Flores, José M.
    Senior Analyst, Climate Resilient Water Systems

    Areas of expertise: Hydro-economic analysis; multi-benefit land and water management; interdisciplinary groundwater analysis; resilient food-water systems analysis

  • Roedner Sutter, Katelyn
    California State Director

    Areas of expertise: California climate policy, environmental justice, cap and trade, air quality, land use & transportation policy.

  • Romero-Canyas, Rainer
    Lead Senior Behavioral Social Scientist

    Areas of expertise: Social psychology of sustainability; climate change communication; behavioral interventions; experimental design

  • Rosenstein, Peri
    Senior Scientist, Livestock Systems

    Areas of expertise: Livestock methane emissions, sustainable livestock systems, animal health, veterinary pharmaceutical and biological product research and development, epidemiology, zoonotic diseases

  • Rote, Morgan
    Director, U.S. Climate

    Areas of expertise: U.S. climate policy, carbon markets, renewable energy, climate adaptation, economic analysis, behavioral economics

  • Roy, Ananya
    Senior Health Scientist

    Areas of expertise: Air quality, lead, cardiovascular disease, neurodevelopment

  • Rudek, Joe
    Lead Senior Scientist

    Areas of expertise: Agricultural emissions to land, water, and air from livestock, rice and upland crops; methane emissions from natural gas end use; and supply chain sustainability

  • Ruiter, Pamela
    Senior Manager, SSF Initiatives

    Areas of expertise: Oceans program, Seafood markets, catch shares, renewing fisheries, EU Fisheries policy, TURF Reserves

  • Russell , Liz
    State Director, Louisiana

    Areas of expertise: Louisiana climate policy, industrial decarbonization, environmental justice, adaptation, land use planning and electoral action

  • Rutecki, John
    Regulatory and Legislative Manager, Appalachia

    Areas of expertise: State and federal energy policy, climate policy