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HEATHER BRUTZ <br />brutzh @gmail.com <br />(240) 281 -0234 <br />linkedin.com/in/hbrutz <br />EDUCATION <br />UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, Kenan - Flagler Business School — Chapel Hill, NC 2015 <br />Master of Business Administration (MBA), Full -Time Program <br />WILLIAMS COLLEGE — Williamstown, MA 2002 <br />Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Environmental Studies, graduated cum laude <br />EXPERIENCE <br />NC CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CENTER, NC STATE UNIVERSITY — Raleigh, NC Current <br />Finance and Operations Manager <br />• Fundraised $4.5 million from state and federal grants and private donations <br />• Manage annual budget of $2 million <br />• Wrote textbook for national fleet management organization on sustainable fleet management <br />• Organizing Sustainable Fleet Technology Conference and Expo <br />UNC KENAN- FLAGLER SUSTAINABILITY CAPSTONE — Chennai, India and Eastern NC 2015 <br />Student Consultant <br />• Investigated options for a water ferry system on the Albemarle Sound <br />• Researched market for off -grid solar products in India for a multinational solar company <br />SMART GROWTH AMERICA — Washington, DC <br />Transportation for America Interim Field Director (2012 -2013) <br />2010 -2013 <br />• Created and implemented outreach strategies for the 8- person field team to build bipartisan support for <br />federal transportation policies that promote local control, economic development, and public health <br />Transportation for America Regional Organizer (2010 -2012) <br />• Built relationship with and mobilized stakeholders in southern and western states <br />• Supervised organizers in California, Montana, Minnesota, Oregon <br />PARTNERSHIP PROJECT — Washington, DC 2009 -2010 <br />Clean Energy Works Field Coordinator <br />• Managed the development of a database to track the coordinated actions of 220 field organizers in 10 <br />environmental organizations to build support for a federal comprehensive clean energy and climate bill <br />• Organized a DC Lobby Day with over 200 businesses encouraging Congress to pass a climate bill <br />NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY — Washington, DC <br />National Outreach Coordinator <br />2008 -2009 <br />• Supervised field staff in the Midwest region to build support for state and federal clean energy policies <br />• Engaged local Audubon chapters in support of climate legislation <br />FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION — Washington, DC 2007 -2008 <br />Director of Young Adult Programs <br />• Recruited and trained college students to advocate for immigration reform and climate legislation <br />ADDITIONAL <br />• Fluent in Spanish <br />• Member of the Chapel Hill Transportation and Connectivity Advisory Board <br />• Volunteer with Capital Area Friends of Transit to pass Wake County Transit Plan <br />• Co -chair of Chapel -Hill Carrboro NAACP Housing Committee <br />