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Alana Siegner

Alana Siegner

Lead in Schools Project Intern

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Climate Education and Food Systems Ph.D., U.C. Berkeley Energy and Resources Group. Climate Farm School Founder and Co-Director

  • Education

    • University of California, Berkeley

      2014 - 2019
      Ph.D. Energy and Resources Group

      Activities and Societies: Certificate in Food Systems, Graduate Student in Extension, NSF InFEWS Fellow, Berkeley Food Institute Graduate Student Researcher, Volunteer with Berkeley High School SEED (Students for Environmental Education Development) program, Volunteer at Claremont Middle School Garden project, GradFood group I completed my Master's and Ph.D. in the Energy and Resources Group at UC Berkeley and wrote my dissertation on the intersection of urban agroecology and climate change education. I am working towards my long term goal of launching a "climate farm school" to educate both young people and adults on the intersections of agroecology, climate action and social justice. I am interested in supporting or collaborating with others working on sustainable natural resource management, agroecology… Show more I completed my Master's and Ph.D. in the Energy and Resources Group at UC Berkeley and wrote my dissertation on the intersection of urban agroecology and climate change education. I am working towards my long term goal of launching a "climate farm school" to educate both young people and adults on the intersections of agroecology, climate action and social justice. I am interested in supporting or collaborating with others working on sustainable natural resource management, agroecology, climate change, and social justice. Show less

    • Tufts University

      2008 - 2012
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) International Relations and Environmental Studies 3.8 GPA

      Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa society, Women's Varsity Soccer Team, Engineers Without Borders, Summer Scholars program, Tufts STOMP (student teacher outreach mentorship program), Experimental College seminar leader

    • Universidad de Granada

      2011 - 2011

  • Experience

    • Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

      Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
      Lead in Schools Project Intern

      While interning for MassDEP I developed routine outreach materials for principals and superintendents statewide reminding them of the procedures for testing their schools for lead in drinking water infrastructure. I also performed Sanitary Survey inspections of public water systems with other employees from the Drinking Water Program.

    • Tufts University

      May 2011 - Aug 2011
      Summer Scholar

      I was selected to receive funding as a Summer Scholar to travel to Uganda conducting community health surveys and use the data to write a research paper on community scale water and sanitation projects in the developing world.

    • Citizen Schools

      Jul 2012 - Jun 2014
      National Teaching Fellow, 8th Grade Academy

      As a Teaching Fellow in the 8th Grade Academy capstone program of Citizen Schools, I delivered academic support lessons to 8th grade students during an extended school day at the Dever-McCormack K-8 School in Dorchester, MA. I was responsible for guiding students through the high school choice process in Boston as they compared and applied to different schools. I was also the coordinator for 8 teams of 8th grade students from across Boston to attend monthly college trips to a variety of campuses in the area. One of our college trips to my alma mater was covered by a Food writer for the Boston Globe- see link below! Show less

    • Energy and Resources Group | University of California, Berkeley

      Aug 2014 - Dec 2019
      Master's/Ph.D Program

      My focus as a U.C. Berkeley Energy and Resources Group Ph.D. student was on sustainable food systems, agroecology and climate change education. I partnered with several small scale farms, school gardens, and schools in Washington, California, and D.C. to complete my dissertation research, as well as the Berkeley Food Institute. In addition to pursuing research projects in these fields, I completed an interdisciplinary array of graduate classes spanning social science, research methods, food policy and economics, quantitative environmental problem solving and ecological water quality engineering. I was the co-founder and agriculture and water systems lead on a team of graduate students that designed and built a net zero energy tiny house for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Tiny House competition in 2016. Additionally, I volunteered in a Berkeley High School physics classroom teaching energy science, and in a middle school garden classroom in Oakland. Show less

    • Lopez Community Land Trust

      May 2015 - Aug 2015
      Sustainable Agriculture Intern

      Participated in array of small scale farming activities (seeding, transplanting, weeding, irrigation management, integrated pest management, composting, harvesting, and some tractor work) on two different farms. Returned in Summer 2017 to manage a small diversified vegetable plot for sale at local farmer's market.

    • Terra.do

      May 2020 - Mar 2024
      Director of Climate Farm School

    • Climate Farm School

      Jan 2024 - now
      Founder and Co-Director

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Uprooting Racism in Food Systems Training

      SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE INC
      Nov 2022

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Alana Siegner
      Phi Beta Kappa Tufts University May 2012
    • Awarded to Alana Siegner
      Summa Cum Laude Tufts University May 2012
    • Awarded to Alana Siegner
      NESCAC All-Academic Team NESCAC Nov 2011