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Michellie Hess

Senior Program Associate, Ocean & Climate

Michellie Hess is a Senior Program Associate for the Ocean and Climate team, supporting ZEMBA's growing external affairs portfolio. This includes developing communications strategies and materials as well as event planning. Prior to joining Aspen, she held a range of research and communications positions including as an International Disability Rights Research Fellow at the Ford Foundation, supporting the Food and Freshwater team at World Wildlife Fund and most recently as a Programme and Content Officer at the Centre for Ageing Better.

Originally from Walla Walla, Washington, she earned her Masters in Political Communication from the University of Glasgow and her Bachelors in Comparative Politics and Government from the University of Puget Sound.

Our Team

Alexis Anderson

Program Coordinator, Executive Office

Annabella Ronca

Program Associate, Ocean & Climate

Bea Kuijpers

Senior Program Manager, Climate & Environment and Program & Design Content Lead, Aspen Ideas: Climate

Catherine Kent

Finance Manager

Catie Tobin

Senior Program Manager, Ocean & Climate

Dana Lhundup

Program Coordinator, Ocean & Climate

Emily Engel

Policy Associate, Ocean & Climate

Greg Gershuny

Vice President And Executive Director

Ingrid Irigoyen

Senior Director, Ocean and Climate

Jade Rouse

Senior Program Associate, Climate & Environment

Jérôme Krumenacker

Senior Operations Associate

Julia Merjan

Strategic Partnerships Manager

Kate Jaffee

Director, Climate & Environment

Kathryn Benz

Assistant Director, Ocean & Climate

Kitty Pollack

Assistant Director, Aspen Ideas: Climate & Senior Advisor to the Executive Director

Laura Schifter

Senior Fellow, This Is Planet Ed

María Ortiz Pérez

Managing Director

Maya Townsend

Speaker Coordinator, Aspen Ideas: Climate

Melody Salerno

Speaker Coordinator, Aspen Ideas: Climate

Nadia Phyu

Executive Associate, Ocean & Climate

Nikki DeVignes

Associate Director

Rishma Vora

Program Assistant, Ocean & Climate

Selena Elmer

Associate Director, Ocean & Climate

Tanzia Redi

Senior Program Associate, Energy & Mitigation Policy

Taylor Goelz

Senior Program Manager, Ocean & Climate

Timothy Mason

Director, Energy & Mitigation

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