As a project manager in the Healthy People & Thriving Communities program, Marissa Ramirez works with neighbors and local leaders, primarily in underserved locations, to support revitalizing their communities by providing best practices and tools for a more sustainable future. She helps communities obtain the knowledge and power to meaningfully adapt and collectively design solutions to advance local priorities. Previously, Ramirez was a science researcher, and she continues to bring her passion for both human and community health to her professional career.  Ramirez has a master's of environmental management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, where she focused on urban environmental economics. She also holds a bachelor's in biology from Yale University. She is based in Washington, D.C.

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Natural Resources Defense Council

NRDC is the nation's most effective environmental action group, combining the grassroots power of 1.3 million members and online activists with the courtroom clout and expertise of more than 350 lawyers, scientists and other professionals. With the support of our members and online activists, NRDC works to solve the most pressing environmental issues we face today: curbing global warming, getting toxic chemicals out of the environment, moving America beyond oil, reviving our oceans, saving wildlife and wild places, and helping China go green.

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