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MEMBERS
A Platform for Women Working and Investing in Technology that will Help the World Combat the Climate Crisis, Support Mitigation and Adaptation.
Our members are mid to senior level women in climate technology and investment companies around the world. We come together once a month to share ideas, network, build our speaking and professional profiles, and contribute to the growth of diverse thought in the climate tech arena.
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Karen Magana
Project Engineer, Timmons Group
Karen is a Project Engineer working in the Renewable Energy sector which includes the site design of solar and wind projects. She graduated in 2019 and is working towards obtaining her license.
Maureen Maguire
Director, Business Development, The Climate Service
Maureen Maguire’s focus is on the impacts and responses of risk bringing her to the confluence of climate, market and economic risk. She holds an MS in Resource Economics and is passionate about creating a sustainable future.
Khangana Malythai
B2B Creative Solutions and Sustainability Consultan, Agenda Rouge
Khangana Malythai
is a B2B executive with over 15 years of experience within various industries; fashion retail, finance, IT , green tech and clean energy. Client experience , results-focused and highly motivated to accelerate the green economy and bring positive changes.
Sarah Manson
Global Sustainability Manager, Facebook
Sarah is a sustainability leader with thirteen years of experience helping cities, companies, and organizations achieve impactful clean energy and sustainability goals.
Sydney Massing-Schaffer
Conference Director, GreenBiz Group
Sydney leads operations and creates content for GreenBiz events. She developed a sustainability program for all events, achieving zero waste (a 100% diversion rate). Her background is in managing large fundraising events for non-profits.
Margaux Masson-Forsythe
Margaux is an ML engineer, mainly focused on computer vision. Currently working on several volunteer projects related to climate change (e.g helping detect deforestation in the Congo Bassin). She is looking to transition to Climate Tech full-time.
Kirsten Maynard
Managing Director, Technology, Waxman Strategies
Machine Learning Engineer, Lucidyne Technologies
Kirsten uses policy and communications to guide innovators introducing and scaling climate and health technologies to benefit the public good, including energy resilience, decarbonization, natural resources, smart cities, mobility, and biotech.
Kit McDonnell
Director of Corporate Affairs, Enko Chem
Kit McDonnell is Director of Corporate Affairs at Agtech start-up Enko
Chem. She formerly led Special Projects at Ginkgo Bioworks, where she
integrated synbio into the circular economy agenda and led consumer
biotech business development.
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Laurie McGinley
Pitch Coach, Via Lucent
Laurie McGinley catalyzes climate inventions into companies so we can all keep thriving on Earth.
Aashna Mehra
Investment Associate,
New Energy Capital Partners
Aashna Mehra works on the investments team at New Energy Capital, a private equity fund that invests in clean energy infrastructure projects and companies. She received her BSE in Mechanical Engineering from Princeton and my MBA as a Silver Scholar from Yale.
Karli Meisinger
Preconstruction Manager – Wind/Solar, Boyd Jones Construction Co
Karli is a seasoned construction management professional who leverages her construction experience and passion for renewable energy to create a positive impact through the built environment.
Michelle Mendlewicz
Senior Sustainability Consultant, Quantis
Michelle is an environmental & social leader with >9 years of corporate sustainability experience. Committed to accelerating the transition to a low carbon economy, circular future and more equitable world. LatinX community advocate. MEM 17, YSE & J.D. 13, PUC-Rio.
Alison Mickey
Director of Communications, Fluence
Alison has over 12 years of communications experience in the renewable energy industry. Before Fluence, she was vice president at Mission Control Communications, director of communications at Spruce, and vice-chair of the PR committee at SEIA.
Danielle Miley Karam
Senior Manager, Environmental Sustainability, Fidelity Investments
Danielle Miley Karam has 17 years of U.S. and international experience working in the private sector and U.S. Federal Government on climate change adaptation, urban resilience, disaster risk reduction, and water and food security.
Danyell Taylor Miller
VP of Product and Engineering, The Climate Service
As VP of Product and Engineering for The Climate Service, Danyell leads the expansion of the Climanomics® platform. Danyell has over 18 years of expertise leading software product design, development, and deployment in organizations, large and small.
Elizabeth Minchew
Associate Operations Officer, Climate Business Department, IFC
As a member of IFC’s Climate Business department, Elizabeth identifies investment opportunities, new technologies, and private sector approaches to scaling renewable energy and decarbonization in emerging markets.
Kimberley Miner
Climate Scientist, NASA JPL/ Caltech
Dr. Kimberley R. Miner is a Scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California, where she looks at Arctic change as part of a joint NASA-ESA initiative. She is an expert on climate security and climate risk assessment.
Sruti Modekurty
Platform Lead, OpenAQ
Sruti Modekurty is the Platform Lead at OpenAQ, building open source tools to help communities fight air pollution. She has a wide background in engineering, from robotics to data visualization to mobile apps spanning across sectors.
Ritika Modi
Applied Physicist seeking climate-related work | Current ESG research volunteer, ReNew Power
Ritika graduated from Northeastern University in 2019 with a B.S. in Applied Physics & minors in Math and Sustainable Business Practices. She completed co-ops in software, nanophotonics, and materials R&D. She is currently doing voluntary ESG research for ReNew Power
Danielle Montagne
Data Scientist, The Climate Service
Data scientist, PhD candidate in sociology
Rita Monteiro
Head of Net Zero Carbon business, Amazon
Rita has a diversified background, with HR, Hospitality, Operations and Sustainability, mostly related to Business management.
She is currently leading decarbonization targets, programs measurement, and carbon forecasting.
Siobhan Montoya Lavender
Cofounder, Thanks a Ton, Pollima, Carbon Negative Furniture
Siobhan is a cofounder at Thanks a Ton, a startup for crowdsourcing carbon dioxide removal. She is mission driven to develop engaging, equitable and creative solutions for reducing atmospheric carbon concentrations.
Julie Morin
IOT Solutions Smart Infrastructure, Microsoft
Julie’s passion is helping clients find innovative solutions to address high value digital transformation projects. Enjoy being in line with the industry’s fast changing requirements with enterprises looking for guidance with their projects for Internet.
My Morinder
PR, Communications & Event Manager, Worldfavor
My Morinder is a global marketing communications and PR professional with 10 years of experience. She is focused on consumer and marketing communications and sustainability communication in an international context.
Margaret Mouat
Senior Account Executive, Mission Control Communications
Providing communications support for a wide range of startup and venture capital clients in the climate-tech space, Margaret contributes to critical messaging and strategy to accelerate early-stage companies that will sustain our world.
Madeleine Moyano
Student Policy Coordinator, Oregon State University Sustainability Office
Madeleine is graduating from Oregon State University with a B.S. in Environmental Sciences and Public Policy in June. She holds a position at the OSU Sustainability Office and is a peer leader for the OSU University Legislative Scholars Program.
Clare Murray
Senior Analyst, 2° Investing Initiative
After years of conducting Solar Energy research, Clare works as a Senior Analyst developing climate scenario analysis software and products for investors globally to help better manage risk and create impact through their investments.
Diana Kris Navarro
Software Engineer, Tumblr
Diana Kris Navarro is a 25 year old Filipina engineer. She was part of the first class of Girls Who Code in 2012 and has since worked at Gilt Groupe, Qualcomm, Adobe, and Tumblr. Recently she was featured on the front page of New Jersey’s Star Ledger
Vanessa Neira
Data Analyst, EY
Vanessa is an economist with a master´s degree in environmental management. She has skills in data analysis and she has knowledge using technical tools in order to provide insights. She is really passionate about environmental topics.
Elizabeth Nesbitt
Senior International Trade Analyst (Pharma/Biotech/Nanotech), U.S. International Trade Commission
Nesbitt has published/presented widely on pharma, bioproducts, circular economy, and waste carbon conversion from industrial emissions. A strong STEM education supporter, she’s active, including at the Board level, in many organizations.
Heidi Nguyen
Graduate Research Assistant,
Penn State University
Heidi is a detail-oriented and well-organized engineer with a strong academic background and 5+ years of work experience in the field of water resources, agriculture and climate change. She has led, coordinated and/or contributed to 10+ research projects.
Maya Nitzberg
Community Director, Greentown Labs
As Greentown Lab’s Director of Community, Maya is responsible for overseeing its rapidly growing community and curating its community programming to suit and exceed the needs of its members, ensuring the incubator experience is valuable & impactful.
Roma Notani
Energy Market Engineer, Consumers Energy Company
Roma works as an Energy Market Engineer with Consumers Energy Company and works on developing the company’s clean energy portfolio and evaluating its economic feasibility and reliability.
Yesica Ochoa
Energy Market Engineer, Consumers Energy UX Designer, Darwoft
Yesica is a UX Designer who graduated in 2015 from Córdoba, Argentina.
Christina O’Conor
Vice President, Congruent Ventures
Christina O’Conor is VP at Congruent Ventures, an early-stage VC focused on climate tech. Previously, she worked at another sustainability-focused VC and led sustainable investment at Wellington Management. Christina graduated with an MBA from MIT.
Leena Olaimy
Founder & CEO, Trillion Tree Fund
Dalai Lama Fellow, Wall Street Journal “Woman of Note”, Expo 2020 Global Impact Innovator, author, and serial social entrepreneur. Founder of the Trillion Tree Fund, which is scaling up conservation finance through an AI-powered platform.
Cecilia Oliveira
Product Manager, ChargeLab
Cecilia works as an Ops & Product Manager at a cleantech SaaS startup for EV chargers in Toronto. Previously, she worked with solar/wind energy development & renewables policy consulting and did her master’s in Sustainable Energy Engineering.
Annabelle O’Neill
Water Resource Consultant, BBA Water Consultants
Annabelle O’Neill is a water resource consultant and hydrogeologist in Denver. Annabelle provides technical analyses for ground and surface water issues and water right administration.
Sabrina Oudin
Program Manager, Center for Sustainable Energy
Sabrina Oudin is a Program Manager with the Center for Sustainable Energy where she leads implementation of clean transportation rebate programs for state government agencies across the U.S.
Sponsorship Opportunities
We are seeking partnerships with like-minded organizations who can support our group, underwrite a meeting or sponsor our newsletter. If you are interested, please contact Julianne Hogan at julianne@benecomms.io.