Erin Ronald: Creating a Sustainable Life and Career (with a message on racial justice)

Erin Ronald is a 2019 Santa Clara graduate in Environmental
Studies and Sociology. Erin was recently awarded a Fulbright
Fellowship to work with the European version of the World
Wildlife Fund to bring best practices back to the U.S. to help
cities set workable climate action policy.


This conversation was recorded before the George Floyd killing,
but the first 8 minutes of the podcast are dedicated to racial
justice. I share some of my own recent thoughts and convictions,
and share statements and actions from Santa Clara’s Multicultural
Center, President Father O’Brien, and the Environmental Justice
Initiative.


Back to Erin: Since graduating last year, she has been working as
one of 90 Civic Spark fellows across the U.S. Stationed in
Truckee, near South Lake Tahoe where she spent her summers as a
child, Ronald is helping that city develop its own climate action
and adaptation plans.


Erin was incredibly involved at Santa Clara. She served as a
Global Social Benefit Fellow in Ghana through the Miller Center
for Social Entrepreneurship; helped run SCU’s OxFam club; was on
the Food Recovery Network leadership team, and participated in
the Sustainable Living Undergraduate Research Project (SLURP)
working on the University’s eco-tray program.


In this conversation, we discuss Erin’s passion for helping
cities mitigate and adapt to climate change, the day-to-day work
of her Civic Spark Fellowship, how COVID is impacting city
climate action plans, Erin’s Fulbright award, and how students
can incorporate sustainability into their careers.


President Kevin O’Brien’s Message on Racial Justice


The Environmental Justice Initiative’s Resources for Racial
Justice


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