Seminar: Rebecca Herst, Green Ribbon Commission

Rebecca Herst is the Associate Director and Director of Climate Resilience at the Boston Green Ribbon Commission (GRC). In her role she is leading the development of a Coastal Resilience Financial Blueprint which will support the implementation of essential coastal flood protection projects. Prior to joining the GRC, Rebecca served as the Director of the Sustainable Solutions Lab at UMass Boston, a research institute focused on climate justice and climate resilience. Rebecca previously worked on climate resilience issues at Boston Harbor Now, Harvard University’s Office for Sustainability, and the Urban Land Institute. Her work has been covered in a wide variety of national and international news outlets including The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and the BBC. She has also co-authored op-eds in The Boston Globe and Commonwealth Beacon and shares her expertise at events nationally. She has an MBA from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business and a BA in Political Science and International Relations from Carleton College.

This event is co-sponsored by the Stone Living Lab, the Sustainable Solutions Lab (SSL) at UMass Boston, and the CANALA Institutes at UMass Boston—the Institute for Asian American Studies, the Institute for New England Native American Studies, the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy, and the William Monroe Trotter Institute for the Study of Black History and Culture.