Erin Carey
Climate Finance Coordinator
Erin joined BIC in May 2009. She recently completed her MS degree in Natural Resource Management at the University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources and Environment where she studied environmental policy and climate change, including international climate finance. She conducted her thesis research in rural Alaska on indigenous knowledge of climate change and implications for adaptation policy. Prior to Michigan, Erin worked at Peace Corps’ regional office in Seattle, Washington where she directed recruitment campaigns in Washington and Alaska. Erin served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mali, working on community based natural resource management and responses to drought and desertification. While in Mali, Erin also coordinated the Gender and Development committee and worked extensively with women’s groups on literacy and entrepreneurship. Erin was raised in Washington State and has traveled, studied and volunteered throughout Latin America, Africa and Europe. She speaks Bambara and French.
Environmental & Social Policies
Forest Carbon Partnership Facility