Anastasia “Anna” Stowers (above right) is excited to join OES as a Public Ally through AmeriCorps. In this role, Anna will focus on actions such as engaging residents about clean energy and energy efficiency upgrades, enhancing the OES Seeds of Change Grant Program to help bring neighborhood-based climate solutions to life, and improving OES communication efforts with the community. Anna is a recent graduate of the University of Dayton with a dual degree in Political Science and Criminal Justice, and a certificate in Ethics & Leadership. Despite not having the typical background to spearhead environmental issues facing Cincinnati, she hopes that her passion for improving the welfare of communities through public service will impact those surrounding her. In Anna's free time, she enjoys reading novels, exploring comic books, watching basketball, and taking walks.
Also serving as a Public Ally through Americorps, Lauren Clark (above center) is grateful to be a part of the team striving to accomplish the goals laid out in the Green Cincinnati Plan. Her time at OES will be devoted to improving youth engagement in climate action planning and implementation, using community feedback to develop Resilience Hubs, and expanding greenspace in the city. Lauren is a recent graduate of the Ohio State University with a degree in Environment, Economy, Development, and Sustainability and a minor in City and Regional Planning. She hopes her education and passion for sustainability will help improve the environmental quality of Cincinnati and the welfare of her neighbors. When Lauren is not thinking about sustainability, she enjoys doing yoga, being outdoors, and trying (typically with questionable results) to cook whatever interesting recipe catches her eye on Pinterest.
Nolan Brown (above left) is excited to have joined the team! As an OES Fellow, Nolan will help to implement various actions of the Green Cincinnati Plan (GCP), including Electrify Cincy, and track the GCP’s goals. After earning a bachelor's degree in Physics from Rhodes College in Memphis, TN, in 2023 and independently traveling Asia in Winter 2023-24, Nolan realized a deep need to serve the people of the earth and his community through combating climate change. To that end, he spent the Summer of 2024 performing conservation work through AmeriCorps in Duluth, MN. He is especially eager to bring his passion for serving people and the planet back to his hometown of Cincinnati. In his free time, Nolan loves to ride his bicycle and go dancing.
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