Leadership

Alex Co
Logistics Chair

Alex is a second-year Master of Environmental Management candidate at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. He studies toxics reduction and elimination, chemical and material innovation and cross-sector collaboration in supply chain governance as tools to enable the circular economy and address environmental justice. He previously served as the Logistics Vice Chair for NDEL 2016.

Helen Li
Law Chair

Helen is a third-year student at Yale Law School. Her hometown is Atlanta, Georgia, and she attended college at Vanderbilt University. Prior to beginning law school, she taught English in South Korea as a Fulbright Scholar. Her primary interest is in environmental justice.

Jessica Scott
Program Chair

Jessica Scott a second year Master of Environmental Management candidate at Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. She researches climate change and security, with a focus on both geopolitical security and resilience. She is particularly interested in complexity and public policy.  She holds a bachelor’s degree in Animal Behavior from Bucknell University. 

Emily Wier
Outreach Chair

Emily Wier is a second year Master of Environmental Management candidate at Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. She researches urban climate mitigation and international climate finance mechanisms. At Yale, Emily has been a co-leader of the Climate Change Student Interest Group and was an intern in the Obama White House. She is a co-founder of the grassroots climate organization SanDiego350, and has an bachelor’s degree in biology from Tufts University.