Leah Missik is the Senior Policy Manager at Climate Solutions, a regional nonprofit working to accelerate clean energy solutions to the climate crisis. Most of her work focuses on policy research and advocacy in Washington as it relates to climate and transportation. Leah has been at Climate Solutions since 2019.
Prior to Climate Solutions, Leah was the Program Manager of Built Green, a regional green home certification program in Washington State.
Leah is very involved with the Russian environmental and human rights activist community and does work translating articles from Russian to English to generate broader attention on activists' activities. In addition, Leah writes her own blog, Went Looking, on travel, and regularly contributes to other online publications on travel and activism.
Generally, Leah is interested in environmental policy, sustainability, international development, environmental justice, the intersection of human rights and environmental activism, and women's empowerment and tries to combine her interests in a variety of ways to spur meaningful change. She adores Finland and has spent quite a bit of time there, and she is darkly fascinated by the politics of Russia and the former Soviet Union.
Leah holds her Masters of Public Affairs from Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs, where she concentrated in Environmental Policy and International Affairs. Her Bachelor of Arts is from Kenyon College. There, Leah majored in Modern Languages (Russian and German) and International Studies, with a concentration in Environmental Studies.
Prior to Climate Solutions, Leah was the Program Manager of Built Green, a regional green home certification program in Washington State.
Leah is very involved with the Russian environmental and human rights activist community and does work translating articles from Russian to English to generate broader attention on activists' activities. In addition, Leah writes her own blog, Went Looking, on travel, and regularly contributes to other online publications on travel and activism.
Generally, Leah is interested in environmental policy, sustainability, international development, environmental justice, the intersection of human rights and environmental activism, and women's empowerment and tries to combine her interests in a variety of ways to spur meaningful change. She adores Finland and has spent quite a bit of time there, and she is darkly fascinated by the politics of Russia and the former Soviet Union.
Leah holds her Masters of Public Affairs from Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs, where she concentrated in Environmental Policy and International Affairs. Her Bachelor of Arts is from Kenyon College. There, Leah majored in Modern Languages (Russian and German) and International Studies, with a concentration in Environmental Studies.