Brianna Duran
Manager of Training & Education Initiatives, EDF Climate Corps
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Brianna designs and manages training and education initiatives for the Environmental Defense Fund's Climate Corps US program. The Climate Corps summer fellowship program matches graduate students with companies and public institutions to help them meet their climate and energy goals. She also facilitates EDF's Green Fellowships Community of Practice, bringing together university faculty and staff for shared learning and problem solving.
Prior to joining EDF, Brianna managed climate and sustainability internship programs for students while collaboratively working to advance institutional sustainability initiatives at the University of Texas at Austin. She has spent her career serving mission-driven organizations with a focus on experiential environmental and sustainability education. Brianna has an M.S. in Environment & Resources from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Lightning Talks on Industry Partnerships
Building the Climate Workforce: A Fellowship Model That Works
This session provides a framework and best practices for building effective climate fellowship programs.
Brianna Duran
Bridging Academia and Industry: UW–Madison’s Corporate Sustainability Internship & B-Hive Model
This session will share how UW-Madison is building a scalable corporate sustainability internship program - connecting corporate partners with students and faculty to deliver real-world-high-impact sustainability solutions.
Will Erikson
Bridging Higher Education and the Energy Sector for Stronger Sustainability Summits
By partnering with SPEER to co-host TRACS, we expanded energy-focused learning, strengthened student career pathways, and increased support for campus sustainability initiatives.
Andee Chamberlain
Experiential Learning Program Managers Meetup -- EDF's Green Fellowships Community of Practice
Your experiential learning program is an essential bridge between the classroom and a student’s successful sustainability career, but who is supporting you?
Hosted by Environmental Defense Fund's Climate Corps, this networking meetup is open to all staff and faculty managing or developing climate and sustainability experiential learning programs, such as fellowships, internships, and capstone experiences. In particular, please join us if you manage a university-based program that places students with companies, cities, and community organizations to advance their climate and sustainability goals. We know that building and maintaining these external partnerships comes with unique challenges, so this group is for you.
This meetup is part of EDF's Green Fellowships Community of Practice, a growing network of higher education professionals from over a dozen schools – public, private, large, and small. Members share templates, real examples, and hard-won lessons, leveraging our diverse experiences to strengthen our programs and more effectively prepare students across disciplines for meaningful climate careers.
During the meetup, we’ll facilitate a community of practice, providing each other insights into navigating our most pressing challenges – from recruiting host organizations, to right-sizing projects, to assessing impact. You’ll leave this meetup with new contacts who deeply understand the complexities – and joys – of your work. Interested in joining EDF’s Green Fellowships Community of Practice? We’ll share more about how to get involved during the meetup.
Building the Climate Workforce: A Fellowship Model That Works
Classroom learning lays the groundwork, but climate careers demand hands-on experience. Climate fellowship programs bridge that gap, giving students from any discipline the chance to drive meaningful impact and build their professional skills.
Join Environmental Defense Fund's Climate Corps for a lightning talk where we'll share a proven framework and essential tips from university-based fellowship programs that launch student careers and deliver measurable sustainability results for partner organizations.
Whether you're exploring the fellowship concept or fine-tuning an existing program, you’ll leave with actionable insights. This webinar is perfect for sustainability staff focused on student engagement and career development, as well as faculty within sustainability-related academic programs.
What You'll Learn:
- Essential components of successful climate fellowship programs
- Best practices for program design that benefit both students and host organizations
- Key insights into funding, staffing, and more
Brianna Duran
Manager of Training & Education Initiatives, EDF Climate Corps
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