{"id":983,"date":"2025-09-16T20:09:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T20:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/?page_id=983"},"modified":"2026-03-11T17:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:06:10","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aligngrid\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f0342b05 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top tribe-has-stacking-order is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);flex-basis:25%;--tribe-stacking-order:0\">\n<p class=\"is-style-overline is-style-overline--1\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">about us<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top tribe-has-stacking-order is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%;--tribe-stacking-order:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-medium has-balanced-text  is-animated-on-scroll-25 tribe-animation-type-fade-in tribe-animation-direction-bottom is-style-medium--2\" style=\"margin-top:0;--tribe-animation-speed:0.6s;--tribe-animation-offset:50px;--tribe-animation-delay:0s;--tribe-animation-easing:cubic-bezier(0.390, 0.575, 0.565, 1.000)\">Meet the team of project managers, innovators and strategists that make USC Pubilc Exchange possible.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-accent  is-animated-on-scroll-25 tribe-animation-type-fade-in tribe-animation-direction-bottom has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-accent--3\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--tribe-animation-speed:1.2s;--tribe-animation-offset:160px;--tribe-animation-delay:0s;--tribe-animation-easing:cubic-bezier(0.390, 0.575, 0.565, 1.000)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border alignfull\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"782\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Our-Team_Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1533\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:4em;border-top-right-radius:4em;border-bottom-left-radius:0em;border-bottom-right-radius:0em\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Our-Team_Photo.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Our-Team_Photo-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Our-Team_Photo-1024x417.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Our-Team_Photo-768x313.jpg 768w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Our-Team_Photo-1536x626.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ceead2e9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default\">Leadership Team <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><article class=\"b-team-card wp-block-tribe-team-card\">\n\t<div class=\"b-team-card__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__media\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kate-Weber.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kate-Weber.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kate-Weber-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kate-Weber-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kate-Weber-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kate-Weber-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kate-Weber-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kate-Weber-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-x-small b-team-card__name\">Kate Weber<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__title\">Executive Director<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__button\">More about Kate<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__link-overlay\" aria-label=\"Read more about Team Member Name in a modal window\"><\/button>\n\t<template>\n\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-element\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kate-Weber.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kate-Weber.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kate-Weber-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kate-Weber-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kate-Weber-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kate-Weber-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kate-Weber-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kate-Weber-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-small b-team-card__modal-name\">Kate Weber<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-title t-body-large\">Executive Director<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-email\"><a href=\"mailto:katewebe@usc.edu\">katewebe@usc.edu<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-separator\">|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-linkedin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kate-a-weber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-biography\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kate Weber joined USC in 2018 to design and build Public Exchange as its Executive Director alongside founder and former USC Dornsife Dean Amber Miller. Since then, Kate has grown Public Exchange into a 14-person team, forming more than 30 partnerships between 130 researchers and organizations including the UN Foundation, Yelp, the City of Los Angeles, and the State of California.<\/p>\n<p>Before USC, Kate spent ten years as a foreign service officer at USAID, building environmental protection, health, civil society, and infrastructure development projects across five countries. In 2014, she helped create and launch the U.S. Global Development Lab\u2014USAID\u2019s first innovation lab. She also supported public-private partnerships between USAID and Unilever, Gap, IDEO, and more, tackling water and sanitation, infectious disease, and other global challenges. Kate is a graduate of Columbia University and the University of Texas at Austin and held previous roles at PwC and Ketchum in management and communications consulting.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__modal-close\" aria-label=\"Close the modal\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/template>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><article class=\"b-team-card wp-block-tribe-team-card\">\n\t<div class=\"b-team-card__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__media\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Rachel-Wald.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Rachel-Wald.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Rachel-Wald-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Rachel-Wald-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Rachel-Wald-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Rachel-Wald-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Rachel-Wald-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Rachel-Wald-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-x-small b-team-card__name\">Rachel Wald<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__title\">Director of Strategy &amp; Operations<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__button\">More about Rachel<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__link-overlay\" aria-label=\"Read more about Team Member Name in a modal window\"><\/button>\n\t<template>\n\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-element\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Rachel-Wald.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Rachel-Wald.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Rachel-Wald-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Rachel-Wald-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Rachel-Wald-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Rachel-Wald-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Rachel-Wald-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Rachel-Wald-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-small b-team-card__modal-name\">Rachel Wald<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-title t-body-large\">Director of Strategy &amp; Operations<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-email\"><a href=\"mailto:rwald@usc.edu\">rwald@usc.edu<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-separator\">|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-linkedin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rachel-d-wald\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-biography\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rachel joined Public Exchange in 2021 as Director of Strategy and Operations, bringing deep experience in cross-sector social impact work. Prior to Public Exchange, she helped launch and led the GLG Social Impact Fellowship, which accelerated social sector organizations through consultation and collaboration within the world\u2019s largest and leading expert network. As Director of GLG\u2019s Social Impact Programs, she selected, advised, and oversaw client services for organizations with a range of operational and strategic needs tackling diverse social challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel previously held roles at Grassroots Business Fund, an impact investing pioneer, and was on the founding team of The Mission Continues, a national nonprofit supporting wounded veterans who continue to serve as citizen leaders. She is a graduate of the University of Texas LBJ School of Public Affairs and Duke University.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__modal-close\" aria-label=\"Close the modal\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/template>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><article class=\"b-team-card wp-block-tribe-team-card\">\n\t<div class=\"b-team-card__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__media\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Michelle-Barton_Profile-Photo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Michelle-Barton_Profile-Photo.png 334w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Michelle-Barton_Profile-Photo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Michelle-Barton_Profile-Photo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-x-small b-team-card__name\">Michelle Barton<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__title\">Practice Director, Climate &amp; Sustainability<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__button\">More about Michelle<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__link-overlay\" aria-label=\"Read more about Team Member Name in a modal window\"><\/button>\n\t<template>\n\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-element\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Michelle-Barton_Profile-Photo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Michelle-Barton_Profile-Photo.png 334w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Michelle-Barton_Profile-Photo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Michelle-Barton_Profile-Photo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-small b-team-card__modal-name\">Michelle Barton<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-title t-body-large\">Practice Director, Climate &amp; Sustainability<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-biography\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Michelle Barton has over a decade of environmental and sustainability leadership experience within the City of Los Angeles and the State of California, serving in roles at Los Angeles World Airports, the administration of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, LA Sanitation and Environment, and CalTrans. She has developed and implemented large biodiversity, urban forestry,  and circularity programs impacting millions of Californians, and elevated the City of L.A.\u2019s sustainability leadership on the global stage at Biodiversity COP-15 and other venues.  Michelle is a graduate of the University of California Los Angeles and California State University Long Beach.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__modal-close\" aria-label=\"Close the modal\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/template>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><article class=\"b-team-card wp-block-tribe-team-card\">\n\t<div class=\"b-team-card__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__media\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Sujeet-Rao.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Sujeet-Rao.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Sujeet-Rao-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Sujeet-Rao-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Sujeet-Rao-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Sujeet-Rao-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Sujeet-Rao-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Sujeet-Rao-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-x-small b-team-card__name\">Sujeet Rao<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__title\">Practice Director, Health &amp; Well-being<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__button\">More about Sujeet<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__link-overlay\" aria-label=\"Read more about Team Member Name in a modal window\"><\/button>\n\t<template>\n\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-element\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Sujeet-Rao.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Sujeet-Rao.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Sujeet-Rao-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Sujeet-Rao-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Sujeet-Rao-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Sujeet-Rao-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Sujeet-Rao-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Sujeet-Rao-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-small b-team-card__modal-name\">Sujeet Rao<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-title t-body-large\">Practice Director, Health &amp; Well-being<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-email\"><a href=\"mailto:sujeetra@usc.edu\">sujeetra@usc.edu<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-separator\">|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-linkedin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sujeetrao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-biography\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sujeet Rao is the Health and Well-being Practice Director. He has more than a decade of leadership and entrepreneurial experience in government innovation, R&#038;D, and health and education policy. Sujeet recently served in the Biden Administration as Senior Policy Advisor on the White House COVID-19 Response Team, coordinating various federal emergency response efforts to the pandemic in areas ranging from therapeutics to managing COVID surges. Sujeet previously was Chief Operating Officer of Elucd, a Y-Combinator-backed govtech startup that was acquired in 2021, and he served as Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Education during the Obama Administration. Sujeet is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Yale Law School.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__modal-close\" aria-label=\"Close the modal\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/template>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ceead2e9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default\">Climate and Sustainability Team<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><article class=\"b-team-card wp-block-tribe-team-card\">\n\t<div class=\"b-team-card__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__media\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Marianna-Babboni.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Marianna-Babboni.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Marianna-Babboni-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Marianna-Babboni-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Marianna-Babboni-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Marianna-Babboni-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Marianna-Babboni-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Marianna-Babboni-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-x-small b-team-card__name\">Marianna Babboni<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__title\">Senior Project Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__button\">More about Marianna<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__link-overlay\" aria-label=\"Read more about Team Member Name in a modal window\"><\/button>\n\t<template>\n\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-element\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Marianna-Babboni.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Marianna-Babboni.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Marianna-Babboni-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Marianna-Babboni-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Marianna-Babboni-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Marianna-Babboni-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Marianna-Babboni-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Marianna-Babboni-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-small b-team-card__modal-name\">Marianna Babboni<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-title t-body-large\">Senior Project Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-email\"><a href=\"mailto:babboni@usc.edu\">babboni@usc.edu<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-separator\">|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-linkedin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/marianna-babboni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-biography\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marianna is a Senior Project Manager at Public Exchange, where she leads social impact projects connecting academics with public and private sector partners on climate and sustainability challenges. She joined as one of the organization\u2019s first employees in 2019, helping to grow the office and leading foundational projects such as the Urban Trees Initiative and ShadeLA. Marianna specializes in translating research into actionable policy, managing multi-sectoral relationships and risks, and centering community engagement to ensure science is both inclusive and impactful. She has dedicated her academic and professional career to Los Angeles, holding degrees from the USC Price School of Public Policy and Occidental College. She previously worked with Human Rights Watch LA and the Los Angeles Mayor\u2019s Office for International Affairs under Mayor Garcetti.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__modal-close\" aria-label=\"Close the modal\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/template>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><article class=\"b-team-card wp-block-tribe-team-card\">\n\t<div class=\"b-team-card__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__media\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Carling-Monder.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Carling-Monder.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Carling-Monder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Carling-Monder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Carling-Monder-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Carling-Monder-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Carling-Monder-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Carling-Monder-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-x-small b-team-card__name\">Carling Monder<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__title\">Senior Project Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__button\">More about Carling<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__link-overlay\" aria-label=\"Read more about Team Member Name in a modal window\"><\/button>\n\t<template>\n\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-element\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Carling-Monder.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Carling-Monder.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Carling-Monder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Carling-Monder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Carling-Monder-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Carling-Monder-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Carling-Monder-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Carling-Monder-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-small b-team-card__modal-name\">Carling Monder<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-title t-body-large\">Senior Project Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-email\"><a href=\"mailto:monder@usc.edu\">monder@usc.edu<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-separator\">|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-linkedin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/carling-monder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-biography\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Carling is a Project Manager on Public Exchange&#8217;s Climate and Sustainability team, where she supports interdisciplinary applied research projects. She works closely with university researchers, government agencies, industry, and nonprofits to lead research that addresses climate challenges and informs resilient solutions. Carling oversees strategy, development, stakeholder coordination, and research translation to ensure findings are actionable for partners and decision-makers. Her portfolio includes initiatives focused on climate adaptation, infrastructure resilience and planning, climate terminology, and urban river revitalization. She previously supported projects on urban heat, climate storytelling, and global risk. Carling is currently pursuing a Master\u2019s in Sustainable Engineering at USC and is passionate about using science to build more just and resilient cities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__modal-close\" aria-label=\"Close the modal\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/template>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><article class=\"b-team-card wp-block-tribe-team-card\">\n\t<div class=\"b-team-card__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__media\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Max-Teirstein.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Max-Teirstein.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Max-Teirstein-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Max-Teirstein-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Max-Teirstein-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Max-Teirstein-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Max-Teirstein-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Max-Teirstein-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-x-small b-team-card__name\">Max Teirstein<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__title\">Project Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__button\">More about Max<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__link-overlay\" aria-label=\"Read more about Team Member Name in a modal window\"><\/button>\n\t<template>\n\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-element\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Max-Teirstein.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Max-Teirstein.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Max-Teirstein-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Max-Teirstein-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Max-Teirstein-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Max-Teirstein-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Max-Teirstein-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Max-Teirstein-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-small b-team-card__modal-name\">Max Teirstein<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-title t-body-large\">Project Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-email\"><a href=\"mailto:max.teirstein@usc.edu\">max.teirstein@usc.edu<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-separator\">|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-linkedin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/max-teirstein-ab477419a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-biography\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a Project Manager at Public Exchange, Max builds relationships between expert USC researchers and public and private partners to produce impactful climate and sustainability projects. With a background in geospatial sciences, community-engaged research, and local government, Max understands that there is tremendous opportunity in good research to inform equitable decision-making and inclusive governance. Previously, Max served as Sustainability Policy Analyst &#038; Engagement Coordinator for the City of New Haven, where he worked with community members, local leaders, and key institutional stakeholders to bring over $30 million in federal funding for climate resilience in New Haven and extend resources into predominantly low-income and Black and Brown areas of the city. A Yale graduate, Max has built a career bringing universities, government agencies, and community-based nonprofits to the table to innovate equitable climate and sustainability solutions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__modal-close\" aria-label=\"Close the modal\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/template>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ceead2e9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default\">Health and Well-being Team<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><article class=\"b-team-card wp-block-tribe-team-card\">\n\t<div class=\"b-team-card__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__media\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_John-Fanning.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_John-Fanning.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_John-Fanning-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_John-Fanning-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_John-Fanning-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_John-Fanning-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_John-Fanning-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_John-Fanning-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-x-small b-team-card__name\">John Fanning<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__title\">Senior Project Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__button\">More about John<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__link-overlay\" aria-label=\"Read more about Team Member Name in a modal window\"><\/button>\n\t<template>\n\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-element\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_John-Fanning.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_John-Fanning.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_John-Fanning-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_John-Fanning-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_John-Fanning-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_John-Fanning-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_John-Fanning-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_John-Fanning-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-small b-team-card__modal-name\">John Fanning<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-title t-body-large\">Senior Project Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-email\"><a href=\"mailto:jfanning@usc.edu\">jfanning@usc.edu<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-separator\">|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-linkedin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/john-fanning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-biography\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>John Fanning is a Senior Project Manager at Public Exchange. He helps to develop, manage, and maximize the impact of collaborations between research teams and public and private sector partners focused on issues such as food insecurity and homelessness prevention. Previously John was Project Manager for Organizational Engagement and Strategic Partnerships at USC Shoah Foundation, overseeing collaborations with organizations such as the United Nations, and Co-Director of an educational non-profit (CAPA) where he coordinated a training program connecting several hundred US faculty members with international students. John is deeply committed to Public Exchange\u2019s work of connecting academic expertise with public and private partners tackling our world\u2019s most complex and urgent challenges. He is a graduate of New York University\u2019s Steinhardt School of Media, Culture, and Communication, and the University of Notre Dame.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__modal-close\" aria-label=\"Close the modal\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/template>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><article class=\"b-team-card wp-block-tribe-team-card\">\n\t<div class=\"b-team-card__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__media\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Caroline-Nguyen.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Caroline-Nguyen.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Caroline-Nguyen-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Caroline-Nguyen-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Caroline-Nguyen-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Caroline-Nguyen-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Caroline-Nguyen-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Caroline-Nguyen-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-x-small b-team-card__name\">Caroline Nguyen<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__title\">Senior Project Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__button\">More about Caroline<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__link-overlay\" aria-label=\"Read more about Team Member Name in a modal window\"><\/button>\n\t<template>\n\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-element\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Caroline-Nguyen.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Caroline-Nguyen.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Caroline-Nguyen-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Caroline-Nguyen-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Caroline-Nguyen-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Caroline-Nguyen-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Caroline-Nguyen-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Caroline-Nguyen-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-small b-team-card__modal-name\">Caroline Nguyen<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-title t-body-large\">Senior Project Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-email\"><a href=\"mailto:cpnguyen@usc.edu\">cpnguyen@usc.edu<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-separator\">|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-linkedin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/carolinepnguyen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-biography\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Caroline Nguyen is a Senior Public Exchange Senior Project Manager with over a decade of experience in clinical neuropsychology research. Prior to joining Public Exchange, Caroline was an Operations Manager within the Keck School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine, where she was dedicated to improving the health, wellbeing, and independence of adults living into old age. Caroline built, managed, and oversaw the daily lab operations of the clinical research team. She also led her research team in producing studies that were not only published in the Top 5 high-impact Neuropsychology Journals and Top 10 high-impact Gerontology journals, but also featured in Forbes, National Public Radio, and U.S. News and World Report. Caroline was also formerly a research assistant in the Neurology Department at Massachusetts General Hospital. Caroline is a graduate of Yale University and the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__modal-close\" aria-label=\"Close the modal\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/template>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><article class=\"b-team-card wp-block-tribe-team-card\">\n\t<div class=\"b-team-card__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__media\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Katie-Vega.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Katie-Vega.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Katie-Vega-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Katie-Vega-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Katie-Vega-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Katie-Vega-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Katie-Vega-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Katie-Vega-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-x-small b-team-card__name\">Katie Vega<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__title\">Community Engagement Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__button\">More about Katie<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__link-overlay\" aria-label=\"Read more about Team Member Name in a modal window\"><\/button>\n\t<template>\n\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-element\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Katie-Vega.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Katie-Vega.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Katie-Vega-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Katie-Vega-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Katie-Vega-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Katie-Vega-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Katie-Vega-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Katie-Vega-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-small b-team-card__modal-name\">Katie Vega<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-title t-body-large\">Community Engagement Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-email\"><a href=\"mailto:katie.vega@usc.edu\">katie.vega@usc.edu<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-separator\">|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-linkedin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/katherinecvega\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-biography\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Katie is a Community Engagement Specialist at Public Exchange. She leads and supports stakeholder engagement across projects in the Climate and Sustainability and Health and Well-being Practices. She works with Public Exchange Project Managers to understand stakeholder priorities, develop equity-rooted community engagement strategies, and identify the most impactful ways to share research deliverables with community partners. Katie was formerly a Project Specialist for the Urban Trees Initiative where she managed community partnerships and engagement, supported project expansion, and implemented tree care and maintenance contracts with LA-based tree nonprofits to help vulnerable communities combat extreme heat. She has 10 years of experience as a public health professional working in nonprofit, academic, and city government sectors leading community-based projects and programs. She is also a graduate of Coro Southern California\u2019s inaugural 2024 Climate Resilience Leadership Network program. Katie has a Masters in Public Health from the Colorado School of Public Health and is a proud Angeleno.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__modal-close\" aria-label=\"Close the modal\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/template>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ceead2e9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default\">Operations Team<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><article class=\"b-team-card wp-block-tribe-team-card\">\n\t<div class=\"b-team-card__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__media\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Jesse-Perez.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Jesse-Perez.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Jesse-Perez-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Jesse-Perez-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Jesse-Perez-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Jesse-Perez-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Jesse-Perez-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Jesse-Perez-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-x-small b-team-card__name\">Jesse Perez<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__title\">Business &amp; Operations Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__button\">More about Jesse<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__link-overlay\" aria-label=\"Read more about Team Member Name in a modal window\"><\/button>\n\t<template>\n\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-element\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Jesse-Perez.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Jesse-Perez.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Jesse-Perez-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Jesse-Perez-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Jesse-Perez-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Jesse-Perez-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Jesse-Perez-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Jesse-Perez-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-small b-team-card__modal-name\">Jesse Perez<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-title t-body-large\">Business &amp; Operations Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-email\"><a href=\"mailto:jperez77@usc.edu\">jperez77@usc.edu<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-separator\">|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-linkedin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jesseaperez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-biography\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jesse Perez is the Business and Operations Manager at Public Exchange. He previously worked at a consulting firm where he supported a wide range of clients across many industries including healthcare, tech, grocery\/retail, and education. He brings an obsession with process improvement, adaptability, and a keen eye for detail. He is energized by the important work that Public Exchange is doing and strongly believes in the power of academic access. Born and raised in Southern California, Jesse is passionate about supporting positive social change that directly impacts his local community and beyond.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__modal-close\" aria-label=\"Close the modal\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/template>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><article class=\"b-team-card wp-block-tribe-team-card\">\n\t<div class=\"b-team-card__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__media\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kim-Nguyen.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kim-Nguyen.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kim-Nguyen-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kim-Nguyen-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kim-Nguyen-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kim-Nguyen-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kim-Nguyen-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kim-Nguyen-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-x-small b-team-card__name\">Kim Nguyen<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__title\">Graphic Designer<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__button\">More about Kim<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__link-overlay\" aria-label=\"Read more about Team Member Name in a modal window\"><\/button>\n\t<template>\n\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-element\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kim-Nguyen.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kim-Nguyen.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kim-Nguyen-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kim-Nguyen-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kim-Nguyen-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kim-Nguyen-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kim-Nguyen-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Kim-Nguyen-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-small b-team-card__modal-name\">Kim Nguyen<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-title t-body-large\">Graphic Designer<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-linkedin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kndesigner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-biography\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kim Nguyen is a graphic designer for Public Exchange and The USC Dornsife Office of Advancement. Prior to joining USC, he worked for the Government of the District of Columbia for 12 years. For the first half of his career there, he provided information technology support to DC Government employees and contractors by taking on helpdesk, desktop support, and support center management roles. His last six years in the DC Government were spent as a graphic designer, during which he created a variety of digital\/print marketing materials and design assets. He holds a B.A. in Graphic Design from George Mason University. He ensures that all designs meet USC brand standards and strives to make clear, engaging, concise visuals.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__modal-close\" aria-label=\"Close the modal\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/template>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><article class=\"b-team-card wp-block-tribe-team-card\">\n\t<div class=\"b-team-card__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__media\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Trenise-Ferreira.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Trenise-Ferreira.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Trenise-Ferreira-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Trenise-Ferreira-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Trenise-Ferreira-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Trenise-Ferreira-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Trenise-Ferreira-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Trenise-Ferreira-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-x-small b-team-card__name\">Trenise Sabin<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__title\">Communications Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__button\">More about Trenise<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"b-team-card__link-overlay\" aria-label=\"Read more about Team Member Name in a modal window\"><\/button>\n\t<template>\n\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-element\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Trenise-Ferreira.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Trenise-Ferreira.png 667w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Trenise-Ferreira-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Trenise-Ferreira-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Trenise-Ferreira-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Trenise-Ferreira-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Trenise-Ferreira-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/PX_Profile_Trenise-Ferreira-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"t-display-small b-team-card__modal-name\">Trenise Sabin<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-title t-body-large\">Communications Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"b-team-card__modal-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-email\"><a href=\"mailto:tcferrei@usc.edu\">tcferrei@usc.edu<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-separator\">|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"b-team-card__modal-linkedin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/treniseferreira\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"b-team-card__modal-biography\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Trenise Sabin is Public Exchange\u2019s Communications Manager. She has been telling stories her entire career: as a college football writer, a publicist at Walt Disney World Resort, a corporate DEI specialist, and now in her current role at Public Exchange. She has more than a decade of experience developing compelling messaging and executing communications strategy, and she\u2019s passionate about crafting narratives that demonstrate the best of our abilities to solve important societal challenges. Trenise always strives to capture the heart and humanity of every story. And she loves a good fun fact! 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