| Erica Martling (Econergy International) |
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 Erica Martling graduated from Middlebury College in 2003 with an International Relations and Political Science degree. She then decided to follow her passion for the outdoors and pursue an adventurous career as a naturalist guide and professional skier. This led her all the way from Alaska down to central Mexico, guiding and skiing in such places as Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park. She also became involved in various nonprofit ventures while in Mexico such as helping launch a women's empowerment organization in Puerto Vallarta called Mujeres con la Tierra.Deciding that her future was in international aid work and environmental education Erica attended the Johns Hopkins Univesity School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), from which she obtained a Masters in International Development specializing in environment and energy studies. She was attracted to Community Empowernet Network because of its focus on community development in the Amazon, one of the world's richest areas for biodiversity areas. During a summer internship with CEN, Erica travelled to the region and helped organize women's groups for the villages of Suruaca and Maguary, as well as helped the communities put together educational seminars on income generation through Ecotourism. Since graduating from SAIS in 2006, Erica has been working for a clean energy development company called Econergy International, based in Boulder, CO. Econergy Project Investment & Development is building a worldwide portfolio of clean energy assets that will generate both power and carbon credit sales. She is mostly working with projects in Bolivia right now but says that they have offices in Brazil as well, that she hopes to get back there again in the future! This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |