Trisha Bauman

Experience

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  BYkids

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2012

  Founding Director of Communications

  Partnered the founder-executive director to launch and build this international documentary film and education NGO focusing on social impact. Developed the organization’s brand, positioning, strategic plan, core messaging, and led all marketing communications. Established key institutional partnerships, including pivotal alliances with the Ford Foundation and Discovery Education.

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  United Nations Association of New York 🗽

  Jan 2011 - now

  Board of Directors | Development Chair

  The United Nations Association of New York City (UNA-NYC) seeks to educate and inspire the New York City community to support the principles and vital work of the United Nations. We mobilize cross-sector engagement to strengthen the U.N. system through year-round programs and events featuring U.N. officials, diplomats, global development experts, and first-tier, international journalists.

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  TEDxShanghaiWomen

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2016

  Strategic Advisor

  Advised the branding, vision, and mission for the development and launch of the first TEDx event in China dedicated to women's leadership. Working closely with the TEDx Organizers, I advised the three subsequent years of program curation, the conference attendee experience, as well as the core messaging, multi-media content, and storytelling of each TEDTalk programmed.

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  Springboard Enterprises

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2017

  Executive Mentor

  Served as a strategic communications advisor on investor presentations and leadership communications for this international accelerator of high-growth, technology-focused companies led by women.

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  TJBauman

  Feb 2013 - now

  Principal & Founder

  Sustainability strategy, communications, and stakeholder engagements to scale initiatives in social impact and regenerative development. Client industries include finance (Fidelity Investments, Golden Seeds Venture Fund, JPMorgan, TD Ameritrade, Mizuho Securities USA), environmental impact and social innovation (Tostan, Green Sports Alliance, LearnLaunch Accelerator, Fuel Freedom), media and culture (Salt Lake County | Arts & Culture Division, Rada Film Group, Illness Productions), biotech (DoubleHelix LLC, CoheroHealth, BoardVitals), and fashion (Ruthie Davis, New York FashionTech Lab). Conveying complex issues through compelling, evidence-based storytelling, we enable winning keynotes, investor pitches, and stakeholder presentations on platforms such as the Skoll World Forum for Social Entrepreneurship, the Fidelity Investments Quant Summit, the Harvard Business School Summit on Gender and Work, the MIT Sloan School of Management MBA Convocation, Rocky Mountain Venture Capital, Golden Seeds Venture Fund, Women In Leadership Asia Forum, TED conferences, and TEDx Conferences.I present regularly on sustainability communications at events such as the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) World Conference, The Responsible Business Summit New York, and Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) Annual Conference. Show less

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  International Society of Sustainability Professionals

  Jan 2019 - now

  Governing Board | Former President & VP

  ISSP is the world’s leading professional association for sustainability professionals, empowering environmental and social impact professionals to drive positive change in organizations and communities around the globe. We develop professional excellence within the quickly changing field of sustainability by providing online and in-person professional learning programs, networking opportunities, and advancing the profession’s body of knowledge.

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  Columbia University

  Jan 2020 - now

  Serve as an Instructor in the Capstone Course for the Master of Science in Strategic Communication; lead seminars in Sustainability and ESG Communications. The Greater Good Challenge is a startup funding competition for social impact ventures launched and led by Columbia SPS and Columbia University students, alumni, and their peers.

  • Adjunct Professor

    Jan 2019 - now

  • The Greater Good Challenge | Judge

    Jan 2020 - now
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  Minneapolis College of Art and Design

  Jan 2020 - now

  Adjunct Professor, Master of Arts in Sustainable Design

  Adjunct professor in Minneapolis College of Art and Design's Master of Arts in Sustainable Design (MASD). MASD is a fully online degree program integrating sustainable design theory, practice, and leadership into a curriculum of applied learning. The program culminates in student-driven thesis projects innovating products and services that advance sustainability practices across industries.