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Taylor Goelz

Senior Program Manager, Ocean & Climate

Taylor Goelz, MS/MPP, serves as a Senior Program Manager, Ocean & Climate for the Aspen Institute Energy & Environment Program (EEP).

Goelz leads external affairs and strategic communications for the Ocean & Climate team where she develops and implements communications, media, and event strategies and builds global partnerships key toward overarching team goals. A key area of focus is the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), a first-of-its-kind buyers group working to aggregate customer demand for clean energy powered shipping solutions.

Goelz served as a John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow with NOAA Research focused on domestic and international engagement, communication, and coordination for the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). She has worked on a variety of ocean & coastal management topics and is passionate about approaching tough problems through storytelling, coalition building, and unique partnerships. She holds a Masters in Marine Science and a Masters in Public Policy through William & Mary and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science’s dual degree program. She received her Bachelors in Environmental Studies from the University of San Diego.

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

Michellie Hess

Senior Program Associate, Ocean & 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

Timothy Mason

Director, Energy & Mitigation

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