A timeline of my journey as a climate advocate 👣
1980s-90s
Climate activist in training
I grew up in a rural, agricultural area on a gravel road. The property was wooded, with a creek running through it. I climbed the trees, learned the flora and fauna, and walked the creek four seasons.
I was taught to respect Mother Nature and acknowledge the indigenous people who rightfully own the land and are still here to protect it.
October 2019
My climate awakening
It was the moment in my life when I finally opened all my eyes, consciously acknowledged climate change as an emergency, and decided to live differently.
While the world around me (California wildfires) and inside me (diagnosed with an inflammatory autoimmune disease) burned, it became clear that I needed to actively adapt, play my part to mitigate our harm, and build resilience.
November 2019
Climate action at work
Integrated climate action into my role as Director of Community at DigitalOcean, a cloud hosting company, by organizing a “green team” leading a project to conduct the company’s first-ever audit of its environmental impact.
February 2020
Enrolled in Permaculture Design Course
April 2020
Earth Week debut
Released open-source version of Corporate Emissions Audit Tool.
Presented Corporate Emissions Audit project at ClimateAction.tech Earth Week event.
Use the tool
Launched the Earth Day Every Day project
Watch the videos
May 2020
Enrolled in inaugural cohort of Terra.do’s Learning for Action climate course.
Led a learning session with peers as a guest lecturer, sharing Corporate Emissions Audit tool and lessons learned in building it.
Learn with Terra.do
July 2020
Climate grad
Completed Terra.do’s Learning for Action climate course. Our inaugural cohort were called the Monarchs.
August 2020
Volunteered with Climate Changemakers, from its beginning through the 2020-2021 election cycles for US senatorial and presidential elections.
Be a changemaker
February 2021
Enrolled in Good Grief Network’s 10-Steps to Personal Resilience & Empowerment in a Chaotic Climate.
Grieve Good
March 2021
Accepted into X-Genesis Climate x Water startup studio program.
Enrolled in Makerpad No-Code Fundamentals course.
Participated in Climate Justice Workshop with Terra.do
April 2021
Launched Work on Water upon completion of phase 1 of X-Genesis startup studio — WoW was a project focused on water conservation via greywater reuse in the Western US.
Joined healing circle discussions with We Heal for All.
May 2021
Completed Makerpad No-Code Fundamentals course and
launched Climate Friends v1.
June-July 2021
Participated in Terra.do’s inaugural climate startup studio program, with Work on Water.
August-September 2021
Enrolled in and completed the inaugural cohort of Terra.do’s Climate Farm School.
April 2022
Climate Friends starts transitioning to web3, introduces Climate Frens, DAO.
May 2022
Climate Friends / Climate Frens’ one year anniversary.
May 2023
Climate Friends’ two year anniversary.