Genea Foster
Environmental Justice, Climate Resilience, & Community Planning
- Role
- Director of Community Planning at Groundwork Usa
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Genea Foster
Genea is a New York City native, whose Afro-Caribbean ancestry has shaped their deep…
Experience
Director of Community Planning
May 2023 — Present
Support the day to day administration of our core climate, land, and water programs. Promote and expand efforts to support community-based strategies advancing equity, health, and resilience in low-income neighborhoods across the nation. Manage, and codify the work of community organizing, environmental justice, climate adaptation, climate mitigation, equitable land-reuse, and capacity building across the Groundwork USA network. Assist Groundwork Trusts in carrying out the Climate Safe Neighborhoods strategy and consolidate learnings into an adaptable community-centered framework for local action.
Education
Environmental Leadership Program
Eastern Regional Network Fellowship
2020
Wellesley College
Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Studies, Biology
2008 — 2012
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of City Planning, Environmental Policy and Planning; Community Development
2014 — 2016
Northeastern University
Graduate Certificate, Organizational Communication, General
2012 — 2013
School of International Training
Comparative Ecology and Conservation
2011 — 2011
Skills
- Conservation Issues
- Environmental Justice
- Environmental Policy
- Nonprofits
- Editing
- Grant Writing
- Spanish
- Non-Profits
- Event Planning
- Community Outreach
- Environmental Issues
- Ecology
- Research
- Environmental Awareness
- Fundraising
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Education
- Arcgis
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
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