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Kathryn Benz

Senior Policy Manager, Ocean & Climate

Kathryn Benz is the Senior Policy Manager for the Aspen Institute Shipping Decarbonization Initiative where she works with policy makers, businesses, non-profit partners, and external experts to build coalitions and develop policy strategies to accelerate decarbonization of maritime shipping in the United States and internationally. Kathryn has extensive policy experience working in and outside the federal government. She has contributed to a wide array of environmental and natural resource policy issues, including maritime issues, and has a particular interest in developing collaborative and innovative solutions to complex policy challenges. Kathryn received a J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law, and her B.A. in Environmental Studies and Political Science from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Our Team

Alexis Anderson

Program Assistant, Executive Office

Annabella Ronca

Program Assistant, Ocean & Climate

Bea Kuijpers

Program Manager, Climate & Environment

Bridget Boyer

Program Manager, Ocean & Climate

Catherine Kent

Finance Manager

Catie Tobin

Senior Program Manager, EPPIC

Dana Lhundup

Program Assistant, Ocean & Climate

Emily Engel

Program Coordinator, Ocean & Climate

Greg Gershuny

Vice President And Executive Director

Ingrid Irigoyen

Senior Director, Ocean and Climate

Jade Rouse

Program Associate, Climate & Environment

Jérôme Krumenacker

Senior Operations Associate

Jillian Sacksner

Intern, Communications

Julia Merjan

Senior Development Associate

Kate Jaffee

Director, Climate & Environment

Kitty Pollack

Senior Advisor to the Executive Director

Laura Schifter

Senior Fellow, This Is Planet Ed

María Ortiz Pérez

Managing Director

Melody Salerno

Program Associate, EPPIC

Michelle Faggert

Senior Program Associate, This Is Planet Ed

Michellie Hess

Senior Program Associate, Ocean & Climate

Nadia Phyu

Executie Associate

Nikki DeVignes

Associate Director

Selena Elmer

Senior Program Manager, Ocean & Climate

Sophia Powless

Program Coordinator, This Is Planet Ed

Tanzia Redi

Program Associate, Energy & Mitigation Policy

Taylor Goelz

Senior Program Manager, Ocean & Climate

Timothy Mason

Director, Energy & Mitigation

Yvonne Reed

ZEMBA Procurement Lead, Ocean & Climate

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