As Verde’s Energy and Climate Policy Coordinator, Oriana leads Verde’s work on energy and climate policy. Her background includes a focus on deepening organizational commitment and engagement with environmental justice and issues for low-income and marginalized communities in the energy space. She has facilitated workforce and economic development and community solar workgroups for the multi-state DOE Sunshot grant (Solar Plus) and facilitated a workgroup for the Oregon Public Utility Commission community solar docket (AR 603) on low-income program elements.