Amanda became interested in climate change, environmental policy, and sustainable energy issues as an undergraduate at Stanford. Since then, she has interned at the City of Palo Alto Utilities where she inventoried the greenhouse gas emissions related to City operations. She also worked on international transboundary water management and water resource issues while with the Office of Environmental Policy in the Department of State. In addition, she researched the potential of integrating satellite data into existing farming methods as an intern at an agricultural research institute in Germany. While at Stanford, Amanda was a research assistant, a resident assistant, a harp instructor and performer, and a teaching assistant. She is looking forward to working with the Worldwatch Institute on an exciting energy and climate change portfolio.