Project manager on the Department of Energy-funded Community Alliance for Direct Air Capture (CALDAC) project, which endeavors to undertake comprehensive technical, economic, social and governance feasibility assessments for establishing a DAC hub in the San Joaquin Valley that reflects and advances community goals and values while delivering meaningful community-defined benefits. Prior to this work, I designed and managed a carbon removal project to reforest former minelands in Central Appalachia as a fellow with Appalachian Voices.