Michelle Lewis

About Michelle Lewis

I graduated with Honors in Unity College\'s Sustainable Energy Management degree program. I have experience researching domestic energy regulation and international energy and climate mitigation policy through my internships with FESS Energy and the American Council on Renewable Energy respectively. I applied GIS and archival research skills for the City of Long Beach Stormwater Management Division through the Long Beach Youth Climate Corps and for the Arts Council of Long Beach through a Public Art internship. I researched and engaged with peers about sustainable best practices as a Sustainability Ambassador working in Unity College\'s Sustainability Office. Striving to apply my skills for a more sustainable, equitable planet through smart energy and urban land use and through rural renewable electrification. Skills include community-based social marketing, public engagement and education, focus group facilitation, proposal writing, policy analysis, research, energy and cost analysis, database management, event planning, and GIS geospatial analysis. Issues of interest include climate change mitigation and adaptation policy, environmental justice, VMT reduction, mobility equity, complete streets sustainable urban planning, Vision Zero, offshore wind, building electrification, waste diversion, green jobs training for a just transition, and microgrid renewable energy access. I am approachable, well-organized, detail-oriented, and open-minded. I enjoy learning about other cultures and have limited conversational fluency in Japanese. Please reach me by email at l••••••••@gmail.com

Experience

1. Pods and Basebuilding Team Co-lead

   Sunrise Movement

   Oct 2025 — Present · Los Angeles County, CA, US

   Facilitate Pods and Basebuilding Team meetingsCompile and sort contacts to recruit current and potential chapter members to local podsCoach pod leads

Education

• Los Alamitos High School

  High School

  2010 — 2014

• Unity Environmental University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Sustainable Energy Management

Skills

• Sustainability
• Microsoft Word
• Energy Efficiency
• Discussion Facilitation
• Watercolor
• Drawing
• Environmental Justice
• Natural Resource Policy
• Social Networking
• Organization
• Google Analytics
• Accurate Record Keeping
• Ecology
• Green Building
• Japanese
• Solar System Design
• Typing
• Environmental Policy
• Fashion
• Microsoft Excel
• Weatherization Assessment
• Environmental Science
• Nonprofits
• Facebook
• Appreciative Inquiry
• Calculus
• Art
• Event Planning
• Budgeting
• Multi-Variable Regression Modelling
• Salesforce.com
• Online Communications
• Statistics
• Renewable Energy
• Swot Analysis
• Renewable Energy Policy
• Environmental Awareness
• Fine Art
• Painting
• Social Media