Amber is a Community Development Officer who works with the Center for Climate and Community, supporting energy transition initiatives and administering the Glenn Fund Clean Energy Grant. Amber excels in organizing data and communicating with diverse audiences.

Before joining Island Institute, Amber worked as a Development Coordinator and Operations Manager with ChickTech, a Seattle non-profit focused on gender equity in STEM fields. She has also worked for Tesla Motors and as an English teacher in Hanoi, Vietnam. She graduated from Northeastern University in 2015.

Amber grew up in Massachusetts and currently lives in Rockland with her dog Murphy, a toy Australian Shepard who fits neatly in her backpack. She enjoys building terrariums, embroidery, various forms of thrift shopping and antiquing, reading, and spending time in nature.