Pronouns
She/Her/Hers
Undergraduate Institution
University of California-Irvine
Organization
American Council for an Energy-Efficiency Economy
Position
Research Assistant
Current Location
Washington, D.C.
Hometown
Los Angeles, California
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Personal Interests
- Outdoor recreation
- Being an educator
- Reading
- traveling
- Biking
Professional Interests
- Conservation
- Forestry
- Law, Policy, and Regulatory Affairs
- Natural Resource Management
- Social/Environmental Justice and Equity
- Sustainability
- Urban and Regional Planning
Roxana Ayala is a first generation Latina, born and raised within the ancestral lands of the Tongva peoples (Los Angeles, CA). She holds a bachelors of arts in environmental science and urban studies from the University of California, Irvine.
She currently is a Roger Arliner Young (RAY) Energy Efficiency Diversity fellow at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). She supports the local policy program with research and technical assistance related to city-led clean energy policy. She contributes significantly to work on local workforce development and equity-driven energy efficiency.