Carmen is a Senior Analyst at the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Her work involves public policy and program management, working on a range of topics from natural resource management to government contracting.
Previously, she served as Ocean Conservancy’s Manager of Science Information, where she focused on developing scientific content for the organization's programs by analyzing, synthesizing, and communicating information in support of the organization’s policy and advocacy efforts. Her work included mitigating future impacts from increased Arctic shipping and restoring the Gulf of Mexico. Additionally, Carmen initiated Ocean Conservancy's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan, which incorporated the richness of human diversity into the organization’s efforts to guide policy and engage people in protecting the ocean. While working at the San Francisco Department of the Environment as the Alternative Transportation Coordinator, Carmen drafted San Francisco's first city ordinance requiring employers with 10 or more employees to offer pre-tax commuter benefits in an effort to promote public transit usage and mitigate traffic congestion.
Carmen holds a Master in Environmental Management from Duke University and a Bachelor in Integrative Biology from the University of California, Berkeley.
Previously, she served as Ocean Conservancy’s Manager of Science Information, where she focused on developing scientific content for the organization's programs by analyzing, synthesizing, and communicating information in support of the organization’s policy and advocacy efforts. Her work included mitigating future impacts from increased Arctic shipping and restoring the Gulf of Mexico. Additionally, Carmen initiated Ocean Conservancy's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan, which incorporated the richness of human diversity into the organization’s efforts to guide policy and engage people in protecting the ocean. While working at the San Francisco Department of the Environment as the Alternative Transportation Coordinator, Carmen drafted San Francisco's first city ordinance requiring employers with 10 or more employees to offer pre-tax commuter benefits in an effort to promote public transit usage and mitigate traffic congestion.
Carmen holds a Master in Environmental Management from Duke University and a Bachelor in Integrative Biology from the University of California, Berkeley.