Emily Mauro comes to MHET with a B.S. in Community Health Education and a background of 10 years in environmental, food systems, energy, and sustainability efforts. She is most interested in work that explores and addresses the relationship between systemic discrimination and health disparities between communities. She is currently pursuing an Advanced Certificate in Public Administration at the City University of New York (CUNY) to deepen her understanding of the policy landscape in the US. Prior to MHET, she was building healthy, energy efficient strawbale homes with low-income homeowners on a Community Land Trust. Emily has experience installing solar panels on residential homes, creating and implementing sustainability coursebooks and programs, and has experience writing grant proposals for small-scale renewable energy projects. In her free time, you can find Emily in her garden, enjoying live music, or camping in the mountains.