… winds down certain energy sectors, such as coal and oil, and creates opportunities for others, including solar and wind. “I believe a just transition would make that new space fair—with healthy working conditions, compensation for impacted fossil fuel dependent communities, and opportunities for minority-owned small businesses to access the new market share,” Maryanne said. “Healthy …
… Chair on SOM student government, helping to advance sustainability initiatives and efforts at the institution. Before Yale, Katya worked as a Senior Product Manager at Amazon focused on Intellectual … Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Katya Wendt … Students Katya Wendt Master of Environmental Management 2025 MBA 2025 Katya is a joint masters degree student at the Yale …
… and equitable value chains and market systems. Her accumulated experiences, passion for sustainable and delicious food, and deepening sense of responsibility to tackle complex societal issues are what led to Forested. Prior Forested Foods, Ariana co-founded Common Farms, an indoor farm in Hong Kong, … to attend Syracuse University, where she triple-majored in Advertising Communications, Entrepreneurship, and Economics. She received her MBA from Yale’s School of Management. She …
… Grace is a Master of Environmental Management candidate at the Yale School of the Environment. Prior to graduate school, Grace worked as a Program Coordinator at Forest Trends, a conservation finance nonprofit. There, she researched innovative conservation finance mechanisms to help the United States Forest Service mitigate wildfire risk in priority regions across the West. She also …
… and commercial solutions to addressing climate change and restoring and protecting nature for over 20 years. Her career has spanned executive leadership in the asset management … development and growth execution, and board roles in the finance, manufacturing, and environmental sectors. She is currently building businesses aligned with the transition to a net zero and nature-positive future. For 17 years, Radha was an integral staff member and executive of New Forests—building the …
… and well-being. Previously, Donovan has held positions at various organizations in the social sector, ranging from K-12 education to community development to environmental justice. Based in Dallas, Texas, Donovan is a graduate of Yale University (MBA and Master of Environmental Management) and Stanford University (BA in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity). He is also a proud …
… and resources, and building understanding across communities and sectors to support transformational change. Following a decade as a chef and food entrepreneur in New York City and Boston, Tagan merged her love of food and dedication to social justice and began a path in community-based food justice in New Haven. Here, she has … Work in Practice . She's excited to connect with students in the areas of food systems, environmental justice, entrepreneurship, equity and inclusion in organizations & businesses, …
… Colin is a joint MBA and Master of Environmental Management candidate, focusing on how we can deploy finance to cultivate food … Uganda. Prior to that he worked in One Acre Fund's strategy team, developing joint ventures for seed production in Rwanda and identifying opportunities for smallholder farmers to access global crop markets, among other projects. Colin came to …
… Brooks Lamb is the author of Love for the Land : Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place (Yale Univ. Press, 2023), a book … Specialist at American Farmland Trust. In this role, he leads local, state, and national efforts to advance farmland protection, enhance access to land for new, beginning, and … intersecting topics of land, farming, virtues, justice, conservation, character, community, environmentalism, and more. Although he now lives in Memphis, Brooks grew up on a small farm …
… Christina is a Master of Environmental Management Candidate at the Yale School of the Environment studying collaborative solutions to protecting wildlife on working lands. Before coming to YSE, she worked for an environmental nonprofit, focusing on water and nutrient management on the Central …