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Meet our Climate Fellows
Liz Compitello is completing a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning at the University at Albany with a concentration in land use planning. Her in-progress thesis titled “Local Government Response to Climate Change in New York State,” includes case studies of the regional effort to respond to climate change in New York’s Hudson Valley. She has worked as an intern for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority for the last two years and just began an internship with the NY Department of Environmental Conservation to work on a best practices toolkit for Local Government response to climate change in New York State.
Dovev Levine is a Ph.D. candidate in Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, and a Lecturer in Climate Policy, both at the University of New Hampshire. His fields of research include campus-based climate actions and multilevel environmental governance. He is currently the admissions officer for the Graduate School of the University of New Hampshire.
Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Claire Roby is a recent graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., with a bachelor's degree in environmental studies. In her time at American University, she pursued campus sustainability in several capacities. She rejuvenated the student group Eco-Sense in her first year, and subsequently led the group in successful campaigns for a clean energy referendum and a green transportation policy. After stepping down from her role as President of Eco-Sense, she became the Student Government's first Director of Environmental Policy, and in that capacity she spearheaded the successful efforts to persuade the university president to sign the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. She also worked for AU's Facilities Management to compile a preliminary greenhouse gas inventory for the university using Clean Air-Cool Planet's Campus Carbon Calculator. Claire has presented on the lessons learned in staff-student environmental partnerships at AU and other universities at the Smart and Sustainable Campuses and Greening of the Campus conferences, and her efforts were recognized by her designation as a 2007 Udall Scholar and 2008 recipient of AU's award for Outstanding Service to the University Community.
Casey Roe is a senior majoring in Environmental Studies and Political Science at American University. Casey has been involved in campus sustainability since freshman year, when she contributed to the successful passage of a clean energy referendum. Last year, as Policy Director of American University's environmental organization, Casey wrote a Clean Transportation Policy that resulted in biodiesel in AU's shuttles and a bikeshare program. This year she wrote a Sustainable Procurement Policy and created an Office Eco-Certification Program at AU to encourage sustainable office behavior. This spring, Casey assisted the Sierra Club with their 2008 election endorsements as an intern in the Political Division. She has also interned with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. As a CA-CP Campus Fellow, Casey will assist the Campus Program with a variety of projects, including campus outreach.
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