Carina is a Senior Associate at the Centre For Public Impact’s Climate Change Initiative. She has a background in UX design, urbanism, social equity, and public health. 

Over the last few years, Carina worked with several groups in New Haven to more thoughtfully communicate with and serve those experiencing homelessness. Carina has also worked on city innovation and social equity programming as a summer intern at Living Cities. Prior to this work, she conducted qualitative research on the intersection of housing security and health management at Yale’s School of Public Health. 

Carina graduated from Yale University with a BA in Architecture and Urbanism.

Entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in the food & agriculture industry. Quick learner, passionate about farmer welfare, deeply interested in sustainability and solving climate change. Skilled in establishing businesses/projects and managing operations. Strong community and social services professional with an MBA from Harvard Business School and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Land Economy from University of Cambridge.

Jay’s new book — The Presidents and the Planet: Climate Change Science and Politics from Eisenhower to Bush — was published in August 2024.  An expert on U.S. energy and environmental policy, Hakes served as Administrator of the U.S. Energy Information Administration during the Clinton administration and as Director for Research and Policy for President Obama’s BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Commission.  He also directed the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta for thirteen years. He is the author of numerous articles and two previous books on U.S. energy and environmental history.
     

Co-founder Mitti Labs