Abigail is the Climate Technology Strategist in the City of Boston’s Office of Emerging Technology. She serves as the City’s point person on a National Science Foundation-funded project, Common SENSES, exploring the use of climate sensor technology’s role in community planning. In this role she also helps the City build and maintain a strong relationship between Boston’s residents and the City’s evolving climate tech agenda, while developing a standard process for implementing new climate technologies.

Previously, she worked as the Climate Policy Project Manager collaborating with teams within the Environment Department and across the City of Boston to inform legislative and State agency policies and programs to ensure the alignment and support of the City’s climate goals, as well as support initiatives within the City. 

Prior to joining the City, Abigail identified and analyzed trends in state disaster resiliency policies at the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia Climate School. She also worked in education as a science teacher and served as an Arabic linguist in the United States Navy. Abigail earned a BA in Environmental Science and Health from the University of Southern California, an MA in Urban Education with a concentration in Policy and Administration from Loyola Marymount University, and an MA in Climate and Society from Columbia University.