Allison Rogers

About Allison Rogers

Allison (Alli) Rogers brings two decades of experience spanning the public, nonprofit, private, and academic sectors and helping large institutions implement sustainability programs and policies. Her diverse background includes serving within the Executive Office of the President, as a Congressional staffer on Capitol Hill, state government policy director, short documentary producer, as well as a sustainability consultant to numerous clients, including Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the U.S. House of Representatives.Ms. Rogers recently served as the Director of Environmental Justice Public Engagement within the first-ever White House Office of Environmental Justice during the Biden-Harris Administration. Prior to that role, she served as the Climate Policy Advisor with the Aspen Tech Policy Hub (now known as the Aspen Policy Academy).Ms. Rogers served as Director of Policy for the Rhode Island Department of Administration - Rhode Island\'s central state agency - for five years under two different governors. She coordinated legislative and policy development on energy, technology, budgetary, diversity, personnel, regulatory reform, and procurement matters. She worked closely with the RI Office of Energy Resources on energy policy focused on increasing the state’s use of renewable energy and decreasing the state’s carbon emissions. Ms. Rogers previously served as Executive Director for Speaker Pelosi\'s Green the Capitol Office within the U.S. House of Representatives during Speaker Pelosi\'s first term as Speaker. She designed and implemented sustainability-focused programs for Members of Congress, their staff, and visitors to Capitol Hill with the goal of decreasing the carbon footprint of the U.S. House of Representatives.Ms. Rogers began her career in the Harvard Office for Sustainability (then known as the Harvard Green Campus Initiative), where she coordinated energy efficiency and sustainability programs for Harvard College, Harvard Law School, Harvard Business School and Harvard Real Estate Services. Ms. Rogers trained and mentored over 100 graduate students and undergraduate students to become sustainability advocates implementing conservation-focused and carbon-reducing programs.She has served on numerous Boards, including the Providence Country Day School and Henry Barnard School Board of Trustees, Center for Arts and Learning Board, Monteverdi Music School Board, Miss Rhode Island Scholarship Program Board, as well as on the Miss America Organization\'s first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force.

Experience

1. Truman Security Fellow

   Truman National Security Project

   Apr 2010 — Present · Washington, MA

   Truman Energy and Climate Steering Committee Member, 20••••22.

Education

• McGill University – Faculty of Law

  Fall 2019 Exchange Semester

• Bristol Community College

  Cape Verdean Language Class

• Harvard University

  A.B., Cum Laude in Field, Comparative Study of Religion

  2000 — 2004

• Harvard University

  Department of African and African American Studies African Language Tutorial: Cape Verdean

• Harvard Graduate School of Education

  Ed.M.

  2005 — 2008

• Vermont Law and Graduate School

  J.D. (Two-Year Accelerated J.D. Honors Program)

• Vermont Law and Graduate School

  LL.M. in Energy Law, Certificate in Climate Law

• U.S. Naval War College

  M.A. with Distinction, National Security and Strategic Studies

  2009 — 2017

Skills

• Energy
• Policy
• Government Policy
• Strategy
• Research
• Government Procurement
• Policy Analysis
• Budget Formulation
• Grassroots Organizing
• Community Organizing
• Organizational Leadership
• Budget Process
• Fundraising
• Grassroots
• Communications Strategy
• Renewable Energy
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Nonprofit Organizations
• International Development
• Government Relations
• Climate Change
• Sustainability
• Grants
• Sustainability Strategy
• Sustainability Reporting
• Change Management
• Strategic Communications
• Organizational Learning
• Sustainability Consulting
• Coalitions
• Energy Efficiency
• Environmental Policy
• Energy Policy
• Sustainability Management
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Legislative Relations
• Strategic Planning
• Organizational Behavior