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Climate Corps Fellow Spotlight: Noah Cordoba

5/28/2021

SEI is spotlighting our amazing Climate Corps Fellows who have been working to protect our climate through a wide range of sustainability initiatives. This week we are highlighting Noah Cordoba, Energy Efficiency and Building Electrification Fellow at East Bay Community Energy.

Noah Cordoba
Energy Efficiency and Building Electrification Fellow, East Bay Community Energy

Give a summary of the work that you are doing through your fellowship.
I work on a variety of projects aiming to increase the efficiency of buildings in our service territory. Much of this work aims to accelerate the decarbonization of our building stock through gas-to-electric conversions, particularly in kitchens.

What is your favorite part of your job?
My favorite part of my fellowship is being able to learn from industry professionals who have been incredibly open to sharing their technical and philosophical expertise with me every step of the way.

What is a recent accomplishment that you are proud of?
I'm particularly proud of my work on our induction cooking campaign which aims to promote electric induction cooking as an alternative to gas. We're soon launching a rebate program under this campaign that I designed and will be implementing.

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Climate Corps Fellow Spotlight: Haleigh Yang

5/21/2021

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SEI is spotlighting our amazing Climate Corps Fellows who have been working to protect our climate through a wide range of sustainability initiatives. This week we are headed to the garden to spotlight Haleigh Yang, Climate Corps Education Outside(CCEO) Fellow at Visitacion Valley Elementary School

Haleigh Yang
Climate Corps Education Outside Fellow, Visitation Valley Elementary School

Give a summary of the work that you are doing through your fellowship.
As a CCEO fellow, I was fortunate to spend time engaging with students every day (virtually) and guide them on their discovery of the natural world, both in their own urban environment as well as far-off ecosystems!

What is your favorite part of your job?
Kids are truly special and wonderful creatures! They will make you laugh and smile and they provide a wonderful insight on the world if you leave room for them to ask questions. I loved watching my students grow out of their comfort zone, indulge my scientific inquiries, and express their knowledge through artwork, song and dance.

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Climate Corps Fellow Spotlight: Shona Paterson

5/14/2021

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SEI is spotlighting our amazing Climate Corps Fellows who have been working to protect our climate through a wide range of sustainability initiatives. This week we are highlighting Shona Paterson, Compost and Recycling Associate at Alameda County.

Shona Paterson
Compost and Recycling Associate, Alameda County

Give a summary of the work that you are doing through your fellowship.
I work to promote waste reduction through the County by engaging employees with individual actions they can take, expanding resources such as composting infrastructure, and researching future strategies for the programs based on best practices across the region.

What is your favorite part of your job?
My favorite part of the job is refining Sustainable Materials Management measures for the new Climate Action Plan because it is rewarding to make decisions that will guide the County waste programs for years to come.

What is a recent accomplishment that you are proud of?
I delivered a series of recycling trainings reaching 40 County employees. Despite the virtual format I worked to make the trainings engaging and interactive. After the trainings I received a number of messages from employees that they found the trainings valuable and had since used some of the resources I highlighted.

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Climate Corps Fellow Spotlight: Katherine Chen

5/7/2021

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Over the coming weeks, SEI will be spotlighting some of our amazing Climate Corps Fellows, who have been driving forward a wide range of sustainability solutions. First up, we are shining the spotlight on Katherine Chen Energize Colleges Fellow at San Mateo County Community College District.

Katherine Chen
Energize Colleges Fellow, San Mateo County Community College District

Give a summary of the work that you are doing through your fellowship.
Many of my projects aim to bridge our facilities department with the District community, focusing on points of interaction. This includes coordinating the SMCCCD Energize Colleges internship program, managing our team's social media, creating a sustainability literacy and culture survey, designing materials to nudge sustainable or COVID-safe behaviors, and planning workshop events for interns, students, and campus staff.

What is your favorite part of your job?
Even while remote, my favorite part is working with our interns! Being able to meet with each student, learn about their unique interests and goals, and support their growth and curiosity is rewarding beyond measure. Especially within the last year, I feel that being a guide for exploring sustainability career options, professional development, and setting healthy work expectations has been particularly important, and being able to grow through this together is one thing that I'm particularly grateful for.

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Climate Corps Fellow Spotlight: Noah Cordoba

Noah Cordoba
Energy Efficiency and Building Electrification Fellow, East Bay Community Energy

Climate Corps Fellow Spotlight: Haleigh Yang

Haleigh Yang
Climate Corps Education Outside Fellow, Visitation Valley Elementary School

Climate Corps Fellow Spotlight: Shona Paterson

Shona Paterson
Compost and Recycling Associate, Alameda County

Climate Corps Fellow Spotlight: Katherine Chen

Katherine Chen
Energize Colleges Fellow, San Mateo County Community College District

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Climate Corps Fellow Spotlight: Noah Cordoba

Noah Cordoba​Energy Efficiency and Building Electrification Fellow, East Bay Community Energy

Climate Corps Fellow Spotlight: Haleigh Yang

Haleigh YangClimate Corps Education Outside Fellow, Visitation Valley Elementary School

Climate Corps Fellow Spotlight: Shona Paterson

Shona PatersonCompost and Recycling Associate, Alameda County

Climate Corps Fellow Spotlight: Katherine Chen

Katherine ChenEnergize Colleges Fellow, San Mateo County Community College District

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Noah Cordoba
Energy Efficiency and Building Electrification Fellow, East Bay Community Energy

Haleigh Yang
Climate Corps Education Outside Fellow, Visitation Valley Elementary School

Shona Paterson
Compost and Recycling Associate, Alameda County

Katherine Chen
Energize Colleges Fellow, San Mateo County Community College District

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