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Take a look around to see where I've spoken!

Photo with Dan Thorman and Shawn Sweeney of LA Climate Week
Keynote Speaker at LA Climate Week (2025)
Selected to be the keynote speaker at LA Climate Week's Event Tomorrow, Together: Weaving LA's Climate Future event, speaking to both educators and students at LA County schools and universities on how we can create a blueprint for an ideal climate future and brainstorm solutions that fit our communities.

Thumbnail of Guest Episode on Future Chicken Show
Guest on Future Chicken Show (2026)
Featured guest on the Friends of Future Chicken Show, a part of the Future Chicken franchise, a multi-platform children's educational initiative aiming to combat climate "doomism" with optimism that is found on YouTube Kids, CBC Kids/Gem, Roblox, Knowledge Network, Toon Goggles, and Da Vinci.

Flyer for "Empowering Kids to Become Water Heroes"
Panelist on International Webinar (2026)
Selected as a panelist for interactive webinar "Empowering Kids to Become Water Heroes" presented by the the Clearwater Futures Foundation, the World Wildlife Fund, the Canadian Freshwater Initiative, and other international organizations focusing on climate action, speaking alongside Annabel
Slaight, the co-founder of OWL; Jill Hotchkiss, the Head of Brand Creative and Strategy at Wind Sun Sky Entertainment and former Vice President of Creative Content Marketing at Disney; and Susan Walmer of Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust on how we can empower kids to become water heroes in their classrooms, communities, and everyday lives.
Recording access passcode: Mg$wnnw5

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Speaker alongside Congresswoman Judy Chu and Congresswoman Laura Friedman (2025)
Spoke alongside Congresswoman Judy Chu and Congresswoman Laura Friedman at People's Hearing on Extreme Weather, emphasizing how interconnected we all are as a community and how widespread the damage of the Eaton and Palisades Fires were to both our planet and our communities while also highlighting hopes for the community to heal and fight back against the climate crisis even stronger

Photo with Ann Diederich of the United Nations Assocation
Speaker at United Nations Earth Day Celebration (2025)
Spoke at the United Nations Association Earth Day Celebration, reflecting on the community’s loss during the Eaton Fire and urging community members to come together in collective action for their home.

Photo speaking on the steps of Pasadena City Hall
Keynote Speaker at Pasadena 100 Candlelight Vigil (2025)
Nominated by Pasadena City Councilmember Rick Cole to give the keynote speech at PASADENA 100’s Candlelight Vigil on the steps of Pasadena City Hall in celebration of the second anniversary of the passing of Resolution 9977

Photo with Pasadena City Councilmembers and LA County Officer on Panel
Speaker at Climate Change Forum with Pasadena City Councilmembers and Los Angeles County Officer (2024)
Speaker at Climate Change Forum with Pasadena City Councilmembers Rick Cole and Jason Lyon, along with City of Los Angeles Chief Heat Officer and Director of Climate Emergency Mobilization Marta Segura

Photo with City Councilmember Jason Lyon
Speaker and Tour Leader at Pasadena City Solar Tour (2026)
Spoke and led tours at Pasadena City Solar Tour run by Pasadena 100 in conjunction with Pasadena City Councilmember Jason Lyon and Pasadena Water and Power to educate Pasadena community members on the benefits of installing residential solar

Photo speaking on the steps of Pasadena City Hall
Speaker at Rally for a Clean Green Pasadena (2022)
Speaker at Rally for a Clean Green Pasadena on the steps of Pasadena City Hall, telling my own story of climate action, urging youth to stand up for our planet, and rallying Pasadena community members together around a common purpose: fighting climate change