
Talks and Workshops
Audiences: Humans 5 years old and up
Subject matter: Climate Action, Plastic Pollution Reduction, Horseshoe Crab Conservation, Sustainable Fashion, Earth Day Everyday
Venues:
Schools
Libraries
Colleges and Universities
Art & Design Events and Industry Orgs
Environmental Agencies
Climate Change Events
Free Resources for Educators:
YPCCC Climate Change Basics (6th-12th graders)
Generation Carbon (A Carbon Almanac for Kids)
Climate Mama (For kids and parents)
Sustainable Fashion Resource Guide (kHyal, Lead author & PM)
Hire me as a speaker:
Sustainability Speaker
2025, Annual American Studies Conference: American Politics, Culture, and the Arts, Artist and Scholar Roundtable, Fairfield University
2025, Art, Advocacy & Activism, North Stratfield School, Fairfield, CT
2025, Earth Day Alert!, New York Public Library, Tompkins Square
2025, Art & Activism via Apparel & Illustration, SVA, NYC
2025, The Sound of Plastic, Mill Hill Elementary Green Team, Fairfield, CT
2024, Environment Justice through Art + Education, SVA, NYC
2024, The Sound of Plastic, Wakeman Boys and Girls Club, Bridgeport, CT
2024, Ozone Baby, Type Thursday, La Cultural Community Gardens, NYC
2024, Interview, Earthworks Collective podcast, Brooklyn
2024, Interview, As We Create podcast, Connecticut Art Directors Club
2024, Character Development: Illustration + Activism, SVA, NYC
2024, Realism meets Optimism, Yale Office of Sustainability, Yale School of the Environment
2024, Intro to The Carbon Almanac, Women And Climate, NYC
2023, Interview, Climate Gist podcast, Mexico City
2023, Women And Climate, Speaker
2023, Creativity and Climate Action, MoCA CT
2018, Closing Keynote, A Better World x Design, RISD/Brown University
Qualified. Energized. Passionate.
My work sits at the intersection of technology, design, and education, where I advocate for environmental solutions as a creative activator and citizen scientist. Driven by curiosity, I continuously upskill to expand my expertise across diverse fields, enabling me to translate complex environmental challenges into clear, actionable pathways for positive change.
ONGOING EDUCATION
2025, 1.5° Lifestyles: Mainstreaming Everyday Sustainability, Lund University
2025, Certified, NYC Trash Academy, Sanitation Foundation
2025, Sustainable Tourism, University of Copenhagen
2025, AI, Empathy & Ethics, University of California, Santa Cruz
2025, Global Environmental Management, Technical University of Denmark
2025, Artificial Intelligence: Ethics & Societal Challenges, Lund University
2024, Beyond Plastic Pollution w/Judith Enck, Bennington College
2024, AI, Business & the Future of Work, Lund University
2024, Building Compassion from the Inside Out, Compassionate Institute
2024, Generative AI for Leaders, Vanderbilt University
2024, Google AI Essentials, Google
2023, Circular Economy Sustainable Materials Management, Lund University
2023, ESG and Climate Change, Wharton, UPENN
2023, The Sustainable Development Goals, University of Copenhagen
2023, Design for Sustainability, SCAD / PMI Institute
2023, Agile Leadership and Resilient Teams, Noble Work Foundation
2021, Compassionate Directness, LinkedIn Learning
2021, Coaching Skills for Leaders and Managers, LinkedIn Learning
2021, Digital Leadership, LinkedIn Learning
2021, Servant Leadership, LinkedIn Learning
2021, Collaborative Leadership, LinkedIn Learning
2021, Leading and Managing with the Whole Self, LinkedIn Learning
2021, Self-Awareness, Authenticity and Leadership, LinkedIn Learning
2021, The Science of Happiness, University of California, Berkeley
2021, The Science of Well-Being for Educators, Yale University (Invitation-only)
2021, The Science of Well-Being, Yale University
2020, Inner Engineering, Isha Foundation
2020, Brand Safety Officer, Brand Safety Institute
2019, Innovation and Creativity, Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning
2019, Strategic Thinking, Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning
2019, Coaching, Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning
2019, Hiring, Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning
2019, Leading People, Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning
2011–2012, Sustainable Design Entrepreneur Program, FIT
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Certified Climate Reality Leader, Climate Reality Leadership Corps (2023, 2024)
Acrylic Recycling Workshop with Off Cut Studio, MakeHaven / Yale CEID
Beyond Plastics, Grassroots Advocacy (2023, 2024, 2025)
Kombucha Leather Workshop with Yale microbiologist Nora Pyenson, Ph.D.
MEMBER / SUPPORTER / CONTRIBUTOR
WECAN (Women’s Earth & Climate Action Network)
Save the Sound, Cleanup Captain, International Coastal Cleanup
The Climate Reality Project Southern CT Chapter
Project Limulus, Seaside Park Beach Captain
Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator (BF+DA)
EARTH-FRIENDLY PROJECTS
THE CARBON ALMANAC
(Difference Maker) Invited by best-selling author Seth Godin to help promote The Carbon Almanac, named Data Literacy’s “Most Insightful Data Book” of 2022. Spearheaded the online fashion sustainability resource guide. Contributed to the creation of the LinkedIn course “34 Things to Know About Carbon and Climate.” Produced a standalone event for the global book signing, created content for “The Daily Difference.” Initiated outreach efforts to leaders in sustainability and climate action. Created an independent project and launched it at Art Basel Miami Beach / Miami Art Week and ARCO Madrid.
HASBRO PROJECT UPCYCLE
(Judge and Grand Prize Award Designer) Invited judge for Hasbro Corporation’s internal upcycling design competition at the Providence headquarters. Designed Grand Prize Award using reclaimed Hasbro plastic toys and other objects and materials from a collection we rescued from the local landfill.
BOOKDRIVE
(Cofounder) An ongoing collection of curated industry books donated by agencies and creative professionals then distributed to students enrolled in design programs at high schools, colleges, and universities. The program gives a second life to books that contain career-critical information and creative inspiration to aspiring creatives and emerging professionals.
PUSH DESIGN CAMP
(Cofounder) A 3-day design camp for creative professionals on picturesque Block Island — packed with design workshops, salons, talks, and hands-on activities. Special events included farm-to-table gourmet meals, a natural-clay spa at Mohegan Bluffs, a for-good design project with the Ocean View Foundation, a felting workshop at North Light Fibers micro yarn mill, and a private design talk by former Crate and Barrel visual design director Carolyn Collins, followed by a tour, wine-tasting and shopping event her one-of-a-kind shop, the Lazy Fish.
MEGAGLAM & MEGAGLAM VINTAGE
(Founder) MegaGlam® is a sustainable on-demand streetwear and upcycled apparel brand. MegaGlam Vintage is a pop-up, online vintage and secondary market apparel reseller with personal shopping and styling services. MegaGlam Landfill Luxuries™ is a line of one-of-a-kind accessories made from high-quality goods and materials we rescue for reuse. Our regenerative approach aims to keep textiles out of landfills, reduce carbon emissions and chemical pollution caused by clothing production, and lower water consumption.
REJECT FOUND + MADE
(Cofounder) Concept reuse store dealing in vintage apparel, used books, mid-century art, and furnishings — plus lighting crafted from natural stone, scrapyard metal, and acrylic by FreshBeam. Reject’s circular economy model has been actualized as a brick-and-mortar store, through strategic retail pop-ups, and as a dedicated seller at a 75,000-square-foot antique market.
SUMMITS / WORKSHOPS / CONFERENCES
2025, Understanding & Countering Climate Change Misinformation and Disinformation, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
2025, AI For Natural Climate Solutions, Yale Climate Day & YCNCC Spring Symposium with Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies
2025, Organizational Defense for Indigenous and Environmental Justice Organizations, Yale Center for Environmental Justice
2025, Beyond Coal and Toxic Chemicals: Pioneering Cleaner Pathways in Fashion, Yale School of the Environment
2024, Climate, Clean Energy & Connecticut, Sierra Club
2024, CT Environmental Rights Amendment Strategy Meeting
2024, Yale Clean Energy Conference: Dynamic and Distributed Energy
2024, ColleCTive Climate Action Forum
2024, The Nest Climate Campus, New York
2024, Yale Innovation Summit
2023, 2025 Design For Freedom Summit, Grace Farms
2023, 2024, Climate Week NYC
2023, 2024, The Nest Climate Campus,, New York
2023, 2024, Yale Innovation Summit2023, Fast Company Innovation Festival, New York
2023, NESSBE Justice of Place, Yale School of the Environment
2023, Yale Clean Energy Conference: Aligning Innovation, Equity, and Investment
2023, Yale Innovation Summit
2023, The ClimateTech Founders Summit
2023, Connecticut Energy Expo
2023, Innovative Climate Solutions, NY #TechWeek
2023, Engineering Change: Combatting the Climate Crisis, NY #TechWeek
2023, Designing for an Adaptive World, Material ConneXion
2023, New Climate Futures, Newlab
2023, AI + Finance Summit, Climate Risks and ESG Concerns
2015–present, Kelley Drye In Fashion, Fashion & Retail Law Summit
2015–2020, Sustainable Global Sourcing Forum, NYC
2014, Factory45, Sustainable & Ethical Fashion workshop
2014, Swissnex Zero Power Smart Fashion, New York
2013, Textile Summit, New York
GRANTS
Connecticut Artists Respond Grant, Environmental Justice
Made possible with the support of the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of the Arts, which also receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
MODERATOR / CONTRIBUTOR
SHIFT Summit: AIGA Design Educators Community in partnership with AIGA Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Task Force
FOUNDING MEMBER
Manufacture New York, NYC (2012)
Promoting ethical work practices and sustainable fashion
JOURNALIST / WRITER
Save the Sound, New Haven, CT — Horseshoe Crab Protection
HackSummit New York — Climate x Deep Tech
Soundly Caring — A Long Island Sound love story
Fashinnovation Worldwide Talks, New York
RefashionNYC
Freestyle Fashion Conference, LIM College, NYC
Manufacture New York Sustainable Textile Summit
City Source at FIT Manufacturer’s Showcase
3D Print Show
Swissnex Boston, Zero Power Smart Fashion symposium, NYC
FashTech NYC Mini-conference, World Trade Center, NYC
City Source at FIT Manufacturer’s Showcase
Decoded Fashion Summit, NYC
Billie Whitehouse, Wearable Experiments, NYC
Reinventing New York Fashion + Market Week, NYC
MAKER / DESIGNER
2010–present, MegaGlam® Vintage, Landfill Luxuries™ and the Plastic Horse Rescue™
2010–present, The Weather sKwirl™ — the world’s only pink weather-loving climate superhero
2011/12, A Better World by Design Expo Showcase, Brown University, Providence
2012, “We Want Your Trash,” A Better World by Design RISD/Brown University Gala, The Steelyard (1 of 5 artists chosen from 100+ entries for an exhibition of art produced from discarded materials.)
2010, Project Storefronts, Elm City Handmade, New Haven
2010, Design Ignites Change, an invitational sustainable design project with Mohawk
2008, BookDrive™ — a program repurposing design trade books to college students and emerging designers