FELLOWS & STAFF
F E L LOWS A N D STA F F
Cristine Russell
Joel Clement
Amanda Sardonis
Cristine Russell is an Adjunct Lecturer
Joel Clement is a Senior Fellow at the
Amanda Sardonis is the Associate
in Public Policy and Senior Fellow at
Arctic Initiative. Clement is a science
Director of the Environment and Natural
the Environment and Natural Resources
and policy consultant with a background
Resources Program (ENRP). She oversees
Program. She is an award-winning
in resilience and climate adaptation,
the day-to-day activities of the program
freelance journalist who has covered
landscape-scale conservation and man-
and keeps ENRP focused on its research
science, environment, public health
agement, and Arctic social-ecological
mandate: analyzing and developing
and STEM issues for more than three
systems. As Director of the Department
policies that are sustainable in a world
decades. Russell, a former national
of Interior’s Policy Office, he led a team of
constrained by climate, security, energy,
science reporter for The Washington Post,
policy analysts and economists, provided
and economic development concerns.
has also written for news media outlets
advice and analysis to White House
Amanda also manages ENRP’s student
such as Scientific American, Columbia
leadership and two Secretaries of Interior,
support programs and the Roy Family
Journalism Review, and The Atlantic.
developed innovative policies to address
Award for Environmental Partnership.
Russell is an Advisory Board member
landscape conservation needs, and was
Her research focuses on the potential
and former Fellow at HKS’ Shorenstein
the Interior Department’s appointed
of environmental public-private
Center on Media, Politics & Public Policy.
principal to the U.S. Global Change
partnerships to meaningfully address
Research Program. He also co-chaired
complex environmental challenges such
the Arctic Council’s groundbreaking
as climate change. She has a Master of
2016 Arctic Resilience Report.
Liberal Arts (ALM) in Sustainability and Environmental Management from Harvard University and a BA in English from Mount Holyoke College.
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