At Good Energy I worked on advising filmmakers on how to portray climate change in film and TV. I also assisted with expanding Good Energy's \"Library of Experts,\" which is a list of practitioners, scientists and activists who have specialized knowledge and experience related to climate change and related intersectional issues. This Library of Experts is a resource to connect filmmakers with the knowledge and experience necessary to tell compelling, accurate, and critical climate stories. I also assisted Good Energy in improving their training for climate storytellers and in crafting a workshop that expands their practice beyond film and TV to other artistic mediums, such as poetry or fine art. I've also assisted with organizational improvement such as fundraising and strategy. This summer I also had the exciting opportunity to attend the \"Hollywood Climate Summit,\" co-sponsored by Good Energy, and assist with our panels, networking, and coalition building there. It was a wonderfully fulfilling and fascinating hands-on educational experience. I'm happy to say Good Energy has kept me on.

As a recent graduate of Columbia University Climate School's MA in climate and society program, who has also conducted work on the intersection of arts and climate justice as a Fulbright Scholar, and completed a BFA at CalArts, working at Good Energy has been a perfect skills match. Given the relatively new influx of funding and popularity for cultural work that engages with climate change, it is a somewhat small field, and so there are relatively few folks with a background in both fine arts (whether studio arts, acting, filmmaking, or otherwise), climate science and eco-politics. Given that my degree mix has prepared me uniquely to be fit for this work, it was exciting to apply both my practices as an artist engaged with film and TV acting and what I've learned about climate science and eco-politics, including at Columbia Climate School, through Fulbright, and elsewhere.

Learning how to manage my time post-grad, since the workplace can be somewhat different, has been a challenge, but I'm adjusting. I also had to travel several places, from New York Cit to LA and Atlanta this summer as part of my work, which was more to balance. That said, learning to overcome these has been fulfilling, and I feel that I'm finally finding my balance. Recovering from burn-out after my studies at Columbia, while also working, has been a challenge that I'm happy to say I've overcome by resting and with the support of my friends. Even though I have a lot to do, it is fulfilling to be engaged in such meaningful work and to find a balance that makes it possible to continue engaging as an artist and activist.

This summer has underlined for me the astonishing and exciting potential of the arts as a form of communication, meaning-making, and community building to spark climate action. There are plenty of folks engaged in policy work and laboratory science about climate, however the complementary role of artists in translating policy language and science into compelling and inspiring stories that resonate with people cannot be overstated. Doing so allows audiences to imagine a world where the climate emergency has been overcome and ways of getting there, and this allows them to move past the paralysis caused by fossil fuel industry propaganda designed to sow doomism and climate anxiety, to a position of empowerment and agency where people can take action in their local communities. Historic campaigns, from the designated driver campaign to seat belts, and improving public health through smoking cessation, have engaged the power of film and TV to inspire material change. Cultural change on a large scale drives systems change. Working at Good Energy has allowed me to be a small yet impactful part of this cultural transformation that will play a vital role in overcoming the climate emergency.

Thank you to everyone, to all the folks who work at the Tamer Center, especially Ivy, for making this incredible learning experience possible!